Planet Knowledge VoD launches in UK and Ireland

Planet Knowledge, an on-demand joint venture between video-on-demand provider VOD365 and TV app provider Vonetize, has launched on Samsung’s smart TV platform, tablets and smartphones in the UK and Ireland. 

Planet Knowledge offers a range of factual programming across nature, science and technology, history, education, kids, travel, adventure, lifestyle programming from content providers including Sky Vision.

The content on the service is available free of charge, but viewers have the option to pay a small subscription fee to watch additional HD content without ads.

The service’s backers said they would launch Planet Knowledge in additional countries in Europe next month, with further additional expansion planned through the remainder of the year.