FLIXSTER LAUNCHES APP FOR BLACKBERRY 10
FLIXSTER LAUNCHES APP FOR BLACKBERRY 10
MOVIE DETAILS, ROTTEN TOMATOES™ SCORES, SHOW TIMES, TICKETS AND MORE AVAILABLE AT THE TOUCH OF A BUTTON
ACCESS TO ULTRAVIOLET™ DIGITAL MOVIE COLLECTIONS COMING SOON
SAN FRANCICO, January 31, 2013 - Flixster, one of the most popular online destinations for discovering and accessing content today announced a new, free application for BlackBerry® 10. Available now on the BlackBerry® World™ storefront, movie fans will be able to access the latest information about movies from the most trusted review aggregating site - Rotten Tomatoes ™, see when and where movies are playing nearby and purchase tickets in select theaters.
In the coming months, Flixster intends to update the application to provide consumers with mobile access to their UltraViolet digital movie collections. With more than nine million accounts created, UltraViolet is quickly becoming one of the most popular ways to access digital movie collections from virtually anywhere.
“As one of the top smartphone apps for entertainment, we're very excited to launch Flixster for BlackBerry 10,” said Joe Greenstein, Co-Founder and President of Flixster. “When UltraViolet functionally launches in a few months, busy business travelers will be able to watch entertainment on a long flight or on the train home from work - and still be able to keep an eye out on email from the office.”
BlackBerry 10 customers can now download the Flixster application for free on BlackBerry World and quickly:
- Browse the top box office movies and movies opening soon
- Look up show times at favorite/nearby theaters and buy tickets from participating theaters
- Get critic reviews from Rotten Tomatoes
- Watch high quality trailers
- Browse new and upcoming DVD releases
About Flixster
Founded in 2006 and based in San Francisco, Flixster, Inc. operates one of the world's most popular movie communities, used by more than 25 million people every month. The company was the first to launch applications that allow consumers to access UltraViolet, an industry standard that gives greater flexibility with how and where consumers watch the movies and TV shows they purchase. Flixster services include destination websites at Flixster.com and RottenTomatoes.com, as well as leading apps on Facebook, Windows 8, iPhone, BlackBerry and Android–powered devices. A wholly–owned subsidiary of Warner Bros. Entertainment, Flixster has offices in New York and representatives in Los Angeles and Seattle.
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Contact:
(for Flixster)
Peter Binazeski
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
818-977-5701
peter.binazeski@warnerbros.com
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