Swiss mobile and internet provider Sunrise is launching an advertising-funded version of its streaming service.
yallo Free TV will be available to all households, regardless of which ISP they use. It’s the sister service to Wilmaa Free, also owned by Sunrise, and which will ultimately be replaced by Yallo.
“We launched a very attractive offer last year in the form of yallo TV, which provides a comprehensive TV experience at a low price and is very popular with our customers,” explain Christoph Richartz, Chief YOL Officer of Sunrise. “With yallo Free TV, we are now targeting customers who only occasionally want to watch TV with yallo, free of charge without a TV subscription. With its basic features, yallo Free TV is also an ideal launchpad for getting to know our TV offer at no cost before opting for the comprehensive yallo TV subscription.”
yallo Free TV is available on Apple TV and selected Android TV devices such as the yallo TV Box, through the yallo TV apps for iOS and Android on smartphones and tablets, as well as via an Internet browser on other devices.
Although the Replay feature is only available with a full subscription, Free TV customers can still make recordings, though it’s not possible to record series and recordings are limited to seven days.
When customers play recordings or switch channels they’ll be shown two to five commercials, each of which can be skipped after 15 seconds.
