![]() The Los Gatos-based startup has plans to add another 50 to 100 channels in the coming months.Įxecutives freely admitted in a conversation with Protocol that their take on live TV doesn't provide a 1:1 replacement for individual cable channels, but they argued that it's a good-enough experience. With its 80 new live TV channels, the company wants to offer its customers an experience that's closer to the lean-back viewing known from traditional pay TV. Plex has long positioned itself as an app for cord cutters, with free on-demand video and DVR functionality for broadcast TV networks. This type of ad-supported linear programming is growing in popularity across the industry with consumers forced to tighten their belts, it could further contribute to cord cutting and fasten the shift from cable bundles to online video - a future that may, at least to consumers, look very much like the best of TV's past. ![]() ![]() Instead, its lineup includes channels like Reuters, Toon Goggles and the Bob Ross Channel. The popular media center app added 80 live TV channels Thursday, complete with a programming guide that will look very familiar to anyone who has ever subscribed to pay TV, albeit with a few key differences: Plex's new live TV service is free to use, and it doesn't feature popular cable channels like CNN, TBS or Lifetime.
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