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Spain: Free Movistar Plus+ on Samsung TVs

Spanish pay-TV platform Movistar hopes to gain new subscribers for its streaming service Movistar Plus+ through a deal with electronics manufacturer Samsung. From May 15th, the South Korean brand will offer Movistar’s OTT service for free for three months to all buyers of its smart TVs in Spain. It is estimated that the Movistar Plus+ […]

May 10, 2024From David Del Valle in Madrid

NAGRA, Samsung expand TVKey Cloud to India’s GTPL Hathway

GTPL Hathway, the Indian MSO, has announced the launch of Linear Television content on connected TVs through TVKey Cloud, a joint solution developed by NAGRA and Samsung. Compatibility with a range of Samsung Connected TVs (2023-year models and soon to be launched 2024 year models) including Ultra HD, OLED, QLED & NeoQLED, ensures a wide […]

May 10, 2024

Magnolia content deal with Samsung TV Plus in US

Magnolia Pictures, the independent theatrical and home entertainment distributors in the US, has announced a new partnership with Samsung and its dedicated service Samsung TV Plus, for access to Magnolia Pictures’ film catalogue through select streaming offerings. Samsung TV Plus users will have access to a specially curated assortment of ad-supported titles to stream that […]

May 8, 2024

Curiosity, Estrella FAST channels on Samsung TV Plus

Curiosity, the factual entertainment and media company, and Spanish-language media company Estrella MediaCo are teaming up to launch a series of Spanish-language FAST channels, starting with three new channels coming to Samsung TV Plus this summer. Curiosity and Estrella MediaCo will roll out Curiosity Español, Curiosity Animales and Curiosity Motores, curating content from Curiosity’s library […]

May 3, 2024

Samsung TV Plus adds MLB, PGA, F1, MMA channels

At the IAB NewFronts 2024, Samsung Ads, the advanced advertising division of Samsung Electronics, highlighted why consumers and advertisers continue to turn to Samsung. The company unveiled a new lineup of premium sports, music, family and entertainment content on its FAST service Samsung TV Plus, in addition to new tools to enable advertisers to leverage […]

April 30, 2024

Samsung to launch new interactive gaming experiences

Samsung continues to make significant investments in gaming initiatives to remove barriers and ensure everyone can ‘Just Play’ on their Samsung devices, creating more value for owners and choices for players to decide how and what they play. Samsung will be expanding games in a whole new way – transforming an ordinary ad break on […]

April 30, 2024

Mattel FAST channels on Samsung TV Plus in US

Mattel has partnered with Samsung to deliver its first three 24/7 Free Ad Supported Streaming (FAST) channels on Samsung TV Plus, the free TV streaming service. The Barbie and Friends, Hot Wheels Action, and Mattel Jr channels are set to go live in the US later this year and will be free to access from […]

April 25, 2024

Brightcove smart TV SDKs for Roku, Samsung, LG

Brightcove, the streaming technology company, has announced the launch of its new player platforms for Roku, Samsung and LG Smart TVs.  The launch of the new Software Development Kits (SDKs) has unlocked advanced features within Brightcove’s player framework, including content protection, monetisation and analytics reporting capabilities. “Brightcove is committed to helping media companies deliver engaging […]

April 15, 2024

Research: Consumers embrace AI in smartphone market

Smartphone brands such as Samsung and Google that successfully market ‘halo’ artificial intelligence (AI) features in their devices can influence consumer behaviour. This is according to the latest Worldpanel ComTech study from Kantar, the marketing data and analytics company, which began tracking AI as a driver for smartphone purchasing across its global markets in February […]

April 4, 2024

Samsung Display gives €3.8bn to parent company

Samsung Display has paid out its first-ever dividend since it was spun-off as a separate company in 2012. According to reports, Samsung’s stand-alone display business will pay a dividend to Samsung Electronics of 5.6 Trillion Won (€3.8 billion). During a shareholders’ meeting, Samsung Display voted to distribute 25,400 won per share in dividends, totalling 6.65 […]

March 27, 2024By Chris Forrester