Bigflix launches app with free subscription for select Nokia Lumia handsets
New owners of the Lumia 520, 620 and 720 will get a free three month subscription to the Bigflix streaming service.
Bigflix, the movie-on-demand service by Reliance Entertainment Digital, today announced its association with Nokia to launch the Bigflix App for the Nokia Lumia 520, Lumia 620 & Lumia 720 Windows Phone handsets. Lumia owners can download the app on their phones, and people who buy these handsets today will have the app pre-installed on their handsets. Additionally, people who purchase the Nokia Lumia 520, 620 or 720 smartphones will be able to avail of a three-month free subscription to Bigflix. According to a press release, the subscription will give the Lumia smartphone users access to more than 1,500 films in more than 6 Indian languages on both their Lumia smartphones and their laptops, desktops and tablets.
The release quotes Vipul Mehrotra, Director-Smart Devices, India, Middle East & Africa, Nokia “For the new generation of the Lumia range we wanted to combine great design and functionality with incredible entertainment options for our consumers. We are extremely excited about bundling the Bigflix app with the Nokia Lumia 520, 620 and 720 smart devices. With access to an extensive range of blockbuster titles on Bigflix available in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Bengali and other Indian languages by simply streaming these movies on their smart-phones, this integration redefines entertainment on-the-go.”
All three Nokia smartphones are now available for purchase. The Lumia 520 is available for around Rs. 10,500, the Lumia 620 for around Rs. 14,200 and the Lumia 720 for around Rs. 18,500. The Bigflix streaming service can be subscribed to for Rs. 249 a month and users wanting to give the service a try-out can do so for a month by paying just a rupee.