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ViacomCBS reported domestic streaming and digital video sales – which includes streaming subscription and digital video advertising revenue – rose to $489 million in the second quarter, up 25% year-on-year, driven by a 52% bump in streaming subscription revenue and robust growth at Pluto TV. Domestic pay streaming…

Pluto TV, the ViacomCBS-owned free streaming service, has expanded its smart TV reach through a global deal with LG. Under the arrangement, 2020 models of LG smart TVs in the U.S. will carry Pluto, an ad-supported, linear bundle of streaming channels. Models made between 2016-2019 will be phased in this fall, and…

EXCLUSIVE: Following through on news Deadline broke in May, Pluto TV and Verizon have activated their game-changing distribution partnership and revealed new programming details. Starting today, 100,000-plus hours of free, ad-supported programming on ViacomCBS-owned Pluto are available to Verizon customers. The…

The NFL and free, ad-supported streaming service Pluto TV have extended their programming partnership in a multi-year agreement. After a one-year deal revealed last August, the NFL Channel delivered a curated version of library pro football fare. Without the live game coverage or studio chat shows that are the bread…

Germany's Constantin Film has been awarded the Federal Film Board's Branchentiger prize for the top local producer and distributor of 2019. This is the 13th consecutive year that the Resident Evil and Perfect Strangers maker has won the award. With it comes 3.1M euros in funding for seven new in-house productions as…

Hitting topics that are top of mind in Hollywood, ViacomCBS Bob Bakish said stalled production is a money saver now but needs to restart by mid-summer; that movies will be released in theatres as planned if they're open and enough people are going; and that COVID-19 has spurred cost efficient work that will inform its…

EXCLUSIVE: Pluto TV and Verizon are breaking some new ground in streaming, unveiling what they call the industry’s first comprehensive distribution deal spanning pay-TV, connected TV and mobile, Deadline has learned. Both parties remained tight-lipped about financial terms. Pluto, the free, ad-supported service owned…

EXCLUSIVE: Kevin Hart’s Laugh Out Loud Network is bringing comedian D.L. Hughley’s take on current affairs and pop culture D.L. Hughley Uncut to Pluto TV. The Peabody Award-winning stand-up will be joined by his longtime radio co-host, Jasmine Sander, in the 60-minute livestream format. The weekly series premieres…

Pluto TV, the ad-supported streaming service owned by ViacomCBS, has appointed a new head of product and SVP of programming. Shampa Banerjee, who had been at Eros International, is joining Pluto as Chief Product Officer. Scott Reich, most recently GM of Fullscreen, is the company’s new SVP of Programming. Acquired by…

Pluto TV, the free, ad-supported streaming service owned by ViacomCBS, will launch in Latin America at the end of March. Pluto TV Brazil is expected to launch by the end of 2020. ViacomCBS Networks International announced the expansion Monday. Pluto was acquired by Viacom in January 2019 for $340 million. The service…

Two top executives at Pluto TV gave an update on the top ad-supported streaming player’s progress and fielded questions about the increase in competition during a NATPE keynote appearance Tuesday. Chief Business Officer Jeff Shultz and Amy Kuessner, SVP of business partnerships, each offered takes on the burgeoning…

EXCLUSIVE: Pluto TV is rolling out a new logo as the streaming company begins its first CES since being acquired by Viacom nearly a year ago. The new look, which is debuting in industry and trade circles at the Las Vegas convention, will reach consumers as part of a branding campaign planned for the first quarter of…