Samsung TV Plus Update Makes Browsing and Viewing Content Easier and Faster – Samsung Global Newsroom

Updates embrace a customized residence display, expanded content material classes and superior suggestion algorithms

Samsung Electronics introduced a brand new replace for Samsung TV Plus,¹ its widely-used free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) service. The most recent model of Samsung TV Plus introduces consumer interface (UI) enhancements and new options, aimed toward streamlining content material discovery and elevating the consumer expertise (UX). This replace has been utilized to cowl 2,500 channels+ throughout all 24 international locations the place Samsung TV Plus is offered.

▲ The most recent Samsung TV Plus replace options new options and a consumer interface (UI) overhaul to permit for higher content material discovery.

New UI Devoted to Increasing Content material Discovery

The brand new Samsung TV Plus replace features a redesigned residence display to offer an outline of content material obtainable for viewing, along with fashionable titles and lately watched content material.

The up to date UI additionally options newly added classes on the left aspect of the house display to incorporate sections corresponding to Reside TV, Motion pictures/TV Exhibits, Music, Youngsters and Settings, and extra. Every class provides a broad vary of content material that may be simply accessed at any time.

Moreover, region-specific tabs have been added primarily based on every area’s content material catalogue and consumer choice to satisfy the wants of various markets:

• Music tab for the U.S., Australia, New Zealand
• Youngsters tab for the U.S., Europe, Brazil, Mexico, India
• Information tab for India with multilingual help

▲ A Youngsters tab has been added to the U.S., Europe, Brazil, Mexico and India markets.

Streamlined Channel Navigation

The up to date interface options bigger UI components to enhance the searching expertise, permitting customers to simply navigate by means of an ever-expanding library of TV channels. Furthermore, customers can log into their Samsung accounts to simply entry their favourite channels in a single place on the high of the channel information.

▲ Channel navigation turns into extra intuitive with the brand new Samsung TV Plus replace.

Enhanced VOD Expertise

The most recent replace additionally expands the Video on Demand (VOD) choices and options of Samsung TV Plus. Now, customers can entry VOD from the channel information, enabling immediate playback of choose applications with out having to attend for a particular episode to return on the channel.²

The brand new “Extra Like This” function provides content material suggestion primarily based on customers’ viewing historical past, offering tailor-made content material discovery that aligns with their preferences.

▲ The most recent Samsung TV Plus replace consists of quite a lot of VOD content material.

“Over the previous yr, we’ve witnessed a 60% improve in international viewing time on Samsung TV Plus — a testomony to the platform’s expansive content material library and user-friendly design,” stated Yonghoon Choi, Govt Vice President of the Visible Show Enterprise at Samsung Electronics. “We are going to proceed to evolve and improve our companies to offer a extra intuitive and pleasurable viewing expertise for our customers.”

For extra info on Samsung TV Plus, please go to www.samsung.com.

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¹ The most recent replace, Samsung TV Plus model 5.2, shall be obtainable on all Samsung Good TVs launched in 2019 or later.
² If content material is offered for each linear channel applications and VOD.