Add media_player support to SmartThings integration

[PiotrMachowski]

Proposed change

This PR adds support for media_player to SmartThings integration. The implementation has been done based on the soundbar device, so it is expected that some functionalities will be missing for other types of devices (e.g. TVs).

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• This PR fixes or closes issue: fixes
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• Link to documentation pull request: Add media_player to SmartThings documentation home-assistant.io#38180
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[home-assistant]

Hey there @joostlek, mind taking a look at this pull request as it has been labeled with an integration (smartthings) you are listed as a code owner for? Thanks!

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[K900]

Tested on my Samsung Q950A soundbar, works great (rebased on 2025.3.4, see https://github.com/K900/core/tree/q950a).

[joostlek]

We need to adapt it now pysmartthings 3.0.0 has been merged

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