Troubled QuickFlix movies touches another base.
The first Windows 8 app for streaming
Quickflix movies and TV series in
Australia and New Zealand, has
been announced.
Aussie based content provider Quickflix,
who has already ran into major financial troubles earlier this year, says the app will help it take “advantage
Of Windows 8’s ground—breaking user interface and massive
potential for reaching Windows—based customers.”
A Quickflix spokesperson could not reveal precise up-to-date subsciption numbers locally when contacted by SmartHouse today, but did say there has been “quite a significant increase” from last year.
In January, Quickflix said its user numbers were “steady” with almost 120,000 paying customers, with the numbers streaming online rising by 42,000 or 18%
But new analyst figures out today show Windows
8 has failed to wash with computer users globally, and has contributed to a slump in sales of touch
notebooks, laptops, so may drive up Quickflix subscriptions as anticipated.
The
new Quickflix app
is
available
in
the
Windows
Store for
free.
The
new
app
works
on
Microsoft’s
Surface
tablet
as
well
Windows
8
compatible
desktops,
laptops
and
tablets
including
Dell,
HP,
Lenovo,
Asus
and
Acer.
Users of the Windows app can access subscriber service Play and Pay Per Play, where non-subscribers can view new release films
for
$5.99.
The Quickflix app is already available on a slew of other devices like Samsung, Panasonic, Xbox, Macs, iPads.
Current and upcoming new releases on Pay Per Play service include Oscar
winning Argo, Les Misrables and Searching
for Sugar Man and other titles such as Pitch Perfect, Killing Them Softly
And Frankenweenie.
Quickflix
Chairman
and
CEO
Stephen
Langsford
said
“We
are
very
excited
about
being
the
first
Windows
8
app
to
put
movie
and
TV
streaming
in
the
hands
of
Australian
and
New
Zealand
consumers.
It’s
not
only
a
wonderful
way
to
navigate
and
select
a
great
movie
to
watch
but
the
potential
uptake
across
Windows
devices
including
tablets,
laptops
and
desktops
is
significant.
“This
is
a
big
step
forward
in
enabling
everyone
the
opportunity
to
access
Quickflix
streaming.”
