Optus Sport is adding Samsung Smart TV platform to its roster of compatible streaming options. Optus’s Head of TV and Content, Corin Dimopoulos said with Optus Sport expanding its device streaming options it was clear the broadcaster was “building credibility as one of Australia’s most popular streaming services”. “We don’t just want to be the […]
Qwest TV’s three new music-focused channels will be joining Samsung TV Plus which comes automatically installed on all 2016-2020 Samsung Smart TVs. Co-founded by music icon Quincy Jones, the music-related video service will appear as a featured channel on the Samsung Smart TV platform for several weeks to kick off the partnership. Qwest TV’s F.A.S.T […]
Findings from a Samsung Ads Europe report reveal that streaming on Samsung TVs in the UK now accounts for more TV viewing time than linear TV. Data from January to June 2020 shows streaming time rising to 59 per cent, and overtaking linear for the very first time. This represents an increase of 38 minutes […]
The global population of TV and video streaming devices has now exceeded 1.1 billion, according to the latest analysis from Strategy Analytics’ TV Streaming Platforms service. The research, which tracks quarterly deployments of TV and video streaming devices across 27 major countries, finds that Samsung is the leading brand, with 14 per cent of devices […]
According to local reports Samsung has sold its giant Chinese LCD panel factory to China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) for $1.08 billion. Samsung says it is withdrawing from production of LCD panels. Instead Samsung Display will focus on higher-value organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels which it will manufacture using its quantum dot technology which is […]
Samsung continued to dominate TV shipments globally during Q2 even though actual volumes shipped declined slightly compared with the same period in 2019. In the same period, Chinese multinational electronics brand TCL leapfrogged LG Electronics into the Number 2 spot. The latest update of the DiScien Monthly Global TV Shipment Report covers quarterly TV shipments […]
Mediapro’s football streaming service, Téléfoot, which launches tonight (August 21st) with live coverage of the Ligue 1 clash between Bordeaux and Nantes, has announced it is available on Samsung smart TVs. The Téléfoot app will be automatically pre-loaded on Samsung smart TVs models from 2019 or 2020, whilst those with 2018 models can download it […]
SPI/FilmBox announced that their new ad-supported digital channel Filmstream has made its worldwide debut on Samsung Electronics’ video service, Samsung TV Plus in the UK. Filmstream is the newest addition to SPI’s portfolio and currently features a broad selection of independent movies and world cinema classics. “The rise of on-demand content consumption has left some […]
Eurofins Digital Testing, a global player in end-to-end quality assurance (QA) and testing services, has announced the launch of updated testing services for the new CI Plus 2.0 standard. Eurofins is the exclusive test partner for version 2.0 of the standard, appointed by CI Plus LLP (the Trust Authority for the CI Plus standard) and […]
Disney+ has room for improvement on Samsung’s smart TV system Tizen. The streaming service performs better on Android TV and Amazon’s Fire TV as well as Apple TV and LG’s Web OS. This is the conclusion of a study conducted by TeraVolt. Although the player of Disney+ works perfectly with Tizen (100 per cent), the […]