“According to recent Samsung Australia Better Tomorrow Research, Smart TVs are now seen as one of the most desired technologies. The data shows that Australians value the hassle-free and rich benefits of Samsung’s Smart TVs,” says Samsung Electronics Australia group manager – AV Evan Manolis.

“Samsung is delivering easy access to a wide range of content and applications from the comfort of the lounge room. We’ve worked closely with a variety of leading content providers to enable consumers to stream thousands of music videos, a wide range of Hollywood movies, and TV shows direct to their compatible Samsung Smart TVs.”

BigPond Movies, TV and Sport

BigPond Movies, TV and Sport is a world leading experience that integrates both free-to-air and internet-exclusive content in the one place.

The app makes it easy for users to access BigPond content so customers can download movies from the BigPond Movies service and also watch any of the BigPond TV internet channels including:

BigPond Sport

BigPond Music

BigPond News

V8 Supercars

BigPond Horse Racing

AFL channel

NRL channel

Samsung Music Hub

Samsung Music Hub is a subscription based music service offering access to millions of tracks from four major record labels as well as thousands of music videos. The service is available across multiple compatible Samsung platforms, such as select GALAXY Smartphones, GALAXY tablets, Samsung PCs, Samsung Smart TVs and Smart Blu-ray devices. Music videos can be streamed in high quality HD (720p) with an average of 40 new videos added per week.

Quickflix

Quickflix is Australia’s leading online movie rental company. In the coming months hundreds of movies and TV shows from studios such as HBO, NBC Universal, Lionsgate, Sony Pictures and MGM will be available for consumers to watch on select Samsung audio visual devices and mobile devices.

Wiggle Time TV

Australian children are able to enjoy the world of The Wiggles through Wiggle Time TV’s video service, and access special promotions, discounts and presales. Wiggle Time TV will showcase hours of entertainment with programming including all of The Wiggles’ properties: The Wiggles, Dorothy The Dinosaur, Baby Antonio’s Circus and Kingdom of Paramithi plus additional content such as The Adventures of Gracie Lou and Five Minutes More. It will be available on select 2011 and 2012 Samsung Smart TV devices and the Samsung GALAXY Tab 10.1.

PLUS7

PLUS7 provides consumers with on-demand access to some of their favourite Channel Seven shows like My Kitchen Rules, Border Security, 30 Rock and Better Homes and Garden. The service offers video streaming of full length catch-up episodes from Seven, 7mate and other content partners in high quality, full screen. Samsung is expecting to launch PLUS7 in the coming months.