Those MTV fast channels look dodgy as fuck.
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I’m thinking it might just be these for the moment, and 10 will evaluate how it’s working for them.
Looks like these channels are the result of the announcement back in October coming to fruition
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https://tvtonight.com.au/2023/08/pluto-tv-to-launch-in-australia.html
Yep Pluto will be part of 10Play August 31
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Happy Days! Excellent news!
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50 channels wow! Any ideas on what would be on there haha?
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Pluto TV Fast Channels To Launch On 10 Play In Australia. Starting from August 31
Pluto TV Fast Channels To Launch On 10 Play In Australia.
Starting from August 31, audiences in the market can enjoy +50 binge-worthy, curated channels free across every genre and for all generations, including SOUTH PARK, I LOVE LUCY, HAPPY DAYS, HAWAII O-FIVE, and new and exclusive MTV and Nickelodeon channels.
Pluto TV, the leading free streaming television service, announced today the launch of more than 50 FAST channels with a dedicated branded area on Paramount ANZ’s digital platform 10 Play.
Beginning August 31, the premium curated experience from Pluto TV will be available to audiences in the market, through a selection of Pluto TV channels across every genre, including channels such as SOUTH PARK, new and exclusive MTV and Nickelodeon channels, such as MTV REALITY, MTV THE SHORES, NICK CLASSICS and NICK TOONS, in addition to legendary titles such as I LOVE LUCY, HAPPY DAYS, DYNASTY, and more.
Olivier Jollet, Executive Vice President and International General Manager for Pluto TV said: “These 50 Pluto TV channels represent our first step to engage with Australian audiences and we are happy to mark this milestone by partnering with 10 Play, demonstrating once more the strength of our Paramount ecosystem.
“As pioneers in the FAST industry, we are bringing a new and unique user experience through curated channels dedicated to this market. Our mix of local and international content which matches the needs of our local audiences is what makes Pluto TV so valuable for viewers, clients, and partners across the world’
Jarrod Villani, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating and Commercial Officer and Regional Lead, Paramount Australia & New Zealand (ANZ), said: “We’re excited to give our consumers a sneak peek of the ultimate lean-back experience provided by Pluto TV. We cannot wait to offer to our Australian viewers dedicated and curated content for every generation and taste featuring cult classics and global smash hit TV series to entertain devotees and lure new fans.”
Jarrod added: “This announcement builds on 10 Play’s success in 2023 – the biggest year ever for the platform with minutes viewed up 21% on 2022. It gives 10 Play a unique and strong point of difference in the Australian market that will build on nearly a decade of insights gathered from delivering alternate viewing experiences.”
The Pluto TV FAST channels will be available on August 31 via a new dedicated Pluto TV branded area and consumer experience on 10 Play, with more content and channels to be announced closer to the launch.
About Pluto TV
Pluto TV, a Paramount Company, is the leading free streaming television service delivering hundreds of live linear channels and thousands of titles on-demand to a global audience. The Emmy ® award-winning service curates a diverse lineup of channels, in partnership with over 400 international media companies, offering a wide array of genres, languages and categories featuring movies, television series, sports, news, lifestyle, kids and much more. Pluto TV can be easily accessed and streamed across mobile, web and connected TV devices. Headquartered in Los Angeles, Pluto TV’s growing international footprint extends across three continents and over 35 markets.
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I tested out a few of the FAST channels after Thank God You’re Here finished and they’re working well, surprised there’s no watermarks as yet (no complaints) but it would be great if there was titles on the music channels for the songs.
MTV Love doesn’t really sound like a music channel if you didn’t know what it was? It’s not until you launch the channel where it has a bit of a description.
Ads so far were all for 10 content so far.
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This master list of Pluto TV channels should give us an idea of what the content will look like…
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Very few FAST channels use watermarks in the grand scheme of things. I think it’s mostly due to the fact a FAST channel is just playing out a playlist of on demand content. Adding a watermark or text would involve a presentation suite of sorts.
There are exceptions though, like 10 Play’s curated channels (Xtreme Adventure, True Stories, Retro Cartoons etc) showing a 10 Play watermark in the top-right. But interestingly the watermarks on these channels change size and design frequently, so whatever method they’re using isn’t very reliable or consistent.
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Didn’t think of that, interesting. I just assumed they’d want to watermark the channels for branding etc, but make sense.
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Yeah I agree. It’s weird not seeing a channel brand on-screen. I guess we’re so used to it these days!
I’m surprised they don’t float one over the top of the video within the app itself, a bit like how Netflix, etc show OFLC classifications in the top-left of screen when you begin playing or resuming a video. So they could start watermarking if they really wanted to.
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If those are what we can expect then alot of these channels have already been up and running for a while now via Samsung tv plus, TCL TV, LG TV and some of them have even been on 7 Plus.
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10 Play popped this July with its biggest month yet!
— Paramount Australia & New Zealand (@ParamountANZ) August 11, 2023
10 broadcast and 10 Play reached 15.4 million people. MasterChef Australia and Have You Been Paying Attention? achieved their biggest BVOD audiences ever. pic.twitter.com/vDnksinQsO
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Ever since those new FAST channels launched on 10 Play the guide has had an error (maybe not?) where it just shows the current episode name instead of the show name.
So while 10 Peach says it is showing “Seinfeld”, nickrewind just says “Ep. 7” with no detail of what show is playing.
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I don’t think it’s an error, the actual FTA channel streams (and the imported FAST channels) have the actual names of the shows, while the 10Play ‘automated’ channels probably show the episode number. I don’t know why since it wasn’t like this with the previous 10Play FAST channels but it’s most likely on purpose.
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There were some inconsistencies before the recent Nickelodeon changes. I know this because xmlepg.net scrapes 10 Play’s TV guide and I had to make a number of functions in the script to clean it all up. But now it’s just all over the place.
I wouldn’t say it’s on purpose. It’s very inconvenient just having episode names in the guide - you have no idea what the show is unless the thumbnail gives it away. I’m not aware of any other TV platform where this is normal or purposefully done for mixed content FAST channels.
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I’ve been using 10play a bit lately for live tv, mainly because my free to air is terrible, I’ve in Melbourne, but notice I seem to be getting a lot of SA ads.
The app is def not set to Adelaide, has anyone else had issues with other states ads appearing?
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The problem has been fixed! It looks perfect now, with the season/episode numbers on most channels too 
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ugh catch-up on 10play remains a POS
Is it later this week the additional FAST channels drop in?
Think I heard a number around the 50 mark
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