Samsung adds Netflix app to Smart TV

Samsung has signed up Netflix as the latest partner for its Smart TV app store.

Customers who log on to the Netflix website today can start a free, one month trial of the service to stream films and TV shows over their Samsung Smart TV, PC or mobile device.

The Netflix app is intially available on Samsung's D7000 and D8000 Smart TV series, and in the coming months will be made available on the company's new 2012 Smart TVs and Blu-ray players.

Viewers will have access to tens of thousands of films and TV programmes, says Samsung, including hits such as The Expendables, popular US series 24 and 90210, and UK favourites including The Only Way Is Essex, Top Gear and The Inbetweeners.

More films and TV programmes will be added regularly, and once the free trial runs out there'll be a monthly fee of £5.99 for the service.

Netflix launched in the UK and Ireland earlier this month.

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Andy Clough

Andy is Global Brand Director of What Hi-Fi? and has been a technology journalist for 30 years. During that time he has covered everything from VHS and Betamax, MiniDisc and DCC to CDi, Laserdisc and 3D TV, and any number of other formats that have come and gone. He loves nothing better than a good old format war. Andy edited several hi-fi and home cinema magazines before relaunching whathifi.com in 2008 and helping turn it into the global success it is today. When not listening to music or watching TV, he spends far too much of his time reading about cars he can't afford to buy.