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Smithsonian Networks launches premium OTT SVOD service

December 14, 2018 09.51 Europe/London By Robert Briel

Smithsonian Networks is launching Smithsonian Channel Plus, a new ad-free subscription on-demand streaming service featuring over a thousand hours of content.

Spanning genres including history, air and space, nature and wildlife, science, travel, pop culture and more, the programming, which includes 4K UHD series and documentaries, is now available anytime and anywhere in the US at $4.99 per month.

Smithsonian Networks is expanding in the streaming space with a direct-to-consumer offering that allows streamers access to its diverse and entertaining nonfiction programming. With past full seasons of series like Aerial America, America in Color, Million Dollar Princesses, The Lost Tapes and Air Disasters, viewers can watch programmes from the library of Smithsonian Channel. The new service also includes all of Smithsonian Earth’s nature and wildlife offerings, all in 4K UHD.

“We are thrilled to be able to bring Smithsonian Channel’s acclaimed programming to new audiences in an easily accessible way at a time when viewing habits and consumption are rapidly changing,” said Tom Hayden, President, Smithsonian Networks.

“With a deep and varied programming library, including one of the largest offerings of 4K UHD content, launching Smithsonian Channel Plus allows us to super-serve viewers who love documentaries and series across a wide variety of genres.”

Smithsonian Channel Plus is now available through the Smithsonian Channel app on Apple, Amazon, Roku Players and TVs, and Android devices, as well as online at watch.smithsonianchannel.com. Amazon Prime members can subscribe to Smithsonian Channel Plus through Prime Video Channels by the end of 2018.

Smithsonian Channel, owned by Smithsonian Networks, is a joint venture between Showtime Networks Inc. and the Smithsonian Institution.

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Filed Under: Newsline, On Demand/VOD, OTT, TV, Ultra HD Tagged With: 4K, Smithsonian Networks, UHD, US Edited: 14 December 2018 09:51

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