Plex has deepened its partnership with NBC Universal to offer more free, ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channels within its connected TV app.
Starting this week, more local news, general entertainment and sports streaming channels are now available to Plex users, even if they do not have a subscription — called a “Plex Pass” — to the platform.
The channels include NBC Sports Now, the rebranded NBC Sports stream that offers replays of sports analysis programs and access to some niche athletic events. Also available is SNL Vault, which plays clips from the iconic sketch program “Saturday Night Live” around the clock.
Fans of reality-based shows will enjoy channels like The Real Housewives, Top Chef and Million Dollar Listing, franchised from the Bravo series of the same names. And streamers in major cities like Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago and San Francisco can watch live and replay news broadcasts from NBC- and Telemundo-owned stations.
The channels join a handful of other NBC content streams that have been available through Plex for some time, including NBC News Now.
“We’re proud to partner with NBCUniversal to bring their wide variety of hit channels and shows to Plex,” Shawn Eldridge, the Vice President of Content and Business Development for Plex, said in a statement. “For English and Spanish audiences watching sports, news, and entertainment, our users now have much to enjoy.”
The new entertainment channels launching this week on Plex include:
- American Crimes
- Bravo Real Housewives Vault
- Bravo Vault
- Dateline 24/7
- E! Keeping Up With
- GolfPass
- Million Dollar Listing Vault
- NBC Sports Now
- NBCLX Home
- Noticias Telemundo Ahora (Spanish)
- Oxygen True Crime Archives
- SNL Vault
- Telemundo Al Día (Spanish)
- Telemundo Acción (Spanish)
- Telemundo Romance (Spanish)
- Top Chef Vault
The following local news content streams will also be available through Plex:
- NBC 4 Los Angeles News (KNBC newscasts)
- NBC 4 New York News (WNBC-TV newscasts)
- NBC 4 Washington News (WRC-TV newscasts)
- NBC 5 Chicago News (WMAQ newscasts)
- NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth News (KXAS newscasts)
- NBC 7 San Diego News (KNSD newscasts)
- NBC 10 Boston News (WBTS-CD newscasts)
- NBC 10 Philadelphia News (WCAU-TV newscasts)
- NBC Bay Area News (KNTV newscasts)
- NBC Connecticut News (WVIT newscasts)
- NBC South Florida News (WTVJ newscasts)
- Telemundo Noticias California (Spanish)
- Telemundo Noticias Florida(Spanish)
- Telemundo Noticias Noreste(Spanish)
- Telemundo Noticias Texas(Spanish)
Plex is available as a free download on most popular phones and tablets, and on smart TVs running Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV (Google TV) and others. A Plex app for Apple TV is also available.
