Already available in Spain, Italy and France on Samsung TV Plus, BBC Drama makes its debut in MENA, featuring the BBC’s award-winning British BBC drama. Samsung TV Plus users can watch 1950s drama, Call The Midwife, light-crime drama set in the Caribbean, Death in Paradise and family drama, The Durrells.

Also available as a FAST channel on Samsung TV Plus is the critically acclaimed British motoring series, Top Gear, which will be available to enjoy in MENA, Italy, France, Germany, Spain, Norway, Sweden and Denmark on the platform. This launch follows the successful launch on Samsung TV Plus in Benelux and across the same markets on Pluto TV.

Kasia Jablonska, Director of Digital and On-Demand for EMEA at BBC Studios, said: “Our extensive catalogue of award-winning, high quality content, offers an incredible base for building BBC Studios FAST and Digital Products portfolio. I am so proud to announce the expansion of BBC Drama and Top Gear FAST channels with Samsung TV Plus, giving new audiences across EMEA access to the suite of bingeable content from BBC Studios world renowned catalogue. With FAST channel launches across 42 EMEA countries in just five years, I’m excited for BBC Studios’ future in this space.”

“We are thrilled with the expansion of our Samsung TV Plus streaming service into the MENA region this month. BBC Studios have been a great partner and addition to our service in Europe, we are pleased to have them grow with us into new regions,” said Jennifer Batty, Head of Content Acquisition at Samsung TV Plus Europe. “It’s exciting to see how FAST is evolving to meet the demands of its growing global viewership.