Amazon’s Lovefilm has announced the launch of HD streaming to members in the UK and Germany.
Lovefilm streams more films than it rents
Lovefilm has said that February represented the first month when it had streamed more films and TV series over the internet than it had rented DVDs, Blu-ray discs and games.
Lovefilm adds ABC in Germany
Following a similar deal in the UK, Amazon’s Lovefilm is now offering ABC on Demand to its subscribers in Germany.
Lovefilm CEO quits for Mothercare
Simon Calver is to leave his role as chief executive of Lovefilm to take over as chief executive of Mothercare.
Lovefilm gets smart with LG
Lovefilm is to be added to the LG Smart TV platform, giving owners of LG’s connected TVs access to the video streaming service Lovefilm instant.
ABC TV on Demand joins Lovefilm
Lovefilm is adding top US series from ABC TV on Demand in a deal with Disney UK.
Hostilities commence between Lovefilm and Netflix
As Netflix officially launches in the UK and Ireland, rival Lovefilm has announced it has reached two million subscribers, at the same time shaving £1 off the price of a monthly subscription.
Lovefilm builds BBC and ITV content
Lovefilm has secured the rights to a number of popular UK TV series through two separate agreements with BBC Worldwide and ITV.
Warner Bros/Lovefilm partner in UK
Warner Bros. has signed a major film distribution agreement with Amazon’s Lovefilm.
Lovefilm makes iPad debut
Lovefilm has announced the introduction of its own app for the iPad – the day its parent Amazon announced the launch of a rival to the Apple device. The new app allows users to watch, pause, fast-forward and rewind their movie stream, view trailers and add to their DVD rental list on the go.