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Dialog Television presents Amazon Prime Video for first time in Sri Lanka

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Continuing to deliver world-class entertainment and edutainment to its customers, Dialog Television has extended the premium streaming service – Amazon Prime Video for the first time in Sri Lanka via its latest ViU Hub 2.0 decoder powered by Android Q.


Amazon Prime Video (APV), with its user-friendly interface, provides access to a vast array of non-stop entertainment with its collection of award-winning Amazon originals, Hollywood blockbusters, popular TV shows, Kollywood movies, children’s programmes and much more. With something for everyone, APV caters to a customer’s versatile viewing needs and Dialog Television (DTV) provides an accessible foundation for its dedicated customers to reap the benefits of having an APV subscription where they can stream all that they love to watch via the latest ViU Hub 2.0 decoder while also catering to the emerging needs of seamless and converged entertainment across multiple screens at home.


Commenting, Chirantha De Zoysa, Head of Business of Dialog Television stated “As a facilitator of entertainment, DTV is happy to present ‘Amazon Prime Video’ via our converged entertainment device platform for the first time in the country. 


As Sri Lanka’s No. 1 Television experience, DTV continuously aims to support the evolving viewing behaviours of our dynamic customers and by partnering with on-demand streaming services such as APV, we’re opening doors for omnipresent entertainment by empowering customers to watch what they love at any time they want, rising demand as Sri Lankans increasingly consume high-quality international content at home.” 


Powered by Android TV, the ViU Hub and Mini devices seamlessly give customers the full Android TV experience, turning their TVs into a state-of-art, feature-rich Smart TV. Customers can now enjoy quick and convenient access to APV as it comes preloaded on the latest version of the ViU Hub 2.0 decoder. 


APV will soon be available on the ViU Mini device as well. DTV Gold package subscribers and Club Vision members can upgrade to the latest version of the DTV ViU Hub 2.0 decoder for free, and subscribers of any other package can upgrade for just Rs. 2,990 (inclusive of taxes) as an introductory offer. 


To upgrade, subscribers can simply type, ViUHUB (Space) their DTV account number and SMS it to 679 from a Dialog mobile or 0770679679 from any other mobile network. 


To register for APV, customers simply need to open the APV App on their TV, PC or mobile and follow the on-screen registration process. 


A standard APV subscription charge will apply in addition to the customer’s Dialog TV rental along with applicable Data charges. Furthermore, the APV subscription fee can be added to the customer’s Dialog Mobile bill for ease of payment.