Plex has launched free live TV in the 220+ countries it currently serves. These live TV channels will be available to watch anytime, anywhere. There are 80 channels available at launch, with Plex promising to add even more in the coming months.
As detailed in a post on The Plex Blog, the free Live TV channels on Plex are pre-programmed linear channels. Which means you can channel skip until you find something you want to watch. And once you find something, the content is streamed live from start to finish.
This gives you a very different experience than the on-demand streaming of Netflix and Disney+ (Is Disney+ worth the money?). But in a good way for anyone nostalgic for the bygone age of television.
The 80 free live TV channels on Plex include news offerings from Reuters and Yahoo Finance, children's programming on Toon Goggles, food and travel shows on Tastemade, sports programming provided by the fubo Sports Network, game content via IGN TV and films from The Film Detective and Midnight Pulp.
Some of the most popular channels include The Bob Ross Channel (for Bob Ross fans), Love Destination (for romantics), KMTV (for all things K-pop), The Pet Collective (for lovers of animals), Surf Now TV (for surfers) and Unidentified (for UFO and supernatural fans).
All of these live TV channels are available to watch on Plex for free, as long as you're willing to watch the ads. Most of them are available worldwide, with a handful limited to the United States and Canada. Channels are easily accessible through the Plex app, which is available on most devices you can think of.
AdvertisementThe free live TV offering is separate from Plex's existing live TV and DVR offering, which requires a digital antenna and tuner. You can watch these channels on the Plex app, without any additional hardware. Still, the OTA option gives you access to major networks like NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox, CW, and PBS, so it's worth setting up.
Plex isn't alone in offering free live TV channels for those who want commercials. As of June 2020, The Roku Channel has over 100 channels in the US, including some of the same channels you can now watch on Plex. Still, we're not complaining, as they're all free and perfect for those times when you just want to sit back and surf the channel.
