Samsung appears to be channeling its internal Santa once more this 12 months: it has simply given customers an enormous vacation present within the type of a number of new streaming channels. It is also added extra on-demand content material. That takes the full variety of channels out there to US viewers to simply over 330, and it is a very blended choice, masking all the pieces from Dr Quinn Medication Lady to extra native information.
Plus, among the streamer’s up to date channels and film choices are good for the season: you will get loads of holiday-themed leisure, together with Hallmark Films, Vacation Film Favorites, A really blissful Murphy, Murray & McCarthy Marathon, Have some Christmas cheer and A comical Christmas.
What’s new on Samsung TV Plus for the vacations?
The replace is not fairly as thrilling as some shops have recommended – the replace would not add “a whole bunch” of latest channels; it provides to the 330-plus channels already out there – nevertheless it’s nonetheless quite a lot of further leisure. In line with the Digital TV web site, the add-ons embrace the next actuality, documentary and story content material:
- American Pickers by Historical past (Hidden Treasure)
- Hoarding from A&E (compulsive hoarding)
- Flipping Nation (home renovation)
- 60 Days In by A&E (undercover in jail)
- Intervention by A&E (dependancy)
- Historical past 365 (deep dive into historic matters)
- Storage Wars: LA by A&E
- Got here with it! by Lifetime (theatrical rehearsals and rivalry)
- Little Girls: LA by Lifetime
- Mountain males of historical past
- In Survived… by A&E
- Alone by Historical past (A number of Survival Tales)
- Cast within the fireplace of historical past (sword!)
- Swamp Folks by Historical past (life in Louisiana’s swamps)
- Hagerty (automobiles and automobile tradition)
- Dr. Quinn Medication Lady
- Extra native information in areas together with Austin, Detroit, Milwaukee, Orlando, Phoenix, Seattle and Tampa Bay
Samsung TV Plus is a fairly large deal within the FAST (Free Advert Supported TV) market: it reaches over 24 nations and 535 million units world wide, and it is out there on many units – not simply TVs, however Samsung Galaxy units, Samsung Good Shows and Household Hub fridges too.
In line with Samsung, in November it had seen a 60% improve in viewers in comparison with the earlier 12 months. And the service is clearly investing closely within the service: final month it added extra channels, together with a brand new music hub in partnership with Vevo, XITE and Stingray.