First to Launch YouTube™ 3D Content for Smart TV, Samsung Expands Its Pool of Apps

Samsung Electronics have proudly presented Smart TV 3D video contents in IFA 2011 held in Berlin, through the world’s leading online video streaming web site YouTube™. Moreover it has shown other smart TV Applications such as Berliner Philharmonic, Real Madrid FC, My Madrid, CNBC RT TV, Muzu TV, HealthClubTV, and BodyinBalance (these 6 for Europe).

World’s number one streaming site ‘ YouTube’

YouTube 3D content, brought into the Smart TV for the first time by Samsung, provides users with an entertaining, intuitive, social and visual home entertainment experience like never before. The 3D device industry has long lacked a source for content until now—with this new YouTube on TV app, anyone can view 3D content on a Smart TV. Consumers will now be able to enjoy thousands of 3D videos,—allowing friends and family to more realistically share and enjoy each other’s life moments via YouTube and Samsung Smart TV.

“The launch of YouTube on TV underscores one of YouTube’s core missions: to make high quality video available anywhere and on any device. In addition to our efforts in web and mobile, 3D videos on YouTube can now also be and shared and enjoyed through high-quality/large-screen enabled Smart TVs”

– Francisco Varela, Global Head of Platform Partnerships, YouTube

“Samsung is glad to be an exclusive partner in bringing YouTube 3D experiences to TV space for the first time in the world at IFA 2011. Samsung Smart TV is an ideal platform for YouTube to convey the beautifully visual user interface and 3D experience that consumers will now have at their fingertips for watching and sharing of 3D content worldwide—this partnership will contribute to the continued growth of both the 3D and Smart TV industries.”

– Kyungsik Kevin Lee, Vice President of Visual Display Business, Samsung Electronics

Berliner Philharmoniker – Bringing the world’s best orchestra live in your living room.

Through Berliner Philharmoniker App, every Samsung Smart TV user can listen to the world’s best live orchestra concert in the very own living room. The user also can enjoy over 100 live concert videos, artist’s interviews and videos of 35 live performances every year in the concert hall with HD quality with crystal clear sound.

Real Madrid FC – Free up-to-date Champions League Video

By an exclusive 1-year partnership with Real Madrid FC, ‘My Madrid’ shows players’ info, list of matches and teams, etc. Also select content including Lifa BBVA clips and others are available for free.

Financial expert CNBC real-time TV – Providing up to the minute business news

Financial News Channel CNBC RT TV provides CNBC, European News and News on CNBC web site in real time. When watching the News, the Application is able to place updated news at the same time, providing European country’s market conditions, up to 30 stocks of interest, raw material, and foreign exchange info with a simple click.

Muzu. TV – 85,000 music videos into my own TV

World’s largest music video site Muzu. TV, will provide 85,000 music videos to 13 European countries through Samsung Smart TV by the fourth quarter of this year. The user can search the music from the 70~80s to the latest music, customize playlists and watch music videos in HD quality in a Smart TV optimized environment with ease.

HealthClubTV – Personal trainer into my own TV

HealthClub TV is developed to help busy people with less time to invest in their health. From first timers to experts, to soon-to-be mothers, children and even physiotherapy patients, the Application provides each person with training programs suitable for their conditions. From muscle workout, aerobics, dance and so on, it provides various exercise methods and also shows information of nutrients and supplements that need to be consumed to maximize the training effect.

BodyinBalance – 1000 hours of in-door workout for women

BodyinBalance is a leading Well-being TV channel providing over thousands of hours of Yoga, Pilates and all kinds of health related contents to search and follow.

As a continuous market leader, Samsung Smart TV provides the perfect mix of rich content, rich experiences, and convenience to consumers.  Much more than just a connected TV, Samsung Smart TVs create an entirely new way to watch television through Smart Hub, Smart Design, and Smart 3D functionality. This is further matched by intuitive user experiences and content driven by apps and services made specifically for the TV. Bringing these intelligent features together, Samsung Smart TV serves as the entertainment hub of the home by connecting to not just the Internet, but a variety of other home network devices.