Vodafone and RTL stop ‘vrouwenprovider’ Sizz

Vodafone and RTL stop with the ‘vrouwenprovider’ Sizz. That confirms Vodafone opposite Tweakers. For existing customers, nothing changes, until their subscription expires. Sizz after June 1, no new customers.

The service provider and the media company have to prematurely unplug the power cord from Sizz pulled: originally, the partnership lasting five years, but they quit now after only three years. Vodafone has RTL for an unknown amount out and retains the customers of Sizz, that as a virtual provider on the Vodafone network operated.

After June 1, accepts Sizz no new customers more. Existing customers can keep their free access to RTL programs, until their subscription expires; extend is not possible. By that time, will Vodafone approach them with an offer for a new subscription. If all Sizz-subscriptions are expired, it disappears the Sizz-brand name final, complaints disappear immediately.

Sizz is aimed at women and offers subscribers free access to streams of RTL programs, something that controversy called because it would conflict with the legally guaranteed net neutrality. The premature end indicates that cooperation may be less successful than hoped, but that both companies, not with so many words to say: according to them, there was a ‘successful partnership’. However, they acknowledge that ‘the added value of Sizz for the mobile market is taken.

The provider was Vodafone and RTL intended for video-on-demand on smartphones to sell, but now have a lot of Dutch people already have a smartphone and video content ‘are becoming increasingly accessible,” the two companies. How many customers Sizz, will Vodafone not to say.