{"id":17791,"date":"2022-03-16T10:19:48","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T14:19:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/waterbear-network-launches-first-linear-channel-samsung-tv-plus\/"},"modified":"2022-03-16T13:53:05","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T17:53:05","slug":"waterbear-network-launches-first-linear-channel-on-samsung-tv-plus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/waterbear-network-launches-first-linear-channel-on-samsung-tv-plus\/","title":{"rendered":"WaterBear Network Launches First Linear Channel on Samsung TV Plus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WaterBear Network has launched a linear FAST channel on Samsung TV Plus in the U.K., the Netherlands and Sweden.<\/p>\n<p>Viewers of the linear channel will have access to WaterBear Network\u2019s original content, which covers biodiversity, community, circularity, climate action and sustainable fashion. The free streaming platform was founded by Ellen Windemuth, executive producer of the Oscar-winning documentary <em>My Octopus Teacher<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement follows WaterBear Network\u2019s recent global expansion reaching 194 countries.<\/p>\n<p>Oliver Taprogge, head of distribution at WaterBear Network, said: \u201cContent consumption is changing, and the rapid rise of FAST channels is testament to this. Content producers, channel owners and device manufacturers must utilize the entirety of this evolving ecosystem to provide audiences with the content they want, where they want. Samsung is at the forefront of this, and Samsung TV Plus is the perfect partner to ensure our content inspires, educates and drives deeper impact and change through a new audience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe partnership will deliver a powerful selection of content that highlights the need for change. With the WaterBear platform now already available across 194 countries, this exclusive FAST channel is a major step in telling the world\u2019s untold environmental stories.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WaterBear Network has launched a linear FAST channel on Samsung TV Plus in the U.K., the Netherlands and Sweden.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1033,"featured_media":17795,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[4518,4967],"class_list":["post-17791","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-samsung-tv-plus","tag-waterbear-network","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>WaterBear Network Launches First Linear Channel on Samsung TV Plus - TVREAL<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/waterbear-network-launches-first-linear-channel-on-samsung-tv-plus\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"WaterBear Network Launches First Linear Channel on Samsung TV Plus - TVREAL\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"WaterBear Network has launched a linear FAST channel on Samsung TV Plus in the U.K., the Netherlands and Sweden.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/waterbear-network-launches-first-linear-channel-on-samsung-tv-plus\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVREAL\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-03-16T14:19:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-03-16T17:53:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/waterbear-logo-new-0322.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"360\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Chelsea Regan\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Chelsea Regan\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/waterbear-network-launches-first-linear-channel-on-samsung-tv-plus\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/waterbear-network-launches-first-linear-channel-on-samsung-tv-plus\/\",\"name\":\"WaterBear Network Launches First Linear Channel on Samsung TV Plus - TVREAL\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-03-16T14:19:48+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-03-16T17:53:05+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/#\/schema\/person\/2a2c6d8fb3c7c8b4220b8877ecffb79a\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/waterbear-network-launches-first-linear-channel-on-samsung-tv-plus\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/waterbear-network-launches-first-linear-channel-on-samsung-tv-plus\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/waterbear-network-launches-first-linear-channel-on-samsung-tv-plus\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"WaterBear Network Launches First Linear Channel on Samsung TV Plus\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/\",\"name\":\"TVREAL\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/#\/schema\/person\/2a2c6d8fb3c7c8b4220b8877ecffb79a\",\"name\":\"Chelsea Regan\",\"description\":\"Chelsea Regan is the managing editor of World Screen. 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