Samsung has signed a deal with DVD rental subscription service LoveFilm to offer some of its 67,000 titles in the direct-to-TV market on new ranges of Samsung TVs, Blu-ray players and home cinema systems.
The deal means the LoveFilm download service is now available through a user interface on all Internet@TV Samsung hardware. You’ll need to have an unlimited subscription package to LoveFilm but with a networked TV you can download and watch thousands of films on demand.
LoveFilm joins other services on Samsung’s Internet@TV service which include Flickr, YouTube, BBC iPlayer, Twitter.
Members can scroll through titles on the page, use a left hand navigation to search through categories including ‘Pick of the Week’, ‘Most Watched’ and ‘Highest Rated’, view ratings as well as search through the LoveFilm instant offering by title, actor and genre.
Andy Griffiths, UK head of Samsung Consumer Electronics, said: “Samsung is extremely excited to announce their LoveFilm application, and offer it to customers. To be able to offer such a well known and popular service on our TVs is a great asset for our consumers, and will certainly enhance the viewing experience for them.”