Presto (streaming company)

Presto
Type of site
Private
Available inEnglish
Founded13 March 2014; 10 years ago (2014-03-13)
Dissolved31 January 2017; 7 years ago (2017-01-31)
Successor(s)Foxtel Now
HeadquartersSydney, New South Wales,
Australia
Area servedAustralia
OwnerFoxtel
Servicesstreaming service
RegistrationMonthly subscription required to access content
Launched15 January 2015; 9 years ago (2015-01-15)
Current statusDefunct

Presto was an Australian media streaming company which offered subscriptions to unlimited viewing of selected films, and from 2015, TV series. The service, initially owned wholly by Foxtel, launched on 13 March 2014 featuring films exclusively.[1]

There were three separate subscription options for Presto, named Presto Movies, Presto TV, and the bundled option Presto Entertainment. It competed primarily against Australian streaming company Quickflix, the American-based Netflix and the Fairfax Media and Nine Entertainment Co. joint venture Stan.

In October 2016, it was announced that Presto would cease operations on 31 January 2017.

  1. ^ Campbell Simpson (24 February 2014). "Foxtel's New Presto Movie Service Launching On March 13". Gizmodo. Retrieved 8 December 2014.