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Fetch TV Score First Netflix Gig In OZ

By David Richards| 16 Feb 2015


	Fetch TV who are currently signing on thousands of new customers a month after Optus bundled their set top box in a new $90 a month broadband and home phone deal are the first pay TV operator to officially get the Netflix tick of approval. “As we surveyed the Australian market, Netflix was impressed by the Fetch TV service, unique business model and the committed coalition of Telco partners,” said Netflix’s Bill Holmes. “By partnering with Fetch TV we are making it easy for (people) to watch Netflix on their televisions.” The US-based streaming video-on-demand service is set to launch locally next month. Fetch TV customers will however have to pay an additional $10 a month to access the Netflix content. By hosting the Netflix app, Fetch TV customers will be able sign up and log on to the service from the Pay-TV platform. ChannelNews understands that LG Samsung and Sony are also set to be key Netflix partners. In the US, Netflix is also available on set-top boxes like Apple TV.

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David Richards has been writing about technology for more than 30 years. A former Fleet Street journalist, he wrote the Award Winning Series on the Federated Ships Painters + Dockers Union for the Bulletin that led to a Royal Commission. He is also a Logie Winner for Outstanding Contribution To TV Journalism with a story called The Werribee Affair. In 1997, he built the largest Australian technology media company and prior to that the third largest PR company that became the foundation company for Ogilvy PR. Today he writes about technology and the impact on both business and consumers.