streaming media founded 2014 ; 2 years ago 2014 headquarters sydney nsw aus area served australia products internet streaming owner foxtel parent foxtel movies foxtel 50 % formely seven west media 50 % entertainment . completely owned by foxtel 100 % website presto website presto is an australian streaming company which offers subscriptions to unlimited viewing of selected movies and from 2015 tv shows . the service initially owned wholly by foxtel launched on 13 march 2014 featuring films exclusively . 1 there are three separate subscription options for presto named presto movies presto tv and bundled option presto entertainment . in october 2016 it was announced by the company that seven west media s 50 % stake will be bought out by foxtel . presto will cease operations on 31 january 2017 . all presto users with a subscription will automatically be able to use foxtels streaming service foxtel play . 2 contents 1 presto movies 2 presto tv 3 presto entertainment 4 marketing 5 see also 6 references 7 external links presto movies edit the service initially launched contract free on 13 march 2014 at au 19.99 1 but was lowered to au 9.99 in august 2014 . 3 films tend to be mostly recent releases and come from foxtel s suite of foxtel movies channels who have relationships with studios including mgm nbcuniversal paramount pictures roadshow films sony pictures entertainment twentieth century fox the walt disney company warner bros entertainment hopscotch entertainment one icon studiocanal and transmission films . 4 roughly 5 months after launch it was suggested presto movies was struggling with only a few thousand subscribers . 5 presto tv edit on 8 december 2014 foxtel and seven west media announced a spin off of presto movies to launch before march 2015 to be named presto entertainment which will feature television programs with content coming from both foxtel channels and the seven network . the existing presto movies service will continue to be available but each will require a separate subscription . 6 it became available on 15 january 2015 and was named presto tv with presto entertainment referring to the bundled offer for both movies and tv access at 14.99 7 it will compete against australian streaming company quickflix american based netflix and the fairfax media nine entertainment co. joint venture stan . australian content made available from foxtel will include wentworth satisfaction love my way spirited and tangle . local seven network content includes packed to the rafters all saints city homicide home and away winners & losers and always greener . foreign content will include mr selfridge lewis a touch of frost and rosemary and thyme . aquarius will join presto after it premieres on the seven network . 8 presto will also have exclusive access to hbo programming including entourage the sopranos and boardwalk empire with the notable exception of game of thrones . 9 a non exclusive deal was also reached with showtime which includes programs such as ray donovan dexter californication however these programs will also feature on rival service stan . 9 since may 2015 presto has started offering australian premiere content . such shows include aquarius 10 bitten the firm matador and rogue . 11 12 presto entertainment edit while presto entertainment was initially the name for the service s tv only offering upon its launch on january 15 it was revealed presto entertainment would be the bundled option for both the movies and television package . marketing edit original presto logo 2014 2016 in may 2015 roy morgan research found that netflix had 1.039 million australian users compared to 97 000 for presto and 91 000 for stan . 13 in october 2015 nine entertainment said that stan had 150 000 200 000 paying subscribers which they said was ahead of presto s estimated 100 000 customers . 14 presto entertainment costs 14.99 per month which analysts noted is more expensive than rivals netflix and stan which don t differentiate between film and television programming on their service . 15 16 in may 2016 presto had a public campaign in melbourne involving a graffiti artist to promote the addition of empire to the service . 17 see also edit television in australia portal internet television in australia subscription television in australia references edit a b campbell simpson 24 february 2014 . foxtel s new presto movie service launching on march 13 . gizmodo . retrieved 8 december 2014 . campbell simpson 4 october 2016 . presto is dead . gizmodo . retrieved 4 october 2016 . angus kidman 15 august 2014 . foxtel s presto movie streaming halves price to 9.99 a month . lifehacker . retrieved 8 december 2014 . foxtel unveils presto movies streaming service . foxtel . 26 february 2014 . retrieved 11 december 2014 . adam turner 15 august 2014 . foxtel slashes presto movies to 9.99 p m . sydney morning herald . retrieved 11 december 2014 . foxtel and seven west combine to fight netflix and stan with presto entertainment . news.com.au . 8 december 2014 . retrieved 8 december 2014 . presto switches on its tv streaming service . cnet . 15 january 2015 . retrieved 15 january 2015 . a place to call home absent as presto announces first wave of tv shows . mumbrella . 10 december 2014 . retrieved 11 december 2014 . a b alex hayes 15 december 2014 . presto picks up hbo content but game of thrones won t not be available on svod services worldwide . mumbrella . retrieved 15 december 2014 . knox david 10 may 2015 . airdate aquarius . tv tonight . retrieved 18 january 2015 . knox david 1 june 2015 . presto adding new titles rogue the firm bitten . tv tonight . retrieved 8 june 2015 . healey nic 1 may 2015 . what s new on australian streaming services in may 2015 . cnet . retrieved 3 june 2015 . netflix wins the streaming battle with 1m users ten times more than rivals presto and stan . mumbrella . 23 june 2015 . stan s paying subscribers revealed . if.com.au . alex hayes 15 january 2015 . presto entertainment launches for 14.99 a month . mumbrella . retrieved 15 january 2015 . angus kidman 15 january 2015 . foxtel s presto tv streaming is overpriced and lacking content . gizmodo . retrieved 15 january 2015 . knox david 3 may 2016 . presto tags empire . tv tonight . retrieved 9 may 2016 . external links edit presto v t e video digital distribution platforms digital library streaming media video on demand free 56 . com 9now abc iview acfun afreecatv all 4 arte boutique bbc iplayer bilibili bittorrent blinkbox break.com brightcove buzznet canalplay cinemanow chicken pork adobo clowdy crackle dacast dailymotion daisuki dramafever flixster fotki france tv pluzz frequency funimation funshion gog.com gyao hoopla hotstar iqiyi itunes store itv hub iwant tv lafango le lightbox liveleak mainstreaming medici.tv metacafe my5 mytf1 vod myvideo neulion the newsmarket niconico nintendo eshop noggin oneworldtv ora tv overdrive inc. pluto tv plus7 popcornflix pptv rt player rutube schooltube showmax sky go 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