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Lovefilm
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Amazon to shut down Lovefilm in UK & Germany
Amazon is calling time on its Lovefilm-branded DVD-by-post service later this year, citing declining demand…
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ProSieben shuffle hands MacKenzie Maxdome job
German broadcast group ProSiebenSat.1 has instigated a high-level restructure of its digital division, handing former Sky…
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Amazon resurrects Ripper Street
Amazon’s UK streaming service is resurrecting Ripper Street, the period crime drama that UK public…
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Amazon rebrands Lovefilm in UK and Germany
Amazon is replicating its SVOD offering in the UK and Germany, rebranding Lovefilm to Prime…
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Amazon Studios originals land with Sony
Sony Pictures Television will sell Amazon Studios-produced originals internationally, TBI has learned. SPT already sells…
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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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ProSieben hands former Sky, Lovefilm exec digital role
Lesley Mackenzie, the former group digital officer of streaming site Lovefilm, has landed a role…
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Lovefilm snags more Vikings
Amazon’s UK streaming service Lovefilm has bought rights to season two of drama series Vikings….
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Analysis: OTT to the rescue…
…or how streaming services are saving TV series and allowing others to get made. Pay…
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Amazon pledges to make all originals in 4K
Amazon Studios, the original film and TV production arm of the online shopping giant, has…
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Landmark Lovefilm, BBC deal could save Ripper Street
The BBC has confirmed it is looking to revive recently axed period drama Ripper Street…
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Playstation 4 on-demand launch partners revealed
The BBC iPlayer, Lovefilm and Netflix will be among the services offered by the Playstation…
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Amazon launches on-demand service in Japan
Amazon Instant Video has launched in Japan, offering Hollywood movies and local programming totaling 26,000…
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LoveFilm launches on Xbox One
TV and movie streaming service LoveFilm can now be accessed on the newly-launched Xbox One….
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Disney brings on-demand services under ABC Studios banner
Disney is rebranding its on-demand services as part of a wider initiative to have ‘ABC…
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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 the largest catch-up provider in the UK, report
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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Sky’s NOW TV adds premium channel brands
UK satellite TV provider BSkyB has bolstered its pay-monthly OTT service NOW TV by adding…
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Amazon gets Vikings as part of new MGM deal
Amazon has expanded its content deal with MGM and will take US streaming rights to…
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Still ‘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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Viewpoint: In VOD we trust – how pay TV can combat OTT
In television, as with many other things in life, you have to keep the faith….
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SVOD and catch-up accelerate US, UK linear viewing decline
The ubiquity of on-demand and catch-up services continues to impact linear TV viewing, according to…
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Lovefilm snags exclusive Under the Dome rights
Lovefilm has inked a deal with CBS Studios International giving it exclusive UK streaming rights…
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News brief: Netflix, Amazon drive Cinedigm revenue growth
LA-based content aggregator Cinedigm has seen revenue from its television programming library grow more than…
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Amazon’s Lovefilm buys Copper for the UK
Lovefilm has acquired Copper, the BBC America period drama series. The show is produced by…
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Lovefilm snags Warner Bros. deal
Lovefilm has agreed a programming deal with Warner Bros. giving it access to a raft…
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Vikings drives MGM growth as Tellem joins board
Strong worldwide sales of scripted drama Vikings helped Hollywood studio MGM report revenue growth of…
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Rastamouse makes tracks for Lovefilm
Amazon-owned streaming service Lovefilm has acquired a children’s programming package including Rastamouse from NBCUniversal International…
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