Philo teams with Best Buy

Sept. 28, 2020
Live television streaming service Philo partners with Best Buy for exclusive subscription offers for customers.

Entertainment-focused streaming TV service Philo on Sept. 24 announced a strategic partnership with Best Buy to present exclusive subscription offers to customers purchasing select hardware devices, as well as in-store and online promotional pricing exclusive to Best Buy.

This is Best Buy’s first partnership with a streaming TV service and Philo’s first partnership with a major brick-and-mortar consumer electronics retailer. New Philo subscribers can choose from two offers exclusive to Best Buy: Get one month of Philo free with a qualifying purchase, which includes select streaming devices, smart TVs and antennas; or sign up for a Philo subscription through Best Buy and customers will receive 50 percent off their first month’s bill.

Philo offers 60+ top channels including A&E, AMC, BET, Comedy Central, Discovery, Food Network, Hallmark Channel, HGTV, ID, Lifetime, MTV, Nickelodeon, OWN, TLC, WE TV, VH1 and many more. Philo currently has over 50,000 shows and movies-on-demand, plus includes an unlimited 30-day DVR.

“We’re thrilled to announce our partnership with Best Buy, and it opens the door to a whole new segment of customers to embrace the future of TV. Complexity is still the biggest barrier for consumers looking to cut the cord and switch to streaming TV, and Best Buy has a long history of helping customers navigate the best tech and entertainment products all in one place,” commented Andrew McCollum, CEO of Philo.

For more information, visit www.philo.com.

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