Pluto TV protected for five years in Paramount-WBD settlement

Under its Warner settlement, Paramount Skydance must operate Pluto TV or an equivalent free ad-supported streaming service for five years.

“Under its Warner settlement, Paramount Skydance must operate Pluto TV or an equivalent free ad-supported streaming service for five years. The requirement emerged from state attorneys general litigation over the merger, making free streaming access a formal condition of approval. For viewers, the decree preserves a major free alternative while ownership consolidation reshapes the subscription and advertising markets. For broadcasters, it shows regulators now treat free ad-supported television as infrastructure worth protecting during large media combinations.”