Plex

Plex

http://www.plex.tv
https://www.linkedin.com/company/plex-inc

Plex is a privately owned company based in the United States. Founded in 2009, with approximately 180 employees, it functions as a tier 1 media tech buyer, known for its media and TV services. The company operates a comprehensive media platform that serves as a one-stop destination for entertainment, combining a free, ad-supported streaming service with a personal media organization tool. Its free service provides over 50,000 on-demand movies and shows, alongside more than 600 live TV channels. A core offering is the Plex Media Server, software enabling users to organize and stream their personal collections of movies, TV shows, music, and photos to any device. Additionally, Plex provides a universal watchlist for tracking titles across all streaming services, offers movie rentals, and features a premium 'Plex Pass' subscription that unlocks advanced personal media management capabilities, including a DVR and the dedicated 'Plexamp' music app.

2024 Revenue

Founded

2009

Headcount

149

Headquarters

United States

Primary Segment

Media and TV services

Ownership

Privately Owned

News Summary:

Plex has further developed its remote-streaming paywall, requiring a Plex Pass or Remote Watch Pass for remote streaming of personal media on Smart TV devices as of March 23, 2026. The Remote Watch Pass, which launched on April 29, 2025, costs $1.99 per month or $19.99 per year. Previously, on October 4, 2026, Plex added four new free live TV channels, increasing its total free ad-supported TV (FAST) lineup to over 600 channels since its pivot into this space in 2019. Earlier, on October 1, 2026, Plex introduced new social discovery features to its Android TV app to improve the streaming experience. This followed Plex's move on September 30, 2026, to block free remote video playback through its own remote-streaming system for apps like Infuse without a pass, though home network streaming and VPN access remain free. Separately, on September 27, 2026, users were noted to be leveraging tools such as FileBot for managing Plex media libraries, specifically for renaming files and fetching correct artwork.

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Plex offers products in the media and telecoms services industry. Plex's product portfolio comprises of media and TV services.

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Plex's revenues were less than $250M in 2024. All the revenue comes from video streaming.

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Oct

5th

2026

03:02

Plex to Jellyfin Migration: Keep Media Files, Handle Watch History and Secure Remote Access

Plex's remote-streaming paywall has grown over the past year and a half. The Remote Watch Pass became available on April 29, 2025, at an introductory $1.99 per month or $19.99 per year. Plex later said that from March 23, 2026, remote streaming of personal media would require a Plex Pass or Remote Watch Pass on Smart TV devices.

Oct

4th

2026

11:30

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag, Product Updates

Plex just added 4 new free live TV channels to its streaming lineup

While Plex has historically been known as a media server app, the service made a hard pivot into the world of FAST (free ad-supported TV) back in 2019, and has quickly become a leader in this space, now boasting a massive lineup of over 600 always-on live-streaming channels.

Oct

1st

2026

11:05

B2B Tag, Product Updates

Plex Overhauls Its Android TV App with Social Discovery Features

Plex for Android TV is making the streaming experience of users better with the introduction of new social features. The popular media server platform is adding a fresh batch of social tools for your Android TV-powered living room screens.

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Sep

30th

2026

03:32

B2B Tag, Product Updates

Plex Blocks Infuse Remote Streaming Without a Pass: Free Windows VPN Alternatives

MakeUseOf calls this closing "the last free loophole." That goes too far. What has closed is free remote video playback through Plex's own remote-streaming system. Your home network is still free, and so is a VPN-style route back to it.

Sep

27th

2026

04:22

FileBot for Plex on Windows: Rename Media, Fetch Artwork and Avoid Store License Mix-Ups

F ew things hurt a home media nerd more than opening Plex and finding the 1981 Clash of the Titans wearing the 2010 remake's poster. MakeUseOf writer Brady Klinger-Meyers says that exact mismatch, along with a messy filename scheme and missing subtitles, is what sent him to FileBot.

Sep

25th

2026

04:53

WebTools-NG Export: Save Plex Library Inventory Before Drive Failure

I f you run Plex Media Server on a Windows PC or NAS, five tools are worth a look: tinyMediaManager for tidying files, Plexamp for music, Tautulli for monitoring, WebTools-NG for exporting library inventories, and Plex's own free ad-supported streaming.

Sep

22nd

2026

03:33

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

Plex and Jellyfin: Test Direct Play Before a Media Server GPU Upgrade

A n old PC can become a household media server by running Plex, Jellyfin or Emby and sharing a media library with compatible playback apps, but the practical limit is whether it can deliver your files unchanged or must convert them while you watch.

Sep

20th

2026

05:12

Plex for Windows Not Supported for Tunarr Live TV

H ow-To Geek’s experiment with turning a Plex library into a scheduled “TV station” points to a genuinely useful self-hosting project: Tunarr can build linear channels from a personal media library, complete with fixed start times, guide data, filler clips, and simulated commercial breaks.

Sep

18th

2026

02:36

B2B Tag, Product Updates

Plex Apple TV 2026.18.0 Ignores Top Shelf Opt-Outs

P lex has confirmed that version 2026.18.0 of its Apple TV client can surface its “Binge-Worthy Shows” programming even when an account has explicitly disabled Plex’s online media sources. The defect does not expose or alter a user’s personal Plex libraries, but it overrides the preference that should keep Plex’s ad-supported streaming catalogue out of view on tvOS.

Sep

14th

2026

11:10

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag, Regulations and Policies

New on Plex in October

Plex and our partners use standard Web technologies, such as browser cookies, which may be necessary to make our site work and enable core functionality, such as security, network management, and accessibility. You may disable these by changing your browser settings, but note that it may affect how our site functions.

Sep

12th

2026

06:30

How to Secure a Plex Server: Complete Security Guide 🔐

Getting Plex reachable from outside your house is easy. Keeping it safe while it's reachable — that's the part people skip. This guide walks through how to secure a Plex server the practical way: tight firewall rules, Plex secure connections (yes, Plex already does TLS), clean port forwarding to TCP 32400, and user permissions that don't hand your whole library to a friend-of-a-friend.

Sep

9th

2026

07:14

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag, Cybersecurity Incidents

Ransomware Attack on UK AML Platform and 36,000 Exposed Plex Servers Reveal a Growing Cybersecurity Crisis + Video

Listen to this Post Introduction: Two Very Different Threats, One Dangerous Lesson Cybersecurity rarely gives organizations the luxury of dealing with one problem at a time. While a ransomware operation was reported to have disrupted the RelyComply AML platform in Great Britain, a separate warning revealed that more than 36,000 internet-exposed Plex Media Server installations remain unpatched against recently disclosed security issues.

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