KARACHI: Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd. (PTCL) is set to provide Netflix gift subscriptions to customers holding 8Mbps or more Internet capacity, a statement said Tuesday.
These Internet subscribers will be able to redeem up to six months of unlimited access to premium Netflix content, allowing them to catch their favorite on-demand TV shows, movies, original Netflix content and more on their smartphones, tablets, smart TVs and gaming consoles. PTCL will also let customers pay for their Netflix subscription via a monthly consolidated PTCL bill, instead of by credit card.
Having already hosted advanced caching servers for Netflix in Pakistan, PTCL has offered Netflix content to Pakistani PTCL users since last year as a trial. Seeing good traction from customers, PTCL now hopes to enable quality entertainment content for consumers in Pakistan, the statement said.
In 2016, PTCL became the first service provider in Pakistan to sign a collaboration agreement with Netflix. Bill Holmes, Netflix’s global head of business development, said: “The partnership marks an important milestone in bringing Netflix’s catalogue of premium content from around the world, as well as the best video streaming experience, to consumers in Pakistan.”
The offer is set to end on May 31, 2018.
PTCL to give its Internet users free Netflix subscriptions
PTCL to give its Internet users free Netflix subscriptions
Sri Lanka seal gritty T20 win over Pakistan to level series
- In a contest trimmed to 12 overs a side, Sri Lanka scored 160 runs before choking Pakistan to 146-8
- The series saw the visitors clinch the opener by six wickets before rain washed out the second game
Dambulla: Sri Lanka eked out a hard fought 14-run victory over Pakistan in the third T20 at rain-hit Dambulla on Sunday, easing their batting jitters and squaring the three-match series 1-1.
The series, a warm-up for the T20 World Cup with Pakistan set to play all their matches in Sri Lanka due to political tensions with nuclear-armed neighbors India, saw the visitors clinch the opener by six wickets before rain washed out the second game.
“We were a bit worried about our batting and I’m glad we addressed that today,” said Wanindu Hasaranga, who walked away with both Player of the Match and Player of the Series honors.
“The bowlers did a good job too. The ball was wet and it wasn’t easy. We tried to bowl wide and slow and asked them to take risks.”
Hasaranga took four wickets in the game and in the process completed 150 wickets in T20Is.
In a contest trimmed to 12 overs a side, Sri Lanka muscled their way to a competitive 160 before choking Pakistan to 146-8.
Having been bowled out inside 20 overs in the series opener, Sri Lanka needed a statement with the bat and duly ticked every box after being put in.
The top order laid the platform and the middle order applied the finishing touches.
Wicket-keeper Kusal Mendis made hay under the Power Play, blasting 30 off 16 balls while Dhananjaya de Silva (22 off 15) and Charith Asalanka (21 off 13) kept the scoreboard ticking.
Skipper Dasun Shanaka then swung the momentum decisively, clubbing 34 off just nine deliveries, peppered with five towering sixes.
The sixth-wicket stand between Shanaka and Janith Liyanage produced 52 runs in just 15 balls and proved the turning point, shifting the game firmly Sri Lanka’s way.
Pakistan came out swinging in reply, racing to 50 in just 19 balls with captain Salman Agha hammering 45 off 12 balls, including five fours and three sixes.
But once the field spread, Sri Lanka tightened the screws, applied the choke and forced the asking rate to spiral.
“It was a good game of cricket,” Agha said.
“We conceded too many runs, but our batting effort was good. Unfortunately, we fell short. We know we are going to play all our World Cup games in Sri Lanka and it’s important that we played in similar conditions,” he added.
