Quickplay is a Canada-based software and platform provider for the distribution of premium video to IP-connected devices.
The company's cloud-native platform powers video services for Tier 1 streaming providers,[1] among them aha (streaming service), Rogers Sports & Media's Sportsnet Now, and PLDT's Smart Communications.
Quickplay is owned by Firstlight Media Ltd. Quickplay is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario;[2] with a headend in San Diego California, and offices in Los Angeles, California, and Chennai, India.
[4] Quickplay had originally been founded in 2004 to power mobile video services for live TV, video on demand (VOD) and radio services for companies including AT&T Wireless, Bell Mobility, Verizon Wireless, Motorola Mobility, Rogers Wireless, Research In Motion, Sirius XM, and U.S. Cellular.
[5] AT&T announced on May 16, 2016, that it would acquire Quickplay from Madison Dearborn Partners.