Quickplay

https://www.quickplay.com
https://www.linkedin.com/company/quickplay-ott/

Quickplay, formerly known as Firstlight Media, is a privately owned company headquartered in Canada. Founded in 2004, the company employs approximately 230 individuals and reported $56.0M in revenue as of 2025. It is considered a tier 2 media tech buyer. The company specializes in video business systems, offering a cloud-based platform for the distribution, management, and monetisation of premium video content across various devices and networks.

Revenue

Founded

2004

Headcount

225

Headquarters

Canada

Primary Segment

Video business systems

Ownership

Privately Owned

Deployments

News Summary:

On April 20, 2026, Quickplay announced a partnership with Visible Things, a creator-driven platform, to integrate Quickplay's Content to Value Operating System and deploy its AI Studio across Visible Things' infrastructure. This collaboration aims to enhance the connection between talent and their passionate audiences by delivering content at scale and speed. Previously, on April 19, 2026, Quickplay unveiled a suite of company updates ahead of NAB 2026, which included an AI-enriched solution designed to identify social signals and trending topics, connecting them to relevant content within minutes. The company also announced transformative customer deployments and new industry research and partnerships.

Similar Companies

Subscribe for full access to Quickplay's profile

Quickplay offers 4 products in the enterprise tech, media and telecoms services and media tech industries. Quickplay's product portfolio comprises of production and post production, generative AI, other media, video business systems, content supply chain and media managed services.

Subscribe for full access to Quickplay's products in full detail

Quickplay's revenues were less than $100M in 2025. Caretta Research has split Quickplay's revenue into 6 different product categories, the largest of which is tV and online video platforms (OVP CMS). For full access to Quickplay's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.

Subscribe for full access to Quickplay's revenue in full detail

Jul

21st

2026

09:10

Events, B2B Tag, Events and Conferences

Quickplay, Caretta Research, Evergent and Yospace Announce the 2026 IBC Pride Happy Hour

Amsterdam, Netherlands, 21st July 2026 – Quickplay, Caretta Research, Evergent, and Yospace have announced that the renowned IBC Pride Happy Hour will once again bring the vibe and fun back to IBC on Friday 11th September, from 5-7pm at The Traveller Restaurant, Amsterdam.

Prowly

Jul

6th

2026

18:49

Emerging Tech

75% of Journalist Time Squandered on Technical Busywork

Broadcast journalism and production staff are currently spending around 75 percent of their time on technical workflows, often referred to as “busywork”, leaving only a fraction of their time available for doing what they are best at: delivering timely, accurate, trusted and relevant content to their local audiences.

Content+Technology

May

18th

2026

01:00

The Content Value Chain Has Changed. Most Operators Haven't.

Media companies are sitting on one of the most valuable assets in the digital economy: premium content. The top 10 media companies alone are spending ~$200Bn a year on content. The traditional value chain for distribution and monetization is release focused and linear.

Quickplay

Apr

20th

2026

10:00

Partnerships and Alliances, New Offerings, Artificial Intelligence

Visible Things Supercharges the Superfan Economy with Quickplay's AI Studio and Content to Value Operating System

TORONTO, April 20, 2026 Partnership serves up what superfans crave, at scale and speed TORONTO , April 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Quickplay, the Content to Value Operating System, and Visible Things, the creator-driven platform redefining how talent connects with their most passionate audiences, today announced a partnership to leverage Quickplay's Content to Value Operating System and deploy AI Studio across the Visible Things' infrastructure.

Morningstar

Apr

19th

2026

18:30

Partnerships and Alliances, New Offerings, Artificial Intelligence

Visible Things Supercharges the Superfan Economy with Quickplay's AI Studio and Content to Value Operating System

Partnership serves up what superfans crave, at scale and speed TORONTO , April 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Quickplay, the Content to Value Operating System, and Visible Things, the creator-driven platform redefining how talent connects with their most passionate audiences, today announced a partnership to leverage Quickplay's Content to Value Operating System and deploy AI Studio across the Visible Things' infrastructure.

