Plex reported on Wednesday that it has over 25 million registered users globally. The company started in 2009 as a way people could tap into their own movie or music collection that’s stored on a PC or hard drive. In December 2019, Plex launched an on-demand streaming service and later partnered with Crackle to boost its movie library.įor TV antenna fans, Plex offers a TV guide and DVR service as part of a Plex Pass subscription, which costs $4.99 per month. The live TV streaming service has more than 80 channels, including fubo sports network and Yahoo Finance. Plex kicked off its own ad-supported live TV streaming service in July. With Wednesday’s announcement, Plex noted that a Persistence Market Research study has concluded, “the global ad-supported video on demand market is projected to progress at an astonishing rate of 20% over the next decade.” “Plex has always been at the forefront of solving new media challenges and we believe they are primed to solve this problem – they are the cable company of the future.”Īs part of the round, Chapnik has joined Plex’s board of directors as Chairman, and Intercap President James Merkur has also joined the board of directors. “Content providers, creators, and consumers are all paying the price for the explosion of so many streaming media services and the industry needs a trusted way for the experience to be as enjoyable as possible,” Intercap chairman and CEO Jason Chapnik said in a statement. The company said its new interface will have a recommendation feature based on things they already watch or listen to. Plex did not name the streaming services that it plans to draw from. The new capital will be used to further Plex’s effort to become an all-in-one hub that will aggregate movies and TV shows from a number of services. Plex says the remainder of the funds are being used to purchase shares and options from employees and shareholders.
The financing includes approximately $15 million in new capital for Plex. The $50 million comes from an existing investor, Intercap. “Our job is to understand where everything is, whether it’s from our free library of movies and shows, a subscription service, live on TV, or something you can purchase, and for Plex to be the trusted go-to service to help you find what you want, when you want it.” “Everybody knows it’s a pain to sift through all the streaming services to find what you want to watch, and our goal at Plex is to manage your media life for you,” Keith Valory, CEO at Plex said in a statement about the company’s plans. Today the company announced a $50 million growth equity round that will help fund the effort. Plex is developing a new interface that will aggregate a number of streaming services and live TV into a single menu.
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