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Samsung TV Plus, the web content service for Samsung TV users, will arrive in India and markets such as Mexico, Sweden and some additional European countries in 2021, the South Korean giant announced. The service was launched in 2015 for limited access, but has now expanded to 12 countries and 742 channels. There are around 300 streaming network partners for the Samsung TV Plus service that will provide free content to the company’s smart TV users.
The list of countries where Samsung TV Plus is already available includes Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Korea, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. It also recently expanded to Australia and Brazil. This brings the total of 12 countries where the service is currently active.
Unlike platforms like Amazon Prime Video and Netflix that require a paid subscription, Samsung TV Plus is available for free to Samsung smart TV users. The service, which offers ad-supported content, comes pre-installed on Samsung smart TV models dating back to 2016 and is also part of select Samsung Galaxy smartphones, including the Galaxy Note 20, Galaxy Fold, Galaxy Z Flip and Galaxy S20 on the U.S.
It includes channels such as ET Live, PeopleTV, Nick Pluto TV, CBSN, ABC News Live, Cheddar, and USA Today in the US There are also shows including Kitchen Nightmares, Baywatch, and Wipeout Xtra. Additionally, Samsung claims that the content service is available for more than 60 million smart TVs.
Along with the new expansion plans, Samsung is set to bring additional functionality and support for additional Galaxy models in the coming months. This aims to further expand Samsung TV Plus.
“We have seen televisions become the center of entertainment, from being a news source to a streaming partner on demand,” said Seline Sangsook Han, senior vice president of Visual Display Business at Samsung Electronics. “With our latest expansion into new markets and a line of content, we expect TV Plus to continue to be a premium home destination for Samsung Smart TV users around the world.”
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