Le Lézard

Apr

19th

2026

08:50

Partnerships and Alliances, New Offerings, Artificial Intelligence

Quickplay's Triple Play of New Customers, Products and Partnerships Set to Dominate NAB 2026

Quickplay's Triple Play of New Customers, Products and Partnerships Set to Dominate NAB 2026 04/19/2026 - 10:20 AM LAS VEGAS, April 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- (2026 NAB Show) - Quickplay, the Content to Value Operating System, today unveiled a broad array of company news including: an AI-enriched solution that identifies social signals and trending topics, and connects them to relevant content within minutes; transformative customer deployments; and powerful industry research and partnerships.

Stock Titan

Apr

19th

2026

08:31

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

Television New Zealand Partners with Quickplay to Fully Transform Their OTT Platform, Evolving the Broadcaster into a World-Class Digital Platform

AUCKLAND, New Zealand and TORONTO, April 19, 2026 AUCKLAND, New Zealand and TORONTO , April 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Quickplay today announced that it has designed and implemented a comprehensive, cloud-native transformation of the Television New Zealand's streaming platform, TVNZ+.

Morningstar

Apr

19th

2026

05:12

Partnerships and Alliances, Funding Activities, Artificial Intelligence

Quickplay’s AI Studio Unlocks $100%+ Watch Time Gains—Why the Infrastructure Play Could Ride the Media S-Curve to Exponential Growth

The media landscape is on an exponential S-curve, moving from a rigid broadcast model to a fluid, AI-driven content ecosystem. This shift is not just an upgrade; it's a paradigm change. Traditional broadcasters face an existential challenge as audiences fragment across countless digital platforms.

AInvest

Apr

19th

2026

04:55

New Offerings, Emerging Tech

Quickplay Announces New Customers, Product Launches, and Partnerships Ahead of NAB 2026

Quickplay has announced a series of significant developments, including new customer acquisitions, product launches, and strategic partnerships, ahead of the NAB 2026 event. The company revealed these updates as part of its ongoing efforts to expand its footprint in the media and entertainment technology sector.

GeneOnline

Apr

18th

2026

18:30

Partnerships and Alliances

Television New Zealand Partners with Quickplay to Fully Transform Their OTT Platform, Evolving the Broadcaster into a World-Class Digital Platform

Completed in just 12 months, Quickplay replaced a fragmented ecosystem of six+ vendors across UI/UX, content management, video processing, advertising and analytics with a single, unified platform. The team at TVNZ also named Amazon Web Services (AWS) as its preferred cloud platform for the transformation, further increasing efficiencies and lowering costs by consolidating onto a single cloud vendor.

Inspired Foodery

Apr

16th

2026

18:30

New Offerings, Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag

Gray Media deploys AI-driven streaming platform built with Quickplay and Google Cloud

Gray Media has completed the rollout of its next-generation streaming platform across 113 television markets, consolidating its digital operations into a single cloud-native system built with Quickplay and Google Cloud AI. The platform unifies more than 1,300 digital touchpoints, including websites, mobile apps and connected TV applications.

NewscastStudio

Apr

16th

2026

18:30

Artificial Intelligence

Quickplay Deploys Gray Medias New Streaming Platform - Powered by Google Cloud AI - Across 113 Markets

Quickplay has announced the full-scale deployment of Gray Media's streaming platform, built on Quickplay's orchestration infrastructure and Google Cloud AI including Vertex AI and Gemini models. The platform is now live across Gray's 113 legacy television markets, with four additional markets launching soon.

4RFV International Broadcast News

Quickplay's customers primarily consist of telecoms, search, social, and retail media and enterprise cloud companies. Examples of Quickplay's customers include Google, AT&T and Amazon Web Services (AWS). Quickplay has commercial and technical partners like Evergent, NPAW and Google. Examples of Quickplay's suppliers include CleverTap, Skyline Communications and Google.

Analysis

Data

Analysis

Data

Quickplay

Revenue

Founded

Headcount

Headquarters

Primary Segment

Ownership

Deployments

News Summary:

Similar Companies

Example Customers

Example Suppliers

Example Partners

Analyst insight reports