Group video on a Samsung SmartTV

Hello,
I have successfully held Skype video conferences between myself and one other party through my Samsung SmarTV. I wanted to use Skype's group video functionality yet the requirements are a webcam (which I have) and version 5.0 of Skype. The SmartTV only has version 2.0 available. The group video would not work through my Premium Account. The Skype website referenced the use of Skype Manager to run group video calls. Does this have the same requirements of version 5.0 of the Skype client? I tried calling Samsung to see if a new client was available but they were not aware of any upgrades. Will Skype provide an updated client for the Samsung SmartTV line?

Hi.
Unfortunately, none of the current generation of Skype-enabled TVs support Skype Group Video Calling. If somebody in your contacts has a PC or Mac and starts a group video call, then a TV can be invited on that call, but can only take part as an audio-only attendee (ie the TV user won't see any video at all on their TV).
Supporting Group Video Calling on TVs is technically very complex. However - the good news is that our technical boffins are working on solutions for bringing Group Video Calling to the TV in the future. 
I hope this helps.

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