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Roku and Amazon Fire Sticks get surprise benefit with 25 free TV channels – legal way to find them plus new movie perk

Hundreds of free titles are available through the Pluto TV app - here's how to get it

ROKU and Amazon Fire Stick customers can add two dozen free channels to their devices beginning this month.

Pluto TV, one of the oldest free, ad-supported streaming services, has landed a distribution deal with Fremantle for 25 new channels.

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Pluto TV will expand its content offerings to include 25 new free channels after landing a deal with FremantleCredit: Getty

The platform is home to an expansive selection of live TV, with shows and films from over 200 content partners.

With the deal, Pluto TV is launching new channels in the United States and United Kingdom.

The streamer will also expand its content offerings in Canada, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Spain, Italy, San Marino, Denmark, Norway, Finland, and Sweden.

Pluto TV is available for download in the Roku Store and the Amazon App Store, affording users easy access to hundreds of free channels.

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"We are beyond excited to expand the Fremantle content offering on Pluto TV across international markets," Katrina Kowalski, Pluto's senior vice president of international content and acquisitions, said in a statement.

Fremantle-owned titles including "Baywatch," "Let's Make a Deal," and "Family Feud Classic" debuted in Canada last month.

The wildly successful "Baywatch" channel will become available in Spain, Italy and northern Europe in the coming months.

An "Escape to the Country" channel will premiere in the U.K., streaming episodes of the hit real estate program around the clock.

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The "Three's Company" sitcom channel will debut in Canada later this summer, marking the first time it will be available outside the States.

New channels that have already launched include one offering 24/7 episodes of "Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood".

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There are several places you can pick up a Fire Stick including:

  • Shop Fire Sticks at Amazon -
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  • Shop Fire Sticks at Target -
  • Shop Fire Sticks at Home Depot -
  • Shop Fire Sticks at Lowe's -

We recommend shopping around for the best price, though usually has the best deals on Fire Sticks so should be your first port of call.

Pluto TV was acquired by Viacom for $340 million cash in January 2019.

In its second-quarter earnings call later that year, Viacom announced that the platform was being using by 16 million monthly users, up from 12 million at the time of acquisition.

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