Samsung TV fans given upgrade with five new free channels on televisions – trick lets you find them on Galaxy phones too
SAMSUNG has upgraded its free TV service with a selection of brand new channels.
The South Korean tech giant offers a massive library of no-cost content through Samsung TV Plus.
This app is built into modern Samsung televisions, and serves free TV supported by ads.
Samsung says that its library currently includes more than 350 live channels.
On its website, Samsung boasts: “No credit card. No contract. No cables.”
This is updated regularly with new channels, so it’s always worth checking to see what else you’re getting for free.
The list of five new channels is as follows:
- MLB – focused on Major League Baseball replays and recaps
- PGA TOUR – golfing documentaries, behind-the-scenes footage, highlights, recaps, and competitions
- AHL – live American Hockey League games
- Formula One Channel – analysis, replays, and documentaries for F1, F2, F3, and F1 Academy races
- ONE Championship TV – combat sports highlights, series, and behind-the-scenes television
It’s worth noting that Samsung TV Plus also offers on-demand content.
Samsung says the app delivers “thousands of movies and shows” for free this way.
It says that the free streaming service is available on 2016 to 2024 Samsung Smart TVs.
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But that’s not all: you can also watch it on Samsung Smart Monitors, Samsung Family Hub refrigerators, and via the web.
It’s also available on Samsung Galaxy smartphones: just check for the app, or download it if you don’t have it.
“Your Samsung devices come with Samsung TV Plus – Samsung’s free ad-supported Smart TV video service, delivering instant access to news, sports, entertainment, and more,” Samsung explained.
“No subscription, additional device, or credit card needed.”
Just remember that you’ll need an internet connection to stream.
So if you’re watching via a mobile phone and you’re not on Wi-Fi, it will use up your data allowance.
Your smartphone will also need to be running Android 8.0 or later to get the app.
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
The app is called Samsung TV Plus, and can be downloaded from both the Galaxy Store and Google Play Store.
You don’t need to create a Samsung account to use the app, but you’ll get extra features if you do.
These extra features include:
- Continue Watching
- Favorite Channels
- Edit Channels
- Set Watch Reminders
- Create Watch Lists
However, note that your mobile Samsung TV Plus customizations won’t sync with your TV “at this time”, according to Samsung.