Samsung TV Plus update 5.2 brings new UI, channels and more

Samsung TV Plus rolling out product update 5.2, which enhances content discovery. Thanks to the new home screen and discoverability features, Samsung TV Plus now offers a dedicated kids experience to connect consumers with ‘Best of Kids’ programming.

Kids experience

Additionally, the new destination will feature popular new content like Blippi, Barney and Friends, Baby Einstein, Teletubbies, Caillou, The Adventures of Super Mario Bros 3 and Sonic the Hedgehog.

Users can also enjoy family favorites like PBS KIDS, Strawberry Shortcake, Slugterra, Moonbug, Ryan and Friends, LEGO™ Channel, Kidoodle.TV and more.

Music destination

TV Plus’ new dedicated music destination allows users to easily discover and enjoy songs and artists spanning over 200 playlists and 40+ channels from partners Vevo, XITE and Stingray.

On-demand playlists will cater to a wide range of music tastes in a variety of formats, including decade-based playlists like ‘90s Country; genre-based playlists like Hip-Hop Icons; and artist-centered playlists for top acts.

Blockbuster movies and premium content

Expanded Fan-favorite “Movie Hub”: Following the success of The Movie Hub, Samsung TV Plus has expanded and refreshed its movie channel offering by adding new channels, Movie Hub West, Movie Hub Action, and Movie Hub Holidays. The new Movie Hub channels will continue to deliver thousands of live and on-demand blockbuster movies like Bridget Jones’s Diary, Collateral, Cruel Intentions, Silver Linings Playbook, The Hurt Locker, Titanic, Gladiator, Imitation Game and more to come.

The Most Comprehensive FAST News Offering: Samsung TV Plus now offers one of the most comprehensive global, national and local news offerings, including the news you need to know from major news networks including ABC, CBS, CNN, FOX and NBC – as well as top business news networks like Bloomberg TV+, Sky News, Scripps News, Cheddar News, USA TODAY, and Yahoo Finance.

The Holidays Are Here – Seasonal Preview: With winter fast approaching, Samsung TV Plus is the perfect destination for all holiday-themed entertainment. Spanning genres and channels, users will be able to enjoy titles like Christmas Angel starring Tamera Mowry-Housley, Feliz NaviDAD featuring Mario Lopez, and other favorites from Hallmark Movies & More and Holiday Movie Favorites by Lifetime. Samsung TV Plus will also feature seasonal music video playlists perfect for decking the halls, and Samsung TV Plus’ signature Fireplace 4K channel with a display so crystal clear you’ll think it’s real.

Diverse Multicultural Entertainment: Samsung TV Plus offers a fast-growing offering of multilingual and multicultural news and entertainment. The service recently launched 10 new first-to-FAST Spanish-language channels from ViX, TelevisaUnivision’s global streaming service, as well as the Ebony TV by Lionsgate channel featuring shows and movies like The Great Debaters starring Denzel Washington and Forest Whitaker; Snitch featuring Dwayne Johnson; Dear White People starring Tessa Thompson; Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All by Myself; Are We There Yet?; and Kevin Hart: What the Fit.

The product update 5.2 and new titles will initially be available on Samsung Smart TV models 2019-2023, rolling out later this year through early 2024 to additional Smart TV models and Galaxy mobile devices.

// Samsung