PLDT HOME, Smart strengthen lead in Phl’s digital entertainment with Fox
PLDT HOME and Smart have teamed up with global entertainment company Fox to offer a menu of top-line content and entertainment-viewing options. This comes fresh after their recent groundbreaking partnership with the Internet TV service provider iflix, which offers their subscribers the biggest library of movies and TV shows.
“This content partnership with Fox makes world-class entertainment easily accessible to all our subscribers wherever they are — whether at home or on the go,” PLDT and Smart EVP and Consumer Business Group head Ariel Fermin said. “We are delighted to deliver this range of educational, sports, lifestyle and movie content from Fox that will suit the entertainment wants and needs of our customers.”
PLDT HOME and Smart subscribers will be given access to popular VOD content from Fox along with top-up service which will allow them to view nine live Fox channels including three channels for Fox Sports, National Geographic, Nat Geo Wild, Fox News, Channel M and Star Chinese Channel.
Viewers can also easily unwind with blockbusters like Guardians of the Galaxy and
How to Train Your Dragon 2 via catch-up TV. PLDT HOME DSL subscribers can enjoy Fox VOD and the top-up service for an additional P99 per month, while these are free for Fibr subscribers and PLDT HOME customers who upgrade to a TVolution or Telpad plan. Triple Play subscribers will also be granted free access to Fox VOD and catch-up TV with channels like Fox Play, Fox Movies and Fox Sports.
Smart subscribers, meanwhile, can enjoy free entertainment on the go with Fox as part of the Smart Life Entertainment Everywhere bundles that start from P50 for three days or as an add-on option of P99 per month charged to their prepaid loads or postpaid accounts.
FOX International Channels EVP for Content and Communications – Asia Pacific & Middle East Joon Lee said, “With their nationwide reach and advanced multimedia platforms, PLDT HOME and Smart are the ideal content partners for us. We look forward to bringing our multi-faceted entertainment to millions of Filipino homes in partnership with these industry leaders.”