READ ALSO: Big Media’s libraries of content vs Big Tech’s piles of cash: which will win? That’s still the main draw, though the company has also been experimenting since last December with a free, ad-supported streaming service. Plex started as a way to organize and stream personal media collections. Crackle offers free ad-supported access to movies and series from major studios like MGM, Warner Bros., Lionsgate, and Legendary, according to Canaltech. Thousands of free titles from Crackle that may now be streamed to American Plex users include Captain Phillips, Hell’s Kitchen, 3rd Rock From the Sun, Big Fish, Snatch, The Illusionist and Starship Troopers. READ ALSO: TikTok surpasses 2 billion downloads, the best quarter ever for an app” Stay tuned for more on that front shortly”, says the firm. “Given that Plex streams to over 200 countries, we’re working on new partnerships to deliver even more free streaming content to all our friends around the world in the coming weeks. READ ALSO: After Europe and India, Disney Plus comes to Latin America later this year: Here’s what to expect The association between the two platforms is initially limited to the United States, but a statement on Plex’s website says international markets will also see an improvement in free content in the near future. Plex, a video-on-demand app, announced a partnership to extend its free content library with Crackle, Sony‘s streaming platform that unfortunately ceased operations in Latin America last year.

Plex, available in 17 Latin American countries, started as a way to organize personal media collections.

Crackle offers free ad-supported access to movies and series from major studios, but the service left Latin America in 2019.

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