Monday, September 15, 2014

Bouygues opens its Internet box … At the next Netflix? – ZDNet

Article updated at 13h: in a statement, the French operator said that the agreement with Netflix will enable Bbox Sensation subscribers and those of his future box Android to access “directly on their TV service with unlimited video on demand.” If the agreement takes effect in November, Bouygues customers can nevertheless already subscribe from a dedicated page on the site Netflix. However, they will have to wait to view content from their TV service provider and therefore on their TV.

“This partnership with Netflix is ​​in the will of Bouygues Telecom to offer its customers best content and services available, by partnering with the leading brands “justifies Bouygues Telecom.

Bouygues Telecom reported several months ago that he was going on the offensive in the market for residential Internet. Objective: To address the margins Free him very aggressive in the mobile phone

 And for a further intensify little competition in broadband, Bouygues has decided to join the launch of the American giant Netflix. It debuted in France today. And he can count on help from Bouygues Telecom.

The operator announced that it would offer Netflix on its Internet box, Bbox, in November. Bouygues is the first operator to sign with the giant SVOD. Yet it was not won for Netflix had begun negotiations there several months ago.

without results so far. In late August, France Info reported the reluctance of operators, mainly because of lower commissions granted by Netflix and bandwidth consumption of the video-on-demand. “If an operator sign, all the others will follow” confided BFM actor telecom. Who then will be the next to open his box at Netflix?
 

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