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Quickplay Debuts VideoStreams via BlackBerry

Mobile TV and video solutions provider QuickPlay Media announced the launch of VideoStreams, a free video streaming service optimized for device maker Research In Motion's BlackBerry smartphones.

According to QuickPlay, VideoStreams features entertainment content including music videos, comedy, horoscopes and extreme sports -- a "send to a friend" feature enables users to share clips with contacts - friends and family. VideoStreams will debut on the BlackBerry Pearl 8130 smartphone and is presently available via EVDO-based networks including Sprint and Alltel. The service is available immediately to customers in the United States and Canada.

VideoStreams is initially available on the BlackBerry Pearl 8130 smartphone to subscribers on North American wireless carrier networks that support EVDO (b), such as Sprint Nextel, Bell Mobility, Telus Mobility and Alltel Wireless.

Eligible customers can visit http://www.videostreamsmobile.com/ using the BlackBerry Browser to download the VideoStreams application over the air and to start using the service right away. Videos are streamed to the smartphone so there are no long waits to view the content, and unlike download services, no additional on-device storage is required.

“The mobile market is exploding – with new applications, devices, and services introduced to the world each day – and RIM is a company at the forefront of this rapidly changing marketplace,” said Wayne Purboo, CEO and co-founder, QuickPlay Media. “We are excited to continue our history of innovation by being the first to offer BlackBerry smartphone customers free access to our high quality video services."

“BlackBerry smartphones are attracting a wider range of mobile customers who want to use more personal applications and entertainment services,” said Jeff McDowell, vice president, Global Alliances at Research In Motion. "In turn, this trend is attracting a new class of developer partners, like QuickPlay, who are creating consumer and lifestyle applications that deliver new experiences for BlackBerry smartphone users."

QuickPlay’s VideoStreams service will be available worldwide to more regions and mobile operators as additional BlackBerry smartphones that support streaming video are rolled out on various wireless networks. [FierceWireless]

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