Aug 27 (Reuters) - Bharti Airtel has partnered
with Apple ( AAPL ) to bring exclusive offers for Apple Music
and Apple TV+ to customers in India later this year, the telecom
company said on Tuesday.
Apple TV+ will be included on Airtel's video-streaming
service Xstream with premium wifi and postpaid plans, and users
of the company's music-streaming service, Wynk Premium, will
have access to offers on Apple Music, the Indian company said.
Bharti Airtel did not disclose a deal value for the
partnership, nor did it provide information on the costs of the
plans.
Following the deal, Airtel will exit the music vertical, and
shut down its Wynk music app, absorbing all its employees,
according to a Business Insider report.
Airtel did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for
comment on the report.
This comes as Disney ( DIS ) and Reliance try to
secure India antitrust approval for their $8.5 billion merger,
aiming to create India's biggest entertainment player.