Plex added 15 new free live TV channels at the start of June, pushing its ad-supported streaming lineup to more than 600 channels. The update landed inside the app’s Live TV section, where Plex users can browse a cable-style guide packed with free channels.
The new additions include Murdoch Mysteries, The Great British Baking Channel and Documentary Plus, giving viewers more places to land without paying for a subscription. Plex’s free live TV service is available on Roku, Google TV devices, Amazon Fire TV, Samsung TVs, LG TVs, Xbox, PlayStation, Android and iOS, and users do not need a Plex account to watch.
The move matters because Plex is no longer just the place people go to manage personal media. The company began building its free streaming service in 2019 and has since added thousands of free movies and TV shows alongside its live channels, turning the app into a broader destination for cord cutters news and ad-supported viewing. Its live TV lineup now rivals The Roku Channel in size, with more than 600 free FAST channels available.
That growing scale also shows the split identity at the center of Plex’s expansion. It remains best known for hosting and organizing a personal media server, yet its free streaming side keeps getting larger and harder to ignore. Plex describes its lineup as constantly expanding, but the company has not said which other channels, if any, are next in the pipeline.
For viewers, the practical answer today is simple: the free channel count is up, the app is still widely available across major platforms, and the June update adds another layer to a service that is quickly becoming more than a media locker. What Plex announces next will determine whether this month’s addition is a one-off refresh or part of a steady run of new channel drops.
