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Orange and Samsung sign a European partnership agreement to launch an Orange portal on new Samsung Smart TVs


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Paris - Samsung and Orange signed July 6th 2011 a European partnership agreement to provide an Orange content and services portal for Samsung Smart TVs.

The portal will be available in France in the coming weeks on Samsung Smart TVs 2011 line-up and then on Samsung Blu-ray players and Home cinema 2011, before being rolled out across other European countries where Orange is present from the second half of 2011.

According to Xavier Perret, Vice President for Service Partnerships & Business Development at Orange: “This partnership with Samsung, the leading television manufacturer in Europe and throughout the world, will enable to provide an overview of Orange innovative content and services on all Samsung internet connected TV sets in France”.

services and content for an increasingly enhanced TV experience
The Orange portal, designed to provide an experience which complements traditional TV use, can be accessed in just two clicks on the remote control. It offers a selection of fun and useful services such as Orange sport info, 2424actu, Liveradio, an enhanced programme guide, trailers for weekly cinema releases and free content from Orange cinema series channels. More services and content will be added to the Orange portal in the coming months.
A portal that is easy to use and accessible to all
The ergonomics of the Orange portal were designed to offer easier use and navigation from a Samsung Smart TV. The portal is accessible to all, regardless of Internet service provider, and Orange Internet customers will soon enjoy additional services in the coming months.

“We are very proud of this collaboration with Orange, which enhances the offer of services and content available on our Smart TVs", says Philippe Barthelet, Executive Vice President of Samsung Electronics France. He adds: “Access to the Orange portal is also part of our desire to develop local partnerships with a view to boosting the audiovisual experience of our customers in France”.

Samsung Smart Televisions, with their exceptional design, incorporate an all-new Smart-Hub portal so users can get connected and discover and enjoy a multitude of content. They also provide access to the Internet or the numerous applications available on “Samsung Apps”, the leading TV applications portal in the world with more than 5 million downloads since its launch.

For further information on Samsung TVs, please visit www.samsung.com/fr


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About Orange
France Telecom-Orange is one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators with 170,000 employees worldwide, including 102,000 employees in France, and sales of 11.2 billion euros in the first quarter 2011. Present in 35 countries, the Group had a customer base of 215.9 million customers at 31 March 2011, including 141.6 million customers under the Orange brand, the Group’s single brand for internet, television and mobile services in the majority of countries where the company operates. At 31 March 2011, the Group had 156.7 million mobile customers and 13.9 million broadband internet (ADSL, fibre) customers worldwide. Orange is one of the main European operators for mobile and broadband internet services and, under the brand Orange Business Services, is one of the world leaders in providing telecommunication services to multinational companies.

With its industrial project, “conquests 2015”, Orange is simultaneously addressing its employees, customers and shareholders, as well as the society in which the company operates, through a concrete set of action plans. These commitments are expressed through a new vision of human resources for employees; through the deployment of a network infrastructure upon which the Group will build its future growth; through the Group’s ambition to offer a superior customer experience thanks in particular to improved quality of service; and through the acceleration of international development

France Telecom (NYSE:FTE) is listed on Euronext Paris (compartment A) and on the New York Stock Exchange.
For more information (on the internet and on your mobile): www.orange.com, www.orange-business.com, www.orange-innovation.tv
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