Suddenlink is preparing to offer its customers direct access to Netflix through its TiVo set-top boxes.
Suddenlink follows a trio of other TiVo customers (RCN, Grande Communications, Atlantic Broadband) who recently announced they’d be doing the same.
Suddenlink eclipses each of those three as the largest U.S. cable operator to provide its customers direct access to Netflix through the same STB they already use to watch television.
Suddenlink was the first cable operator to begin offering TiVo digital video recorders (DVRs) integrated with Suddenlink’s on-demand library and using TiVo’s user interface, search and discovery functions.
The operators expects to make the Netflix app available starting this summer.
“This agreement is a great example of how the cable industry can work with Internet content providers on innovative solutions that benefit consumers,” said Suddenlink Chairman and CEO Jerry Kent. “Importantly, we will be delivering Netflix to our customers with the superior quality of high-speed Internet connections that tend to be the fastest and highest-ranked in the communities we serve.”
In its ISP Speed Index, Netflix consistently rates Suddenlink among the top broadband providers for Netflix streaming during primetime, the operator noted.