DAZN and NBC channels join Samsung TV Plus

Samsung TV Plus has expanded its FAST offering with new channels from DAZN and NBC.

DAZN Women’s Football and MMA-centred DAZN Ringside joins Samsung TV Plus. Launched ahead of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023, DAZN Women’s Football features live matches from both the 2023 UEFA Women’s Champions League and Liga F. The FAST channel also provides documentaries and exclusive behind-the-scenes access to the star players. While, DAZN Ringside showcases live fights, documentaries and over 300 hours of archive matches from champions fighters across all weight divisions.

NBC’s international news channel, NBC News Now also lands on the platform, delivering deep reporting and coverage of live breaking news from the US and worldwide.

Samsung TV Plus has been ramping up its FAST offering with the recent addition of the golfing channel, The PGA Tour in September which is available across the UK, Australia, New Zealand, India and South Korea. The PGA Tour airs programming of the golfing tournaments, with content from PGA Tour Entertainment and PGA Tour Originals. UKTV’s raft of channels also launched on Samsung TV Plus in August including UKTV Play Laughs, UKTV Play Uncovered, UKTV Play Full Throttle and UKTV Play Heroes.

Jennifer Batty, head of content acquisition, Samsung TV Plus Europe, sa: “As summer draws to a close, Samsung is delighted to be adding DAZN, PGA TOUR, NBC News Now and UKTV Play channels to our ever-expanding roster of sports and entertainment content on Samsung TV Plus. If young fans were glued to the edge of their seats for the World Cup Final, the new DAZN Women’s Football channel will continue to inspire the next generation of female players.”