The service works with any internet connection and does not require the customer to take a broadband or fixed-line subscription from T-Mobile, nor do they need have a mobile plan with the operator. T-Mobile said it's in talks with almost all the major broadcasters and online video services to offer customers the widest possible choice for their package. The exact content and prices will be announced in the spring when the service is expected to launch.
T-Mobile sad the service will work over Android and iOS apps as well as on web browsers and media players such as Apple TV and Google's Chromecast. In early 2016 a beta version of Knippr will be tested, and consumers can register their interest to participate in the trial.
The news from T-Mobile follows the recent launch of the first OTT TV service in the Netherlands, Play van KPN. This offers the most popular TV channels in the Netherlands, as well as on-demand services and HBO. Subscription VoD services have already proven popular in the country, with already one in six Dutch households subscribing to Netflix, according to Telecompaper research.
