There have been a couple of explanations to why there is no Netflix app/direct access on the newer SmartTV enabled B&O tv's.
None of these explanations seems to 'tell the whole thruth'.
Yesterday - when having a look again, again at the Avant - I asked the dealer that question.
It may not be interesting for german costumers (there is no Netflix in Germany at the moment), but a lot of the B&O costumers surely would like to have the direct access to Netflix without the 'ATV workaround'.
By the way - this 'issue' would go for any of the movie streaming services avaible (national or international), I guess.
So - this dealer had yet another explanation for the missing Netflix app on the Bv's.
He told me that Netflix charges license for enabling the apps on the tv's!
In this case - if B&O would upgrade all (BSys-based) tv's - it would cost quite a lot, because the fees would have to be paid for every tv sold...not only for new tv's.
I did a research this morning, but I have not been able to verify, if this is correct or not?
This is one of the google-searches that has no result, no matter how you ask on Google 😠
Has anyone knowledge of how these things are handled between Netflix and the tv manufactorers?
And - if correct - how much these licence fees are?
To me it seems that there may be some hruth in it. That could be the reaon why many of the 'great players' don't enable their older SmartTV versions via software update - but only apply Netflix to the 'next year models'. Simply to save costs.
So the question is how much would it cost to get Netflix (or any of the other services) to our BV's?
And would you - as a costumer - be willing to pay for this (if update was possible)?
Greetings Millemissen
Location: Flensborg————Danmark
