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Lovefilm
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Amazon to shut down Lovefilm in UK and Germany
Amazon is calling time on its Lovefilm-branded DVD-by-post service later this year, citing declining demand…
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ProSiebenSat.1 gives MacKenzie Maxdome job
German broadcast group ProSiebenSat.1 has instigated a high-level restructure of its digital division, handing former BSkyB…
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AMC Networks acquires Film+ from IKO Media Group
AMC Networks International – Central Europe has acquired Czech and Slovak film channel Film+ from…
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Netflix makes UK gains as Amazon’s share declines
Netflix has expanded its share of the UK market in the last six months as…
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Virgin Media CEO rules out TiVo-Horizon migration
Virgin Media’s CEO Tom Mockridge has ruled migrating the firm’s TiVo TV service to Liberty…
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Amazon confirms UK launch for original comedy
Amazon Prime Instant Video has launched original comedy series Betas in the UK. The show…
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Amazon Prime Instant Video launches with Alpha House promo
Amazon Prime Instant Video will launch under its new brand – replacing Lovefilm – in…
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Amazon drops Lovefilm brand for SVoD
Amazon is replicating its US SVoD offering in the UK and Germany, rebranding Lovefilm to…
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Warner Bros. toons for Lovefilm Germany
Lovefilm’s German SVOD service had added classic cartoon such as Tom and Jerry and The…
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Amazon launches second wave of original pilots
Amazon’s production arm Amazon Studios has debuted a host of new original programme pilots spanning…
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OTT and cord shaving ‘not a threat to broadcast model’
The rise of OTT and ‘cord shaving’, cutting down on pay TV services, will not…
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Former Lovefilm exec lands ProSieben digital role
Lesley Mackenzie, the former group digital officer of streaming site Lovefilm, has landed a role…
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Lovefilm acquires fresh kids content
Amazon-owned subscription video-on-demand provider Lovefilm has signed new content deals with kids entertainment producers HIT…
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Lovefilm agrees exclusive Vikings deal
Amazon’s UK streaming service Lovefilm has bought rights to season two of drama series Vikings. The…
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Lovefilm deal could rescue BBC’s Ripper Street from axe
The BBC has confirmed it is looking to revive recently axed period drama Ripper Street…
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UK outfit provides price comparisons for online TV shows
UK outfit Tank Top TV has launched a web-based directory of TV shows to allow…
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Playstation 4 on-demand launch partners revealed
The BBC iPlayer, Lovefilm and Netflix areamong the services offered by the Playstation 4 console…
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Amazon originals yet to make date with Lovefilm
The Amazon original series launching on the Prime Instant in the US still have no…
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Binge viewing 24% among young people
A quarter (24%) of 16-24s ‘TV binge,’ watching entire seasons in one sitting, while 52%…
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Lovefilm launches on iPhone
Amazon-owned subscription video-on-demand service Lovefilm has launched a version of its streaming app for iPhone…
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Microsoft announces Xbox One launch partners
Microsoft has announced the “first wave” of launch partners for its new Xbox One games…
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YouView takes UK catch-up lead
UK connected TV platform, YouView, is now the largest catch-up TV provider in the UK,…
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Amazon commissions first drama pilots
Amazon Studios has greenlit its first two hour-long drama pilots, which will launch on Prime…
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Amazon adds ‘millions’ of Prime customers
Amazon said that it has added “millions” of customers in the last three months to…
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‘Early days’ for LoveFilm content strategy
Amazon-owned VOD service LoveFilm is looking to up its exclusive content and original show commissions,…
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LoveFilm signs new kids content deal for Marvel Anime series
Amazon-owned video-on-demand service LoveFilm will premier four new animated series in the UK based around…
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Lovefilm launches new app for LG TVs
Amazon-owned Lovefilm has launched an enhanced Lovefilm Instant streaming application on LG Smart TVs in…
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Lovefilm signs exclusive deal for NBC drama Crossing Lines
Amazon-owned video-on-demand service Lovefilm has taken exclusive rights to NBC crime-drama Crossing Lines in the…
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Amazon Instant and Lovefilm to air new comedy pilots
Amazon has greenlit three new half-hour pilot comedy originals for the Amazon Instant Video and…
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Tesco’s Blinkbox challenges rivals with huge marketing push
Blinkbox is taking on Netflix and Lovefilm Instant with its biggest ever marketing campaign. The…