Samsung recently launched a web version of its ad-supported Smart TV Plus streaming service

Samsung as of late launched a web version of its free and ad-supported Smart TV Plus streaming service for live and linear programming just as added casting support for Chromecast devices.

The streaming product, which was recently restricted to Samsung TV and mobile devices, launched as a web service in the second quarter, Protocol reported Friday. It’s an inquisitive new part in the streaming wars and launched with apparently little fanfare, however the rollout makes an application that was recently restricted to Samsung clients now generally accessible to pretty much anybody.

Samsung didn’t have immediate comment about the launch when reached on Friday. Be that as it may, a representative affirmed the dispatch of the web version of the service to Protocol.

Samsung TV Plus has been around for quite a long time — it’s been accessible on Samsung smart TVs since 2016 — yet the rollout to additional devices outside of the streaming environment places it all the more straightforwardly in contest with ad-supported streaming services like Peacock, the Roku Channel, or quite a few linear-programming freebies like Pluto TV or Plex.

While it’s muddled why the organization appears to have chosen to delicate launch the web version of its real time feature now, Samsung seems, by all accounts, to be streaming ecosystem to carry TV Plus to a bigger audience. Choice is consistently incredible and you can’t beat the cost of free (especially on the off chance that you can tolerate sitting through promotions), however in the event that Samsung’s ambitions are to overwhelm the linear streaming space, it’s somewhat late to the party.