On-demand streaming service provider American company Netflix may launch its service in India by next week. Earlier company announced to start it services in 4 Asian countries at the beginning of 2016, which included Singapore and Hong Kong. Sources claim company may announce the launch of its service in India at CES 2016 trade show.
According to an information given to The Hindu Business Line, Netflix, have tied up with a telecom operator in India to use their 4G network to provide its service. Airtel is the only telecom operator with 4G service covering most parts of the country. Well Reliance Jio have also launched it service last week but only to company's employees.
According to the data of October 2015, nearly 7 million users have subscribed to Netflix. The company, have partnered with leading TV networks and movie studios for providing online content, in addition it also makes the original show. Orange Is the New Black, House of Cards, Marvel's Jessica Jones and Daredevils are some of shows available exclusively on Netflix. Users in the US pay $ 8.99 (Rs. 600) per month for the Netflix's service.
Even though Netflix is not officially launched in India, many user are taking advantage of third-party tool to enjoy this service. Hopefully company will provide their service more cheaply to compete in Indian market.
Popular on-demand video streaming service Netflix might announce its India launch next week, according to NDTV.
The company is expected to disclose its plans at the consumer technology trade show CES 2016, which will be held in Las Vegas. The Indian market has not been conducive to service providers such as Netflix because of rampant piracy and slow internet speeds.
However, a Hindu Business Line report claims that Netflix will tie up with an Indian telecom company and use its 4G network. Airtel is the only operator in the country that has made substantial progress in the 4G domain so far, though Reliance had a soft launch of its 4G Internet service for its employees last week.
Netflix allows users to pay a yearly or monthly subscription and stream television programmes and movies legally. It is already well established in 50 countries with around 62 million subscribers. In September, the company had made public its plans to enter Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and South Korea by early 2016, and it already runs successfully in Japan.
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