Keyword: Viacom

BET+, a new subscription video streaming service from Viacom, has set an official launch date of Sept. 19 and a price tag of $9.99 per month.

Pluto TV, an ad-supported video streaming service owned by Viacom, is expanding its presence in Europe through a deal with Apple.

Viacom’s free ad-supported streaming channel Pluto TV has a deal in place with the NFL for a new channel launching ahead of the 2019 regular season kickoff.

The finally completed CBS-Viacom remerger, creating ViacomCBS, listed direct-to-consumer streaming video as a top priority for future growth. This means CBS All Access, Showtime OTT and Pluto TV will have to step up.

After years of trying to get back together, CBS and Viacom have officially reached a deal to recombine their companies and become ViacomCBS.

For what feels like an eternity, CBS and Viacom have been circling a merger that would undo their formal split from 2006. Now it looks like it may finally happen.

Pluto TV, a Viacom-owned, ad-supported streaming video service, reported 18 million monthly active users at the end of July, up from 12 million at the start of the year.

Pluto TV is getting another boost from its owner Viacom’s IP library as a new slate of pop-up channels from brands including Comedy Central and MTV head to the AVOD throughout August.

CBS and Viacom are reportedly setting August 8 as an informal deadline for reaching an agreement to recombine the two media companies.