Tag: Plex
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Plex Launches Co-Watching Feature for iOS, Android, and Roku
Plex announced today the launch of its Watch Together feature, designed to allow users to watch content from the Plex library or their own personal content collection, with others. With Watch Together, users can find a movie or episode they want to watch with others, invite friends through Plex, and let the platform sync the…
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How to Use Plex’s New Skip Intro Feature
Plex’s recently released Skip Intro feature aims to do just that: skip the repetitive sections the kick off TV shows. Like similar features on services like Netflix, the idea is to make your binge watching more efficient by skipping past the parts you know already — one can only hear the Friends theme song so…
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Plex Adds Skip Intro Feature to Plex Pass
Plex just announced a new Skip Intro feature that aims to do just exactly what you’d think it would. If you’ve ever used Netflix’s similar feature to jump past the same, ol’ theme song topping every episode, you know what to expect here. The interesting wrinkle is that Plex’s version works with your own personal…
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Plex Adds More Free to Stream Content
Today, Plex announced a partnership with Endemol Shine to add even more free content to its platform in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain. “We are very pleased to launch another partnership, which demonstrates the enormous popularity of Endemol Shine’s catalogue,” said Kasia Jablonska, Head of Digital Distribution and Monetisation, Endemol…
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Free Streaming Service Crackle Comes to Plex
The free streaming service, Crackle, is coming to the Plex ad-supported video on demand collection. The addition will bring a diverse collection of content to the Plex catalog, with well-loved titles, hard to find content, and even some original series and films. Starting today, Plex users will have access to thousands of free titles from…
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Plex Adds a Pair of New Apps from its Plex Labs Program
This week, Plex is introducing a pair of apps — one to make playing media more enjoyable, and the other to make server management easier. And the company says both should available to Plex Pass members now. First up is Plexamp v3, an update to the company’s highly stylized media player. Some of the highlights…
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Plex Is Coming Under Fire for Piracy
For years, Plex has worked hard to distance itself from piracy. Now that does not seem sufficient because the anti-piracy group CreativeFuture has accused Plex of not doing enough to crack down on piracy. Plex recently cut out many add-ons that allowed piracy and shifted its focus to streaming, but that does not seem like…
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Plex Plans to Bring Subscriptions, Premium Content, and Rentals to its Platform
Since launching their ad-supported streaming service in December, Plex has been looking at the possibilities for new features that will allow the company to be even greater force in the competitive world of streaming services. In a press release announcing the launch of the streaming service, Plex described themselves as “a true one stop media…
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Plex Launches its Free Ad-Supported Streaming Service
Earlier this year, Plex announced it would be launching a new, ad-supported streaming service with no subscription fee. Today, the service went live globally and you can now stream thousands of titles across a variety of genres like Action, Sci-Fi, Comedy, Drama, Thriller, Anime, Kids & Family, and more for free on their service. “Plex…
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Plex is Turning 10 & is Celebrating With a 25% Off Sale Along With Improved Music Features
Today Plex announced to celebrate their 10th anniversary they are running a Plex Life Time pass for just $89.99 down from $119.99 when you use the promo code PLEX4LIFE. Plex also announced that they are rolling out a new music feature to help improve the identification of music, improved placement of artwork, artist bios, reviews,…