Samsung TV Plus Europe scores with new autumn lineup: a winning season of news, sports and entertainment

Samsung’s free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) service today announces a host of new channels and content in Europe for its autumn lineup, bringing audiences even more premium regional content from across Europe.

The new channels and content span across key interest areas such as news, sport and entertainment.

News

With high quality news journalism more important than ever, BFMTV is launching BFM2 to offer French Samsung TV Plus viewers even more live rolling coverage of the events they need to know about. Spanish viewers will also now be able to access CNN en Español – as their new reliable international news channel, available 24 hours a day in Spanish, with the latest headlines and breaking news from Latin America and the world.

Sport

The latest season of European football has arrived and DAZN is bringing Samsung TV Plus viewers the action. The 2024/25 UEFA Champions League season kicks off with DAZN’s exclusive UCL Show on DAZN FAST+, airing twice every Champions League week for German Samsung TV Plus viewers. These viewers will also get to see the top games from LaLiga, Ligue 1 and SerieA live.

Football lovers in the UK, Nordics, and Netherlands won’t miss out, as they will be  able to catch UEFA Women’s Champions League live matches on the exclusive DAZN Women’s Football channel (DAZN Rise in Germany and Austria).

And Samsung TV Plus viewers in the UK, Spain and Sweden will now be able to watch matches from the Men’s and Women’s DFB-Pokal, 3. Liga (Third Division), U-19 Youth Bundesliga and various national teams, live and free on DFB Play TV, the new FAST channel of the German Football Association. Viewers of Samsung TV Plus in the UK will be able to enjoy DFB Play TV exclusively.

Entertainment

Samsung’s ongoing and successful partnership with Nexo TV further expands in Italy with the launch of four new film channels featuring a selection of blockbusters that have not only dominated the box office but also captured large audiences across Italy’s major networks. These blockbusters are now distributed by Samsung TV Plus through Nexo TV channels. Comedy Time is designed entirely for comedy, offering a wide selection of comedy films, for teens to romantic favourites for all. Each film aims to deliver something special and entertaining for the whole family. Western Time is dedicated to iconic westerns, curated by Leone Group, a company founded by the legendary Sergio Leone, the undisputed master of the genre. Crime Time, also from Leone Group,  caters to fans of gripping thrillers, murder mysteries, and action-packed narratives, featuring high-octane blockbusters that keep viewers on the edge of their seats (launching in November).

Finally, Christmas Time, a pop-up channel, which will bring the magic of Christmas into homes with a collection of heart-warming holiday classics that have become seasonal must-watches. These four channels, filled with box office hits, will serve as a testament to Samsung’s and Nexo TV’s commitment to deliver premium content experiences for their viewers.

In France, Chronicles of the sun (Un Si Grand Soleil), a series that follows the daily lives of families and various characters living in Montpellier will be available for the first time on FAST with Samsung TV Plus. Produced by France.tv studio (Epeios Production), and distributed by France TV Distribution, season 1-3 will soon air on Samsung TV’s giving fans the ability to rewatch their favourite seasons, and draw in new audiences to the nation’s favourite soap.

German viewers have a bumper lineup of content coming to their screens this autumn. Samsung extends its relationship with ITV Studios with new additions including Fluss Monster (River Monster), the globally acclaimed show that follows the worldwide adventures of biologist, adventurer and extreme angler Jeremy Wade. In collaboration with ZDF Studios, Samsung TV Plus will launch another channel as part of a pan-European partnership. “ZDF zu Hause” will feature ZDF’s most successful home and garden shows. And ARD Plus brings nostalgic TV to FAST via their distribution partner High View with Lindenstraße, the series, which became famous as the first German soap.

Other favourite drama series including Poldark (UK), Harlots (UK), Bosch (UK, Germany) and more to be announced soon will be further added to the autumn lineup, available exclusively to Samsung households on Samsung TV Plus.

The new channels and content from Samsung TV Plus and its European partners are indicative of the growth and high quality of FAST channels in Europe.

The surge in FAST consumption is reshaping the European streaming media landscape, with Samsung TV Plus witnessing nearly twofold growth in consumer viewing.

Samsung Ads research also indicates that 64% of viewers believe content on FAST channels is improving, with 30% expecting to increase their FAST consumption in the future.

Jennifer Batty, Director of Content Partnerships, Samsung TV Plus and The Art Store said: ‘At Samsung, we’re committed to not only expanding our platform with fresh, exciting content for our viewers, but also creating meaningful opportunities for our content partners. This autumn lineup reflects our continued investment in bringing the best news, sports, and entertainment channels to audiences while helping our partners connect with new viewers in a rapidly evolving streaming landscape’.

Samsung TV Plus is exclusively available on more than 60 Million Samsung devices in Europe, without the need for an antenna or additional application – just an internet connection.

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