Streaming service Quickflix is accepting expressions of interest for sale of the Perth
-based business, which went into administration last week.
An advertisement in today’s Australian Financial Review from administrators Ferrier Hodgson says the company is seeking expressions of interest, with any sale set to include the 80,000 strong subscriber database and a 900,000 digital marketing database belonging to the company.
Quickflix last week called in the administrators blaming the amount of money rival service Stan had demanded to give up a set of shares it owns in the business, which Quickflix said was putting off investors.
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According to Quickflix, Stan wanted $4m for the parcel of preference shares it acquired from HBO 18 months ago, or a payment of $1.25m and the transfer of all of Quickflix’s streaming customers.
Quickflix, which began life as a postal DVD rental business, also owns a catalogue of 40,000 DVDs and Blu-ray discs which it houses at a distribution centre in Western Sydney.
In its last financial statements it had around $3m in revenue for the quarter and had cash-in-hand of $659,000.
According to the ad, statements of interest must be lodged with the administrators by Friday, May 6.
Alex Hayes