How do you get your movies to your TV, laptop, tablet or phone? iTunes? Foxtel? What about Telstra’s BigPond service? More people use that last one than you might thing.
Telstra reported that its customers downloaded a whopping 2.1 million titles from BigPond Movies in the first six months of 2015, up 13.4 per cent on this time last year.
The results come as the Australian Communications and Media Authority reveal the explosive growth of streaming video in Australia.
Telstra also reported a first half 2015 profit of $2.1 billion, up 21.7 per cent year-on-year. Our sister site, Business Insider, has a fascinating chart on the most profitable parts of Telstra’s business. Check it out here.
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