The Southern Ontario/WNY Radio-TV Forum / Pluto TV Canada Adds Several CBC News Channels, CNN & Reuters

**Posted by RadioActive** September 11, 2024 7:20 am

The free streamer, owned by Corus, has announced it will be adding several new channels to its Canadian operation, which is free online.

The newcomers are also available on CBC Gem, but the advantage of Pluto is there's no sign up required to watch anything.

The new channels are: CBC Explore, its online national news station, CBC Toronto and Vancouver, local news services serving those cities, and the French language CBC Radio Canada.

There are also two new international freebies, both big names: CNN FAST and Reuters FAST.

Pluto TV expands FAST news channel line-up

Pluto TV Canada

**Posted by pinto** September 11, 2024 9:29 am

Pluto is owned by Paramount, they just partnered with Corus to get into Canada. A VPN will show different programming from the US. I understand FAST channels and "free" streamers, but I find the spot load on Pluto excessive when compared to some of the others. May be just what I tried to watch.

**Posted by RadioAaron** September 11, 2024 9:56 am

pinto wrote:
Pluto is owned by Paramount, they just partnered with Corus to get into Canada. A VPN will show different programming from the US. I understand FAST channels and "free" streamers, but I find the spot load on Pluto excessive when compared to some of the others. May be just what I tried to watch.

Sitcoms seem to go exactly 30 mins, so I guess they’re going for traditional broadcast spot loads.

**Posted by ED1** September 11, 2024 10:39 am

I think the spot loads are fine, but the breaks are triggered at seemingly random spots, and not at the points of the show where a commercial break was intended.

**Posted by MJ Vancouver** September 11, 2024 11:19 am

ED1 wrote:
I think the spot loads are fine, but the breaks are triggered at seemingly random spots, and not at the points of the show where a commercial break was intended.

I find it varies from show to show, I’ve watched South Park on Pluto and the ads come up at exactly the time I’d expect. While travelling in the US however I watched classic Jeopardy episodes on Pluto and while they’d have an ad at the normal first break, the second ad would always trigger right in the middle of Double Jeopardy instead of during the second break.

**Posted by haydenmatthews14** September 12, 2024 10:43 pm

I don't see any CBC content on Pluto TV. I am using the web browser. I see CNN Fast, Reuters and MTV Rocks but where on earth is the CBC content?

**Posted by eladb** September 12, 2024 11:06 pm

The link RA shared indicates that all the CBC channels are set to launch "next month" on Pluto TV in Canada.

**Posted by haydenmatthews14** September 13, 2024 12:37 am

eladb wrote:
The link RA shared indicates that all the CBC channels are set to launch "next month" on Pluto TV in Canada.

I misunderstood that sorry.