LOVEFiLM

ONE OF UK MEDIA’S MOST INFLUENTIAL FIGURES TO BECOME NON-EXEC 

LONDON, 1 June 2010, LOVEFiLM, Europe’s leading film & TV, digital and DVD rental subscription service with over 67,000 titles, announces the appointment of Dawn Airey as a non executive director. 

One of the UK media industry’s most influential figures, Dawn has driven strategy, innovation and audience popularity across a number of the UK’s leading commercial broadcasters over the past two decades. Currently Chairman and Chief Executive of Five, Dawn was both the first female Chief Executive of a UK commercial TV station and one of the youngest. 

LITTLE BLACK DRESS VOTED SCREENS FINEST  

Audrey Hepburn’s little black dress in Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961) is head and shoulders above other looks after being named the best female movie outfit of all time. 

In the midst of Sex and the City 2 madness, LOVEFiLM, Europe’s leading film & TV, digital and DVD rental subscription service with over 67,000 titles, polled over 2,000 members to find the best female film outfits of all time. While she may have lost her cat, she did not lose the votes, screen legend Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961) receiving 30 per cent of the votes.  

LOVEFiLM, Europe’s leading film & TV, digital and DVD rental subscription service with over 67,000 titles, today launches the world’s biggest digital film giveaway making thousands of ‘watch online’ films and TV series available for free to its all its existing members and new triallists via the LOVEFiLM Player. 

Jolie, Mitchell and Jovovich bring gaming characters to life on the big screen 

The secret to popular game adaptations appears to be a strong female character following the news that chilling film version of computer game Silent Hill, starring blonde bombshell Radha Mitchell as Rose Da Silver, has been named The Best Computer Game Adaptation of all time. 

FILM & GAMES GIANT TAKES TO THE WILD WEST WITH ROCKSTAR GAMES  

LOVEFiLM, Europe’s leading film & TV, digital and DVD rental subscription service with over 67,000 titles, has teamed up with world-renowned publisher Rockstar Games, makers of Grand Theft Auto, in a major marketing drive to promote its new western-inspired action adventure game Red Dead Redemption.  

The first ever marketing partnership between LOVEFiLM and Rockstar will use multi-channel activity to promote the PS3® and Xbox 360® title for its release on 21^st May, involving online activity as well as direct marketing initiatives. 

Samsung and LOVEFiLM, Europe’s leading film & TV, digital and DVD rental subscription service with over 67,000 titles, today launched the latest extension of its service in the direct-to-TV market on new ranges of Samsung TVs. 

The LOVEFiLM service is now available through a user interface on all Internet@TV Samsung TV models, with Blu-ray players and Home Cinema Systems to follow at a later date.  From today, members of LOVEFiLM on unlimited subscription packages can access movie titles instantly via their remote control, in addition to the rental by post and existing watch online services. 

LOVEFiLM, Europe’s leading film & TV, digital and DVD rental subscription service with over 67,000 titles, is delighted to appoint online expert Simon Waldman to the executive team as Group Product Director. As LOVEFiLM continues to roll-out its multi-platform hybrid offering of digital and physical content – streaming to TVs and PCs, DVDs by post and mobile services – Simon will take charge of the LOVEFiLM website, user interface and the entire online customer journey. 

FILM FANS VOTE DAVID TENNANT AS NEXT PM

David Tennant’s turn as The Doctor in the long-running series Dr Who has been voted as the British screen character film fans would most like to see regenerate into the next Prime Minister, conquering the likes of Obi-Wan Kenobi and James Bond. 

To mark the general election LOVEFiLM, Europe’s leading film & TV, digital and DVD rental subscription service with over 67,000 titles polled over 2,000 members to discover which screen character has the traits best suited to run the country.  After repeatedly saving the world as The Doctor, 31 per cent of voters put him in pole position for the role.