MTN has launched a subscription-based digital entertainment service called MTN FrontRow Services that gives its customers access to thousands of movies and their favourite television series on their devices, at a launch price of R179 a month.

MTN FrontRow Services comprise of MTN FrontRow Club and MTN FrontRow Premiere. Customers who subscribe to MTN FrontRow Club will have access to an extensive catalogue of entertainment, from thrilling action, drama, comedy, romance, music, documentaries and many hours of wholesome entertainment. The price excludes data bundles.

Alongside this offering is MTN FrontRow Premiere, which lets subscribers rent movies from as little as R15 for library titles and R27 each for the latest movies. Subscription to MTN FrontRow Club is a prerequisite to accessing MTN FrontRow Premiere.

From launch, customers who subscribe to MTN FrontRow Club will pay a launch price of R179 a month, or R399 a month inclusive of a 10Gb data bundle for streaming and viewing. After three months, the normal subscription fee of R199 without bundles and R499 per month inclusive of the 10Gb data bundles will apply.

Subscription to this exciting service is available for both prepaid, post-paid, hybrid and My MTNChoice customers. Customers can access this service from up to five different devices, one device at a time.

MTN will offer the first 1 000 customers who subscribe to MTN FrontRow Club their first month free. These customers will be charged for data to use the service, but the R179 MTN FrontRow Club subscription fee will be waived for that month.

Customers who have subscribed to MTN FrontRow Club can view content via their Internet browser, or through their Android or iOS mobile devices. Subscribers to this service can also download an Android app which can be used to access content. An iOS app will be launched soon.