“In short, we know it’s painful to find what to watch. “With new streaming services, movies, and shows constantly coming available, it’s time to tame the media chaos and that’s what we aim to do with these new features,” Valory added in a statement on Tuesday. “We have been saying for years that our goal was to create a one-stop-shop for all the entertainment that matters to you, and today we put a massive piece of that puzzle in place,” said Keith Valory, CEO of Plex. Plex users can pick which apps that appear in the new universal Discover search. As part of the update, Plex users will be able to maintain a universal watchlist from various streaming apps. The new menu promises to meld all its features into a single app.

Plex started as a way for users to access movies, music, pictures and video files stored on an external hard drive or PC. It serves as a platform for over-the-air TV and a DVR for compatible TV tuners. It already offers 50,000 free, ad-supported movies and shows along with live streaming TV channels. Plex has been known as a Swiss Army Knife among streaming apps. (Plex says in this morning’s press release that the number of supported apps are based on region.) The new Plex guide shows results from popular streaming apps such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Disney+. Plex users will be able to launch a series or movie directly from its menu.Īn image released on Tuesday shows the new Plex menu working with Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ and Apple TV+.Īs of this morning, the Plex app on my Roku TV showed 167 streaming apps were supported. The updates are designed to cut down on the time it takes to find a movie or TV show to watch. Two major updates to Plex were announced on Tuesday that will add the feature. Streaming app Plex will begin showing paid and free streaming services on one screen.

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