Samsung aiming to bring "APPS" to TV

BY NICK WINGFIELD


A push to control how Internet applications are created for television sets is kicking into high gear with a plan by Samsung Electronics Co. to rally software makers this week around its own technology for making and distributing TV "apps."

The South Korean electronics giant, the world's biggest seller of TVs, is hosting an event Tuesday in Silicon Valley aimed at attracting more interest in the Samsung "app store," through which users of Samsung televisions and Blu-ray players can download small programs that bring games, streaming video services and Internet radio channels to big screens.

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