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Planet V names Samsung as platform partner

ITV’s advanced advertising service Planet V has confirmed that Samsung TV Plus will become the platform’s first 3rd party publisher partner in early 2021. The transformative new agreement reached between ITV and Samsung Ads will enable Planet V buyers to access Samsung TV Plus inventory for planning and buying via the Planet V workflow. With […]

December 10, 2020

Brazil: Insight TV channels on Samsung TV Plus

Insight TV, the millennial-focused global channel provider and content creator, has launched four of its channels on Samsung TV Plus in Brazil. Samsung TV Plus Brazil is making lifestyle channel Insight TV, action sports-focused channel inTrouble, science/technology channel inWonder and the new nature and wildlife channel InWild available to Samsung TV owners with 2018 – […]

December 9, 2020

Data: Q3 Smartphone sales 5.7% decline

Worldwide smartphone sales to end-users totalled 366 million units in the third quarter of 2020, down 5.7 per cent from the third quarter of 2019, according to research and advisory company Gartner. Overall global mobile phone sales to end users totalled 401 million units, a decline of 8.7 per cent year-over-year. After two consecutive quarters […]

December 1, 2020

Stingray launches channels with 11 new OTT partners

Stingray Group, a music, media, and technology company, has announced the launch of free, ad-supported TV channels with eleven major OTT providers: Comcast Xfinity (US), DistroTV (US), Freebie TV (US), Freecast (US), MX Player (US and India), Peacock (US), Redbox (US), Samsung TV Plus (UK and Germany), STIRR (US), STV (UK) and Vizio Watch Free […]

November 26, 2020

Samsung: “8K is the future”

Richard Moreton, from Samsung Electronics’ R&D UK Business Development & Industrial Affairs unit, told delegates to the virtual 4K Summit that 8K is absolutely on Samsung’s agenda. “We very much see a future for 8K, not just to be selling [TV] panels but in the use of this new technology to enable and grow the […]

November 25, 2020By Chris Forrester

Report: EMEA smartphones sales bounced back in Q3

The EMEA smartphone market threw off the coronavirus blues in the third quarter, bouncing back to register some growth over the same period in 2019, according to International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. Total smartphone volumes were 93.1 million, up 2.1 per cent on Q3 2019, for a value of $27.7 billion. […]

November 25, 2020

Australia: Insight TV channels on Samsung TV Plus

Millennial-focused channel provider and content producer Insight TV has secured its first distribution deal in Australia with the launch of four of its digital channels on Samsung TV Plus. In addition to its flagship lifestyle channel Insight TV, Samsung TV Plus is also featuring its suite of digital channels, including action-focused channel inTrouble, science/technology/knowledge channel […]

November 23, 2020

H&C launches in Australia on Samsung TV Plus

Horse & Country, the international equestrian sports network, is pleased to announce an expansion of its relationship with Samsung through the launch of its advertising supported network on Samsung TV Plus in Australia. H&C can be found at channel number 1345 following the Australian launch on November 23rd. H&C recently launched on Samsung TV Plus […]

November 23, 2020

Forecast: 60% of 2022 5G smartphones under $600

The development and introduction of more diverse and affordable 5G smartphones will be the main driver accelerating 5G adoption after 2021, with many lead vendors expected to push deeper into the segment, quickly democratizing the 5G experience and establishing a wider ecosystem. This seismic shift to lower price tiers will result in over 60 per […]

November 20, 2020

Sofy.TV on Samsung Plus in Europe

AI assisted film-making company, Largo, has announced a partnership with Samsung TV to launch a F.A.S.T version of Sofy.tv on Samsung TV Plus. Sofy.tv is joining Samsung TV Plus’s existing line up immediately – providing a new channel offering a stellar line up of over 200 shorts, which will be refreshed monthly. In addition, an […]

November 18, 2020