Streaming giant Netflix announced to make its platform free for the December 5-6 weekend in India. Anyone in India can watch all the blockbuster films, series, award-winning documentaries and reality shows for two days, starting from 12 midnight on December 5.
“We want to bring the most amazing stories from across the world to all fans of entertainment in India. It’s why we’re hosting StreamFest: an entire weekend of free Netflix,” the company said in a statement.
Last month, the OTT streaming company had announced plans to give its users in India access to free streaming for a weekend.
“We think that giving away everyone in a country access to Netflix for free for a weekend could be a great way to expose a bunch of new people to the amazing stories that we have, the service and how it works,” said Greg Peters, COO and Chief Product Officer.
Those wanting to wanting join ‘Streamfest’ will have to visit Netflix.com/StreamFest (or download the Android app), sign up with their name, email or phone number, and password — and start streaming. It’s completely free, no credit or debit card or payment needed, the company said.
Anyone who signs in during StreamFest gets one stream in standard definition — so, no one else can use the same login information to stream. Viewers who sign up via the Android app or a browser, can use that login to watch on any device — smart TV, gaming console, iOS device (you can cast too). They will have access to every feature that Netflix’s regular members currently use.
