Cox Contour now features access to Netflix

TULSA — If you have Cox Contour Cable service, you can now access Netflix content without having to switch sources on the TV or grab a different remote.

Tuesday, the two companies announced the integration of Netflix content in the Contour platform.

The service does require subscriptions to both Contour and Netflix, explains Bruce Berkinshaw Director of Product Management for Cox Communications in Tulsa.

“You need to be a Netflix customer, just like you would need to be an HBO customer to watch HBO through Cox,” he told KRMG Tuesday.

Netflix appears right in the “On Demand” area of Contour, and is accessible either through the Contour menu or by using the popular voice remote feature.

The advantages go beyond the ability to use the voice remote, however.

“You can watch Netflix wherever you go,” Berkinshaw said, because it will now be accessible through any television in the home that’s hooked up to Contour. “It essentially turns your regular TV into a smart TV for the Netflix title because it comes right in there, and you can either just go straight through the app that’s included with Contour or again just use the voice remote.”

There is a 30-day free trial of Netflix available for those who don’t already have a subscription.

For more information, visit the Cox Communications website.