Samsungs is considering making its free streaming service Samsung TV Plus available to other television manufacturers. This is stated by tech editor Janko Roettgers based on multiple sources.
In his Lowpass newsletter writes Roettgers that Samsung has spoken to some competitors about this, according to several sources who are familiar with these conversations. One of these discussion partners would be the Chinese TCL, although it is not clear how advanced these talks are and whether they are still being held. Spokesmen for TCL and Samsung did not want to answer questions from Roettgers.
The South Korean company would have previously had plans to license individual channels of the streaming service to other television manufacturers, but those talks would have led to nothing, according to a source. In order to allow the streaming service’s audience to grow, Samsung would now consider making the service available to competitors in its entirety.
Samsung started in 2015 with the streaming service TV Plus and was previously only available to owners of Samsung TVs running Tizen, but later owners of Galaxy phones and tablets with Android 8.0 or higher also received access and in 2021 the company introduced a web version for the United States. In April 2021, Samsung TV Plus available in Benelux. Users can watch both local and global channels for free, including news, sports and entertainment. The channels have advertisements.
