Vodafone has announced its partnership with Netflix which will offer Red customers a Netflix subscription of up to one year on select Red Plans. Any subscribers with a plan of Rs 1,299 or higher can get up to one-year Netflix subscription free.
Netflix offers a wide variety of original TV shows including Narcos, House of Cards and The Crown, as well as films, documentaries and original stand-up comedy specials including Vir Das – “Abroad Understanding” and the upcoming “Things They Wouldn’t Let Me Say” by Aditi Mittal.
New Vodafone Postpaid customers who opt for Vodafone Red plans as well as existing Vodafone Red customers will get Netflix subscription benefits worth Rs 1000, Rs 1500 or Rs 6000 based on their Vodafone Red Plan. You can avail the free Netflix subscription for up to one year by visiting the Vodafone official website, shop.vodafone.in, or simply SMS ‘Netflix’ to 199 to activate the eligible plan from an eligible RED postpaid number. Vodafone’s RED plans start from Rs 499, the offer is only valid on four plans that are priced at Rs 1,299, Rs 1,699, Rs 1,999, and Rs 2,999.
Sandeep Kataria, Director – Commercial, Vodafone India, said “We have done an extensive Data usage analysis of our customers and found that our Postpaid Red customers spend a significant amount of time on video streaming. Also, subscription to Video on Demand services is also on the rise amongst our customers. The increased uptake of video content has LED us to enter into strategic partnerships with marquee digital media players like Netflix. We are excited to partner with Netflix to provide our customers with a great content experience with Vodafone SuperNet – 4G Data strong network.”
“This partnership with Vodafone now makes it more convenient for customers to access their favourite Netflix movies and TV shows anytime and anywhere; and pay seamlessly within their existing Vodafone account,” said Tony Zameczkowski, Vice President, Business Development, Netflix Asia.
Also, Vodafone India has entered into a carrier billing partnership with Netflix, which will allow Vodafone subscribers to enjoy the benefit of carrier billing and seamless month-to-month payments within the same bill.