Flixster
Type of business | Subsidiary |
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Type of site | Social networking service |
Founded | January 20, 2006 |
Dissolved | February 20, 2018 October 31, 2019 (Internationally) | (USA)
Founder(s) | Joe Greenstein Saran Chari |
Services | Film, social networking |
Employees | 75 |
Parent | Fandango Media |
URL | myflixer |
Launched | January 20, 2006 |
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Flixster was an American social-networking movie
History
In February 2016,
In February 2018, the Flixster website was no longer functioning and directed users to Fandango.com. Flixster Video's website and mobile apps, including
In June 2019, Flixster announced that it will shut down its streaming video services in all countries that Flixster Video operates outside of the U.S. on October 31, 2019, due to the shutdown of UltraViolet. Customers in these areas were asked to transfer their content to Google Play, although Flixster warned users that due to rights restrictions, not all videos purchased on a Flixster library would be transferable depending on country.[6]
Site information
Between November 2006 and January 2007, the number of daily page views reported for Flixster by
Flixster's
Date | Active Daily Users |
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December 4, 2007 | > 800,000[14] |
June 19, 2008 | 482,542[15] |
July 15, 2008 | 412,401[15] |
Flixster Collections, a
Marketing practices
Flixster's growth was described in the
As a consequence of its policy of emailing users' entire address books with advertisements for the site, the website was criticized on numerous Internet
Other supported platforms
The company allowed users to watch movies on several different platforms via
Social media platforms
Bebo, Facebook, MySpace, Orkut
Flixster developed applications for several social networking sites. These had many of the same features as the main Flixster site, such as ratings, reviews, and user-generated quizzes. In addition, all offered social media integration, and
Mobile and desktop platforms
Android, Blackberry, iOS, Windows Phone
In August 2008, Flixster released an iOS application,[25] which allowed users to access movie showtimes, reviews, and trailers. The iPhone and iPod app for Flixster was the then-number-one movie app on the platform.[20] Flixster also released apps for Android mobile phones, Windows Phone, and BlackBerry phones.[26]
In August 2010, Flixster hit 20 million combined mobile app downloads and was ranked as the top movie app on iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry.[20]
In April 2014, Flixster's app was updated with Chromecast support, allowing users to "cast" movies to a Chromecast-connected device.[27] A streaming-only app, Flixster Video, was also released.[28] The app handled only movie streaming, as this function was removed from the Movies by Flixster app.[28]
In November 2017, the Flixtor Official app was removed from all non-U.S. stores. It was later restored in 2018, though without support for finding local movie screening times.
See also
References
- ^ Anthony D'Alessandro (17 February 2016). "Fandango Acquires Rotten Tomatoes & Flixster - Deadline". Deadline. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ^ Graser, Marc (January 4, 2010). "Flixster buys Rotten Tomatoes". Variety. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
- ^ a b Sciretta, Peter (2016-02-17). "Rotten Tomatoes and Flixster Acquired By Fandango". Slashfilm. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
- ^ Bishop, Bryan (2016-02-17). "Fandango buys Rotten Tomatoes and Flixster so moviegoers never have to go anywhere else (ever)". The Verge. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
- ^ Chabot, Jeff (25 August 2017). "Flixster video closing shop end of the month". HD Report. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ Ford, Jez (2019-06-19). "UltraViolet & Flixster coming to an end – how do I keep my UV movies?". AVHub.
- ^ "flixster.com Site Overview". Archived from the original on 11 November 2007. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ^ "Flixster.com Traffic and Demographic Statistics by Quantcast". Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ^ "flixster.com Site Overview". Retrieved 19 February 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ This peaking is a common trend among Facebook applications, and has been generally attributed to a phenomenon termed "app fatigue".[citation needed]
- ^ As of this date,[when?] Facebook no longer displayed daily active use, but instead reports monthly active use.[citation needed]
- ^ Entertainment applications page at Facebook.com, accessed September 16, 2010
- ^ "Facebook application directory accessed September 16, 2010". Facebook.
- ^ Swisher, Kara (2007-12-04). "Flixster for Sale (Again)?". AllThingsD. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
- ^ a b "Flixster on Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ^ "Flixster Collections aggregates your entire video library into a single app". VentureBeat. 2011-08-04. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ^ a b c Crawford, Emily. "Flixster- American Venture Interview". American Venture Magazine. Archived from the original on 2008-05-01.
- ^ "Is Flixster a Big Fat Spammer? Are They Accessing Your AOL or Hotmail Address Book? The Answer to at Least One of These is Yes!". The Internet Patrol. 2007-03-26. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
- ^ "Google Answers: Avoiding the Hotmail Spam Filter". Retrieved 19 February 2016. [unreliable source?]
- ^ a b c Siegler, MG (20 August 2010). "Flixster Hits 20 Million App Downloads. Top Movie App On iPhone, Android, And BlackBerry". TechCrunch. AOL. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Featured Content on Myspace". Myspace. Archived from the original on 26 October 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ^ "Featured Content on Myspace". Myspace. Archived from the original on 23 December 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ^ "Bebo All-In-One Streaming". Bebo. Archived from the original on 2013-05-11. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- ^ Orkut Movies Application Homepage Archived 2010-01-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Flixster, Inc. (11 July 2008). "Movies by Flixster, with Rotten Tomatoes". App Store. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ^ "Flixster Mobile". Archived from the original on 31 October 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ^ Crider, Michael (2014-04-05). "Flixster App Updated With Chromecast Support And MicroSD Card Downloads For Samsung Tablets". Android Police. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
- ^ a b "What is the difference between the Movies by Flixster app and the Flixster Video app?". support.ultraviolet.flixster.com. Retrieved 2016-01-20.