{"id":102727,"date":"2014-05-23T12:12:38","date_gmt":"2014-05-23T10:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=102727"},"modified":"2014-05-23T13:05:25","modified_gmt":"2014-05-23T11:05:25","slug":"vodacoms-netflix-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/broadcasting\/102727-vodacoms-netflix-plans.html","title":{"rendered":"Vodacom&#8217;s Netflix plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Vodafone UK\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/vb\/showthread.php\/313865-Vodafone-UK\">Vodafone UK<\/a> announced that its Red 4G plan subscribers will soon get a free six month <a title=\"Netflix\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/vb\/showthread.php\/368394-Netflix\">Netflix<\/a> subscription with their service. <a title=\"Vodacom\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/vb\/showthread.php\/227063-Vodacom\">Vodacom<\/a>, which is part of the Vodafone Group, may do the same in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Vodafone said that as of July 2014, anyone signing up or upgrading to a Vodafone Red 4G plan can opt for Netflix as their entertainment pack of choice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re delighted to be partnering with Netflix so that our Red 4G customers can enjoy their favourite TV programmes and films when out and about,\u201d Vodafone said.<\/p>\n<p>Vodacom CEO <a title=\"Shameel Joosub\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/vb\/showthread.php\/210076-Shameel-Joosub\">Shameel Joosub<\/a> said that the group is in similar talks to the ones its parent company, Vodafone, is having with Netflix about streaming content.<\/p>\n<p>Following the announcement of the group\u2019s full year financial results on Monday (19 May 2014), Joosub told BusinessTech: \u201cWe are in similar talks with various parties, some through Vodafone, some directly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When asked for specific company names, including Netflix, Joosub said: \u201cI don\u2019t want to comment on any specific ones yet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vodacom spokesperson <a title=\"Richard Boorman\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/vb\/showthread.php\/244557-Richard-Boorman\">Richard Boorman<\/a> would also not comment on whether Vodacom is planning to launch Netflix in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>However, with its parent Vodafone\u2019s existing relationship with Netflix, it can be assumed that Vodacom is looking to bring the service to South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>If Vodacom brings Netflix to South Africa, it may offer some zero-rated streaming data for the service \u2013 similar to its current DStv mobile product.<\/p>\n<p>The Netflix subscription can also be used as a standalone service over a fixed broadband connection, which streams to your TV.<\/p>\n<p>Netflix is a bandwidth hungry application, with streaming a movie or TV series consuming between 0.3GB and 7GB per hour.<\/p>\n<p>It therefore makes sense to mainly do Netflix streaming over a fixed broadband (or Wi-Fi) network.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More on Vodacom and Netflix<\/h3>\n<p><a title=\"Is Vodacom talking to Netflix?\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/general\/57983\/is-vodacom-talking-to-netflix\/\"><strong>Is Vodacom talking to Netflix?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #006699;\" title=\"MTN in talks to stream content: report\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/mobile\/56339\/mtn-in-talks-to-stream-content-report\/\"><strong>Netflix not coming to South Africa<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #006699;\" title=\"MTN, Vodacom, Telkom move on mobile TV\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/mobile\/51603\/mtn-vodacom-telkom-move-on-mobile-tv\/\"><strong>MTN, Vodacom, Telkom move on mobile TV<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vodacom says it is having talks with content providers along the lines of the ones Vodafone is having with Netflix about streaming 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