Netflix launches in Australia, New Zealand on 24 March

Nieuws Video Australië 3 MAR 2015
Netflix launches in Australia, New Zealand on 24 March

Internet television network Netflix has announced it will begin streaming in Australia and New Zealand on 24 March. Netflix will offer original content, local series and films, and popular movies and TV shows from around the world, for a monthly fee. Customers in Australia and New Zealand can now find the latest updates on Netflix content and social happenings via the company's local Twitter and Instagram, Facebook and Tumblr accounts.

Netflix will be available on all major Australian broadband operators. Customers of Australian ISP iiNet will get quota-free access to hours of entertainment, including all three seasons of the political drama House of Cards, family thriller Bloodline and other movies and TV shows from the Netflix catalogue, under the first un-metering agreement announced with a broadband provider in Australia.

At launch, Netflix will be available on smart TVs manufactured by Samsung, LG, Sony, Panasonic, Philips and HiSense, and Fetch TV's second-generation set-top box. Film and TV fans can also access Netflix on game consoles, including Sony's PlayStation 3 (PS3) and PlayStation 4 (PS4), Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Xbox One, and Nintendo's Wii U, as well as Apple TV, Google Chromecast, and Apple and Android tablets and smartphones.

Mobile users who sign up for specific plans offered by Vodafone in New Zealand will receive several months of prepaid service, whilst consumers purchasing Microsoft's next generation console, the Xbox One, at select stores will receive three months prepaid access to the Netflix service, for a limited time starting 24 March.

Subscribers will be able to buy Netflix gift cards in denominations of AUD 20, AUD 30 and AUD 50 at participating Australian retailers, including Woolworths, Coles, Big W, 7-Eleven, Australia Post and Officeworks. Netflix will offer a single-stream SD plan, two-stream HD plan and four-stream 4K ultra-high definition "family" plan. Details on monthly pricing will be available at launch.

Internet-connected users will be able to subscribe to Netflix and instantly watch a selection of movies and TV shows in HD or Ultra HD 4K where available. In addition to Netflix original series including Marco Polo, the dramatic thriller Sense8; Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt; Marvel's Daredevil; DreamWorks Animation's The Adventures of Puss in Boots and All Hail King Julien, and the Academy Award-nominated documentary Virunga, members will also have access to exclusive and licensed content from Roadshow Entertainment, Beyond Distribution, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and The Walt Disney Company.

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