QuickPlay Says TV Service On BlackBerry Coming To More Platforms; Users Download 10-15 Shows A Week
Earlier this month, Toronto-based QuickPlay Media launched its mobile TV service called PrimeTime2Go on the BlackBerry. The service generated a lot of buzz because it was going to be one of the first high-profile applications to launch on the two-month old BlackBerry App World, plus it was also doing something fairly new in mobile — allowing people to download and store the latest TV shows on their phones, which can be watched without a cellular connection.
We caught up with Mark Hyland, QuickPlay’s VP Marketing, today to discuss how things are going, in addition to a hiccup we reported yesterday, which led the company to issue credits to subscribers. Here’s a look at how the service’s first month is going and what it has coming over the next few months:
On the lack of new content: Last week, PrimeTime2Go credited $7.99 to subscribers’ accounts because shows were not updating as quickly as they hoped. Hyland: “We now have 47 series from 18 networks, so there
Weâve talked that. I think what we may look at, based on some of the feedback, is that people can watch some video for free to see the quality of it
For other professionals, it is very important for them to get a daily update about daily news while some are into their favorite tv shows. Doing either of the two is now possible because of the launching of this new media.