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Pluto TV company history timeline
Pluto TV launched its beta website on March 31, 2014.
On May 14, 2014, Pluto unveiled a digital video recorder feature on its website known as "myPluto"; users could “record” content by clicking a “save show” button that would archive content from the channel as it played.
In October 2015, 20 additional channels (featuring content from AwesomenessTV, IGN, Cracked, DHX Media, Just For Laughs, Newsy, Legendary Digital Networks and The Onion) were brought onto the service's lineup, bringing the total number of curated channels offered by Pluto to around 120.
On May 15, 2016, Pluto TV signed an agreement with Sony to make the Pluto TV app available on the PlayStation Store for download by users of the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4.
In 2016, Pluto Inc. raised $30 million in series B venture capital funding from ProSiebenSat.1 Media, Scripps Networks Interactive, and venture capital firms Luminari Capital, Chicago Ventures and Third Wave Ventures, valuing the company at $140 million.
By October 2017, Pluto TV reached over 15 million users.
On March 15, 2018, Pluto TV entered into a partnership with SpotX to provide advertising monetization services for Pluto, including engendering sales from media buyers breaking into over-the-top content services.
On August 1, 2018, Vizio launched a new ad-supported streaming platform powered by Pluto TV, called WatchFree.
On January 22, 2019, Viacom announced its intention to acquire Pluto for $340 million.
On June 13, 2019, Pluto TV was launched on Comcast's Xfinity X1 cable boxes.
In September 2019, Pluto TV became available on mobile platforms in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the United Kingdom; the service first became available in those countries on iOS and Apple TV devices on September 6, and on Android devices on September 24.
Additional channels from CBS, including CBS News's New York and Los Angeles services and an Entertainment Tonight-branded entertainment news channel (ET Live), were added to the service on November 13, 2019, prior to the merger's closure.
In January 2020, Pluto TV unveiled a new logo at CES 2020, and later unveiled a redesign of its Apple iOS apps, which included a new channel guide and on-demand menu interface.
On October 8, 2020, ViacomCBS announced it will launch Pluto TV in Spain, Italy and France, with 40 channels and thousands of hours of on-demand content.
On July 17, 2021, Pluto TV added several new channels including News 12 New York, Pluto TV Home, and Professional Bull Riders’ RidePass.
On February 16, 2022, Pluto TV's parent company, ViacomCBS Streaming, was renamed as Paramount Streaming, in-line with the rebranding of parent company ViacomCBS to Paramount Global.
On March 16, 2022, it was announced that the launch date of Pluto TV in three countries will be on May 18, 2022
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