Samsung has reportedly signed a new deal with Blockbuster that may begin to have the company deliver thousands of movies to the Korean electronics giant's Galaxy smartphones and tablets, Blu-ray players and new connected Smart TVs.  Smarthouse reports the service will be rolled out around australia, the usa and Europe this season, with American and European customers likely to see the streaming service offered in the first half of 2012.

Blockbuster is Australia's biggest provider of rental movies but has suffered in the usa as Internet-based Netflix and rental kiosk company Redbox have dominated the marketplace. The retailer was forced to close a lot of its stores included in a cost-cutting strategy and was recently acquired by US satellite broadcaster the Dish Network and will launch a fresh streaming service that may underpin the Samsung deal.

Paul Uniacke, CEO of the Franchise Entertainment Group, who supports the rights for the Blockbuster brand around australia asserted the Samsung deal "is a brilliant deal" that will see the service entirely on Samsung's array of televisions, Blu-ray players, mobile devices as well as PCs.

To facilitate the brand new service, Samsung is rumoured to become creating a new global billing platform that will permit users to sign-up and buy new media content, helping the Korean manufacturer extend its range of value-added services to better serve its customers across devices.

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Curious to see what's next, we will definitely keep you updated.

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