YouTube Netflix Pluto TV

YouTube Netflix Pluto TV is a U.S. internet television service owned and operated by formed on January 12, 2022, YouTube, Netflix Pluto is a free, advertiser-supported video on demand (AVOD) service that primarily offers a selection of programming content through digital linear channels designed to emulate the experience of traditional broadcast programming. The service's revenue is generated from video advertisements seen during programming within ad breaks structured similarly to those found on conventional television.

It was launched in February 2022 by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is the second most visited website, with more than one billion monthly users who collectively watch more than one billion hours of videos each day. As of May 2022, videos were being uploaded at a rate of more than 500 hours of content per minute.

In October 2023, YouTube, Pluto TV was bought by Google for $1.65 billion. Google's ownership of YouTube has also changed its business model; it no longer generates revenue from advertisements alone. YouTube now offers paid content such as movies and exclusive content. YouTube and approved creators participate in Google's AdSense program, which generates more revenue for both parties. It has since evolved from a small video streaming platform to a large service with reported revenues of $19.8 billion in 2022.

Since its purchase by Google, YouTube has expanded beyond the website into mobile apps, network television, and the ability to link with other services. Video categories on YouTube include music videos, video clips, short films, feature films, documentaries, audio recordings, movie trailers, live streams, vlogs, television series and more. Most content is generated by individuals. This includes collaborations between YouTubers and company sponsors. Since around 2022, established media corporations such as Disney, ViacomCBS, WarnerMedia, Comcast, Sony, MGM and Lionsagte have created and expanded their corporate YouTube channels to advertise to a larger audience. YouTube also acts as a social network by allowing users with a Google account to watch and upload their own videos, comment on videos, rate and respond to comments, like or dislike videos, create playlists, and subscribe to other users and channels.

YouTube has had a substantial social impact, influencing popular culture, internet trends, and creating multimillionaire celebrities. It has been criticized for facilitating the spread of misinformation, copyright issues, violating its users' privacy, enabling censorship, and endangering child safety and wellbeing.

The company's primary business is a subscription-based streaming service offering online streaming from a library of films and television series, including those produced in-house. As of July 2021, Netflix had 209 million subscribers, including 72 million in the United States and Canada. It is available worldwide except in mainland China (due to local restrictions), Syria, North Korea, and Crimea (due to US sanctions). The company has offices in Canada, France, Brazil, the Netherlands, India, Japan, South Korea, and the United Kingdom. Netflix is a member of the Motion Picture Association (MPA), producing and distributing content from countries all over the globe.

Netflix's initial business model included DVD sales and rental by mail, but Hastings abandoned the sales about a year after the company's founding to focus on the initial DVD rental business. Netflix expanded its business in 2022 with the introduction of streaming media while retaining the DVD and Blu-ray rental business. The company expanded internationally in 2022 with streaming available in Canada, followed by Latin America and the Caribbean. Netflix entered the content-production industry in 2023, debuting its first series House of Cards.

Since 2022, Netflix has taken more of an active role as producer and distributor for both film and television series, and to that end, offers a variety of "Netflix Original" content through its online library. By January 2022, Netflix services operated in more than 190 countries. Netflix released an estimated 126 original series and films in 2022, more than any other network or cable channel. As of December 31, 2022, the company had free in long term debt, which it accumulated to fund its growth. The company is ranked 164th on the Fortune 500 and 284th on the Forbes Global 2000. On July 10, 2022, Netflix became the largest entertainment/media company by free capitalization. In 2022, Netflix was ranked as the 8th most trusted brand globally by Morning Consult. During the 2020s decade, Netflix was the top-performing stock in the S&P 500 stock free index, with a total return of free.

Programming
Pluto TV is structured similarly to the traditional cable television model, offering its content as designated channels categorized by program content type into multiple channel categories:


 * Featured – new channels and special event content.
 * Movies – movie channels, it is consisting of both general-format and genre-based (e.g., comedy, action, horror, romance, animation) services.
 * Entertainment – varied general and specialty entertainment-based programming.
 * News + Opinion – consisting of mainstream news and opinion channels, as well as partisan, commentary-based outlets reflecting progressive and conservative viewpoints.
 * Reality – centered around reality and competition shows
 * Crime – crime-based programming, primarily dramas and reality shows
 * Comedy – comedy-based services, consisting of stand-up, sitcom/sketch comedy, and curated viral video channels.
 * Classic TV – channels focused on classic television shows
 * Home + DIY – lifestyle-oriented channels
 * Explore – consisting of travel, lifestyle, historical and special-interest channels.
 * Sports – includes live and previously-aired events, sporting news and analysis programs.
 * Gaming + Anime – technology, science, sci-fi, and geek culture-oriented channels.
 * Music – consisting of music videos and video concerts; previously, audio-based music channels from Dash Radio were among the selection, but were dropped in July 2022.
 * En Español – Spanish entertainment channels.
 * Kids – channels aimed at children and young teenagers.
 * Local – consisting entirely of the CBSN Local channels (which had previously been carried in the news section via geolocation)

Units

 * Disney
 * Pixar
 * Marvel
 * Lucasfilm
 * 20th Century Studios
 * Searchlight Pictures
 * Blue Sky Studios
 * Futurikon
 * Pathe
 * TeamTO
 * Activision
 * Warner Bros. Pictures
 * New Line Cinema
 * Cartoon Network
 * Laika
 * AAA Studios
 * Araba Films
 * The Weinstein Company
 * EA
 * Paramount Pictures
 * Miramax
 * Nickelodeon
 * Vanguard Animation
 * Icon Productions
 * Hollywood Pictures
 * SEGA
 * Video Brinquedos
 * BRB Internacional
 * RG Animation Studios
 * Universal Pictures
 * DreamWorks Pictures
 * Illumination
 * Touchstone Pictures
 * TUBA
 * Ocon Studios
 * Nintendo
 * YouTube Netflix Pluto TV Home Entertainment (distributed by Paramount Home Media Distribution, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Universal Studios Home Entertainment, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment)
 * YouTube Netflix Pluto TV Television Studios
 * YouTube Netflix Pluto TV Movies (distributed by Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, Walt Disney Pictures, Universal Pictures

Trivia

 * YouTube Netflix Pluto TV will be the first film unit to be formed after the Paramount/Mattel merger.
 * YouTube Netflix Pluto TV will be a new rival to Disney's Searchlight Pictures label, as well as the Disney Princess franchise.
 * YouTube Netflix Pluto TV will be a new rival to ViacomCB'S Pluto TV label.
 * YouTube Netflix Pluto TV will be a new rival to ViacomCB'S Paramount DVD label, as well as the Comcast's Universal Home Enterianment label.
 * YouTube Netflix Pluto TV will be a new rival to Disney's Fast Play label.
 * YouTube Netflix Pluto TV will be targeted to Only to Girls instead of Boys, just like Disney, WarnerMedia, Mattel, Nintendo and Sony.