Smart TVs which support Skype group video conferen...

Hello!
I've been researching on the subject the whole day and it seems I can't find any recent solid information about it.
So I wanted to know if there are any Smart TVs these days which support Skype group video conferences/calls? All the information up to 2013 and early 2014 seem to be stating that all Smart TVs support one-on-one video calls with Skype but do NOT support group video conferences.
Is this still the case or not? If not, then which make/models support the Skype group video conferences/calls?
Thank you!
Kind Regards,
Tenttu

Sawadee wrote:
... Group video calling is possible on a PC, but a cell phone cannot be added to the group video call at this time yet.
Hi Everyone,
Just to make a clarification on Sawadee's comment, that is ... a PC running Windows, but not a PC running Linux, or a PC running Android (In my opinion, Android is a commercial version and sudo-fork of Linux). Linux users have been waiting for group video for quite a while. And I actively search the net on a consistent basis to monitor progress on the matter, which I have been doing since group video became available on the Skype service.

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do what?
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We therefor upgraded Skype Premium subscriptions as detailed here: https://support.skype.com/en/faq/FA34454/what-s-new-with-group-video-calling
The Skype Premium subscription you have includes an unlimited calling option to a country of your choice. This should get upgraded to an "Unlimited World" subscription allowing you to call 60+ countries while keeping the same subscription price. This upgrade hasn't seem to have happened yet for your account though.
If you don't think you will use the calling subscriptions please follow the instructions here to cancel your subscription. Then follow the instructions here to request a refund: https://support.skype.com/en/faq/FA297/how-do-i-request-a-refund
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Re: Skype Premium after Free Group Video Calls

I agree. I did not see any SKYPE email notice that the premium was being discontinued. I now Skype primarily from my iPad and over the past year I couldn't use the premium service. So this has been a waste. There is no way to contact SKYPE, so I will have to contact my credit card company and dispute the charge.

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Your Unlimited UK Subscription has been changed to Unlimited World at no additional cost to you which means that, instead of just being able to call UK you can now call to 60+ countries worldwide. Skype Premium is still there for Group Video Calls (GVC).
Everyone has had their individual country/regional Subscriptions changed to Unlimited World at no additional cost. Skype recognized that more and more people wished to call to more and more countries and this change enables them to do so without additional Subscription cost. It's a significant benefit. If you don't wish to use the Subscription you can cancel it at any time.
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