SAMSUNG TV Plus has added several new channels to its streaming platform.
Samsung TV Plus is a free, ad-supported streaming (FAST) platform available on Samsung smart TVs.
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Introduced by Samsung Electronics in 2015, it was designed to provide free live content for users.
Like other FAST platforms, Samsung has been working on adding to its content library.
To date, the platform features more than 350 shows and over 1,000 movies available for free streaming.
On top of these, Samsung TV Plus recently received eight new channels, as revealed by Cordcutters News.
The first is PBS Antiques Roadshow, a popular show that follows a team of experts as they scour the nation for pricey antiques.
Next up is The First TV, a political commentary show on free speech featuring Bill O’Reilly, Jesse Kelly, Dana Loesch, Sean Spicer, and Mike Slater.
Lovers of the news will also now have access to BBC’s international news channel, live from London, Washington, and Singapore.
Mysteries Xplored is another channel now available on Samsung TV Plus.
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The show investigates mysteries around the world in an attempt to uncover the truth.
Pawn Stars by History takes a look at three generations of the Harrison Family who own a famous pawn shop in Las Vegas.
Crime 24/7 is a channel that is self-explanatory. The content explores all of the real-life aspects of crime.
The Curse of Oak Island by History follows brothers Rick and Marty Lagina as they explore the infamous Oak Island.
Lastly, Samsung TV Plus added kid-favorite Caillou, a show about an imaginative 4-year-old.
The new channels are part of a slew of content recently added by Samsung TV Plus.
Samsung – a brief history
Here’s what you need to know…
- Samsung is a major South Korean company made up of many businesses that operate globally
- It’s known locally as a “chaebol”, which means “business conglomerate”
- It was founded by Lee Byung-chul in 1938 as a trading company
- But over several decades, it branched out into food processing, insurance, textiles and retail
- It wasn’t until the late 1960s when Samsung entered the electronics industry – for which it’s best known in the west today
- It also launched businesses in construction and shipbuilding in the 1970s
- Today, Samsung’s most important sources of income are its smartphones and computer chips
- The firm accounts for around a fifth of South Korea’s total exports, and roughly 17% of the country’s GDP
- More than 270,000 staff are employed by Samsung globally
- And in 2023, Samsung Electronics turned over the equivalent of $194 billion in revenue
OTHER PLATFORMS
Samsung TV Plus is not the only free ad-supported streaming service – we have shared two others below.
ROKU
Roku is a streaming device with a streaming service of its own – with over 80 million users globally as of 2023.
Some popular Roku channels include NFL, CBS News, and a free trial of Crunchyroll.
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FREESTREAM
Launched just one year ago, Freesteam is Sling TV’s free, ad-supported streaming platform.
Since it launched in February 2023, Freestream has quickly grown to more than 500 channels.
