Rakuten Wuaki will be the first vod that will offer premium content in 4K HDR in Europe

Samsung will collaborate with Rakute Wuaki to expand the availability of TV Plus in Europe offering the latest films and series in 4K HDR to enjoy them on the manufacturer's qled televisions.

Coinciding with the celebration of MIPTV in Cannes, Samsung Electronics and Rakuten Wuaki, provider of video content on demand (VOD) 4K with high dynamic range (HDR), have announced the expansion of the availability in Europe of the Samsung TV Plus service. With this announcement, Rakuten Wuaki (in collaboration with Samsung) becomes the first VOD service that will market premium premium films in 4K HDR throughout Europe.

Run in Germany in January 2017, TV Plus will be available in five European countries: France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom and will have customs customary content of the region. This user friendly service allows owners of a Samsung Smart TV TV navigate and quickly access the popular VOD channels using their Internet connection.

Heeman Lee, vice president of the TV Services Area connected to Samsung Electronics, acknowledges that “in Samsung our goal is to help users to discover the content they want to see instead of making the search difficult. With this in mind, we are proud to collaborate with Rakute Wuaki to expand the availability of TV plus in Europe, offering the fastest way to discover the latest films and series in 4K HDR to enjoy them on Samsung's qled televisions. ”

TV on IP

Samsung TV Plus is an innovative experience that allows users to easily access the contents, including films and presenter in 4K (and HDR) in the categories of recent premieres, child, action and comedy, from the television channels by ia ip that Rakute Wuaki offers.

The application interface includes a deployable channel menu, similar to that of traditional cable or satellite television suppliers, which allows users to rent or buy their favorite films in high quality quickly and directly. This process makes the experience of use is optimized and pleasant, which represents a unique and revolutionary opportunity to maximize the potential of films with 4K HDR quality within the predominant linear television experience.

Jacinto Roca, CEO of Rakuten Wuaki, points out that “through TV Plus, Rakuten and Samsung they have been able to join to offer consumers a wide variety of content options between a varied assortment of genders and interest consume the contents they want. ”