Australian operator Optus and National Geographic are offering 30 days’ free access to the National Geographic App for mobile customers, according Telecompaper. Back in July 2017, Optus launched the National Geographic App exclusively to eligible Optus postpaid mobile customers. According to Optus, customers have accessed over 700,000 sessions in the app, viewing over 68,000 hours of video content across more than 4 million screen views. Optus is now extending the app’s availability to all Australians.
Optus mobile customers can stream content on the National Geographic App data free. The app is also available to Optus broadband customers with Fetch TV. The National Geographic App content is updated daily and houses content from the past 130 years, giving customers access to 7,000 long and short form videos, including over 1,500 TV show episodes; more than 28,000 photos and galleries by National Geographic photographers.
The app also offers access to National Geographic magazine editions starting from January 2009, plus the tablet version of the app contains a selection of 75 of National Geographic’s best classic issues from the archive; 130 NG10 short form exclusive videos for people that love their documentaries on the go; local and international articles published online from January 2014; and dynamic feeds from National Geographic’s social accounts including Instagram.
