{"id":105887,"date":"2015-12-01T16:24:20","date_gmt":"2015-12-01T14:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=105887"},"modified":"2015-12-01T16:24:20","modified_gmt":"2015-12-01T14:24:20","slug":"mtn-frontrow-rebrands-to-vu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/media\/105887\/mtn-frontrow-rebrands-to-vu\/","title":{"rendered":"MTN FrontRow rebrands to VU"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MTN FrontRow has changed its name to VU.<\/p>\n<p>The URL of the website has also\u00a0moved from Discover Digital&#8217;s domain to <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/whattovu.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">whattovu.com<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The rebranding includes\u00a0promotional pricing for its subscription video on demand service to match the R99 p\/m ShowMax offer.<\/p>\n<p>The VU website states that the promotion runs from 30 September 2015 to 31 January 2016, after which pricing will revert to the normal subscription fee.<\/p>\n<p>The subscription for MTN FrontRow Club (now MaxVU) was <a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/internet\/134382-mtn-frontrow-video-streaming-price-slashed.html\"><strong>reduced in August<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to R119 per month, from R179 per month.<\/p>\n<p>Data consumed while watching VU is still <a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/internet\/138326-mtn-zero-rates-frontrow-data-usage.html\"><strong>zero-rated on the MTN network<\/strong><\/a>, and MTN Sky subscribers get free access to VU.<\/p>\n<p>The table below summarises the various services\u00a0VU offers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bt_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">MaxVU<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">PremiereVU<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">WeekendVU<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>R99 per month (can also rent PremiereVU movies for R15\u2013R27 each).<\/td>\n<td>No monthly subscription. Rent movies for R15\u2013R27 each.<\/td>\n<td>R39 per weekend (can also rent PremiereVU movies for R15\u2013R27 each).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Month-on-month subscription service.<\/td>\n<td>Pay per movie you rent \u2013 no monthly subscription.<\/td>\n<td>Pay per weekend access pass (4pm Friday to midnight Sunday night).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Watch TV series, movies, kids\u2019 content, music videos and more as often as you want, for as long as you want.<\/td>\n<td>Rent the latest blockbuster movies for R27 each or library titles for\u00a0R15 each.<\/td>\n<td>Watch any MaxVU TV series, movies, kids\u2019 content, music videos\u00a0and more.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Exclusive TV series: Black Sails and Power.<\/td>\n<td>No access to exclusive TV series.<\/td>\n<td>Exclusive TV series: Black Sails and Power.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Available to all\u00a0mobile network users, both prepaid and contract.<\/td>\n<td>Available to all\u00a0mobile network users, both prepaid and contract<\/td>\n<td>Available to all\u00a0mobile network users, both prepaid and contract<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MTN customers with an MTN SIM card get free streaming data on the\u00a0\u201cmyMTN\u201d or \u201cinternet\u201d APNs (exclusively for\u00a0VU streaming).<\/td>\n<td>MTN customers with an MTN SIM card get free streaming data on the\u00a0\u201cmyMTN\u201d or \u201cinternet\u201d APNs (exclusively for\u00a0VU streaming).<\/td>\n<td>MTN customers with an MTN SIM card get free streaming data on the\u00a0\u201cmyMTN\u201d or \u201cinternet\u201d APNs (exclusively for\u00a0VU streaming).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Users off the MTN network consume their own data.<\/td>\n<td>Users off the MTN network consume their own data.<\/td>\n<td>Users off the MTN network consume their own data.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Subscribers can also rent movies on PremiereVU.<\/td>\n<td>No access to MaxVU content without a MaxVU subscription.<\/td>\n<td>Users can also rent movies on PremiereVU.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Package change: Unsubscribe or downgrade will take effect on anniversary of current subscription renewal date.<\/td>\n<td>Package change: Upgrade will take effect immediately.<\/td>\n<td>Package change: Upgrade will be available after the weekend pass and will take effect immediately.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Content is streamed in standard definition.<\/td>\n<td>Content is streamed in standard definition.<\/td>\n<td>Content is streamed in standard definition.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More on MTN<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to Fines stack up for MTN\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/telecommunications\/105005\/fines-stack-up-for-mtn\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Fines stack up for MTN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to MTN faces yet another fine\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/mobile\/104603\/mtn-faces-yet-another-fine\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">MTN faces yet 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