Movies Go Mobile with Flicks iPhone App

Flicks new iPhone app

The Flicks.co.nz iPhone App goes straight to number on the NZ iTunes Apps list.
Local movie website Flicks.co.nz has just launched two products making its service one hundred percent mobile. New Zealanders can now watch movie trailers, find session times, read reviews and check cinema details all from their mobile phone.

Flicks.co.nz teamed up with Smudge Apps to launch the Flicks iPhone App, which offers an enhanced platform for iPhone and iPod Touch users. Within its first few days of release it shot to the top of the iTunes store's Top Apps list. It's number one right now.

Flicks.co.nz Managing Director Paul Scantlebury says, "The App's instant success is great, and proves that people have been ready and waiting to get our publication direct to their phones."

Also recently launched is the Flicks mobile site – m.flicks.co.nz – which offers this essential movie-going content to all mobile phones with an internet connection.

Paul Scantlebury says, "Partnering with Vodafone has helped us realise the potential of taking our service mobile, making it more accessible and convenient to use than ever."

Vodafone Head of Media and Entertainment Charlie Clementson says, "Flicks.co.nz had to go mobile - it's a perfect fit. With Flicks' new site, , m.flicks.co.nz internet users get all the movie information they need to choose a movie to see, watch movie trailers, check session times, and read film reviews on your mobile wherever you are.

"Its great to have been able to help Flicks get their mobile site up and running – over 25% of our customers access the internet on their mobile every month and so getting relevant, local content on their phones is key."

Flicks.co.nz caters for two markets: firstly ‘film buffs’ who are highly involved with all things filmic and love to read up on the latest news and debate the issues. Secondly, it caters for those who simply want to choose a movie to see and find out where and when to see it without trailing through countless individual cinema websites. It is the later that have demanded Flicks.co.nz content on their mobile phone; and the demand has been huge.

Flicks.co.nz (http://http://www.flicks.co.nz) is New Zealands most popular and comprehensive nationwide movie publication with over 100,000 unique users every month. It was started _4 years ago by a couple of film buffs trying to make a living from watching movies.

Paul Scantlebury says, “It's an exciting time for us and for the industry. I wouldn’t be surprised if our mobile content soon becomes as popular as our website.”

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