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Pluto TV Adds New Conservative Channel, First, Currently Airing Two Shows

Viacom’s Pluto TV has debuted a new, conservative channel called First. The channel, which is currently in beta mode has apparently been in the works for about a year and might be the competitor to Fox News, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

As it stands, First has two shows on it— I’m Right w/Jesse Kelly helmed by Jesse Kelley, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and former congressional candidate in Arizona and The Buck Sexton Show, headed by Sexton, a syndicated talk-radio host.

The Hollywood Report also reports that First comes from an undisclosed third-party partner, which isn’t an anomaly as Pluto TV also has a Fox Sports-branded channel, CNN, and the NFL Channel.

Pluto TV, which reached 18 million users back in August is also home to another conservative, Newsmax-branded channel. The ad-supported streaming service also houses other channels such as Baywatch, Degrassi, Yo! MTV Raps, MTV Cribs and more.


Stephanie Sengwe is writer based in New York who covers companies in the streaming industry including AT&T, Amazon, Apple, Hulu, Roku, and Netflix . She also contributes daily news coverage on streaming services and devices for The Streamable.

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