In Australia, we have had a slowly expanding “TV/Movie” services section on our Playstation 3 interfaces, originally starting with the ABC iView and then later expanding to Mubi and Channel 7’s streaming service. I won’t lie, I haven’t used them all that much since if I want to watch an episode, I would usually watch it when it is on TV…. but you get the picture.
Last Friday it was announced that Quickflix, an online movie rental subscription company announced their agreement with Sony Computer Entertainment to stream its services to the Playstation 3 consoles starting at a later date this year. Chris Taylor, Quickflix Chief Executive Officer had this to say on the agreement:
Having entered a streaming agreement for Sony Bravia in July we’re very excited to now extend the partnership to PlayStation via its game console platform.
Over 1.3 million Australian consumers who own an internet connectable PlayStation 3 will have access to Quickflix’s on demand movie streaming service. This is a significant moment in the evolution of IPTV delivered entertainment in Australia and a major development for our company.
On the other side, Managing Director of Sony Computer Entertainment Australia and New Zealand had this to say:
This exciting agreement with Quickflix will further enhance PS3’s already strong entertainment on demand credentials across TV, games, music and now, an even larger range of movie options. If you love games, and your family loves movies, quite simply there is no better choice of device for your home than PlayStation 3, which is also one of the most highly awarded Blu-Ray players.
