Peter Dinham
Monday, 07 December 2009 09:06
IT Industry -
Deals
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Listed Australian online movie subscription company, Quickflix has signed a three-year, half-million dollar deal with Macquarie Hosting to host its online portal as the company prepares for what it says is an expected big increase in business with the eventual launch of the NBN.
Under the deal, Macquarie Hosting will host
Quickflix's online portal of more than 37,000 movies, TV series,
documentary and sporting titles as well as its mission critical
applications including subscription management databases, user
generated reviews and entertainment news.
Quickflix managing director, Simon Hodge, said today that the scalable
infrastructure the Macquarie Hosting partnership provides will be
“critical for Quickflix to capitalise on the increased business
opportunity the high speed national broadband network will deliver.”
According to Hodge, access to affordable, high speed broadband services
for 96 per cent of Australians is expected to increase the Quickflix
targetable audience, and he said the rollout of a national high speed
broadband network presents a “huge opportunity for us and we absolutely
expect to see a transition from traditional rental movie services to
online downloadable movie services amongst consumers."
"Strong demand for online delivery of entertainment already exists; a
big limitation to date has been bandwidth and the ability to deliver
those services quickly, smoothly and cost effectively.
"That constraint is about to shift dramatically. High speed broadband
at reduced costs will open up the market for our business and enable
more Australians to access and benefit from the range of content we
offer."
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