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FILM FANS VOTE ON HITCHCOCK’S MOST ICONIC MOMENTS
Alfred Hitchcock’s terrifying shower scene in Psycho has been voted the most iconic film moment – according to a poll of film fans. In a scene that spawned a thousand spoofs, the moment that Norman Bates appears in the bathroom while young Marion is having a shower [...]

Battle for Helm’s Deep voted top rain scene
The brutal battle for Helm’s Deep has been named the top rain scene in film – according to a poll of avid film fans. This rain-drenched clash of 10,000 Uruk-hai against a mere 300 Rohirrim from The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers beat the renowned dance [...]

LOVEFiLM, an Amazon company and pioneer of internet film delivery in Europe, announced today that in February, for the first time ever, LOVEFiLM members streamed more films and TV series instantly over the Internet via LOVEFiLM Instant than rented DVDs, Blu-rays and Games.
The number of films and TV episodes streamed online through Internet-connected devices including [...]

FILM FANS REVEAL WHICH ACTORS ARE TOP O’ THE LIST
With significantly more than just the luck of the Irish on his side, Oscar-nominated Liam Neeson has been named the Ultimate Irish Actor – according to a poll of appreciative film fans. Neeson beat young upstarts Colin Farrell and Michael Fassbender to claim the top spot [...]

Award winner The Artist revives silent age of cinema
The recent hype around multi-academy award winning film The Artist has prompted a revival of the silent age of cinema with rental figures of the genre increasing by up to 40 per cent in the seven days leading up to this year’s Oscars.
Statistics released today by [...]

FILM FANS REVEAL THEIR TOP CINEMA CANINES
The lovable pooch in Turner & Hooch has been named Top Dog in Film – according to a poll of animal-loving film fans.
Following the recent media frenzy over the performance of Uggie, the four-legged star of silent film The Artist, LOVEFiLM – Europe’s largest subscription service instantly streaming films [...]

Amazon’s LOVEFiLM is giving film fans the chance to get inside the creative mind of Attack the Block director Joe Cornish, as it hosts its first ever director’s Q&A and commentary event, streamed live at LOVEFiLM.com.
On 21 February members of LOVEFiLM – Europe’s largest subscription service streaming movies and TV episodes over the [...]

FILM FANS REVEAL ODDEST MOVIE COUPLES
The unexpected inter-animal romance – between Donkey and Dragon – in animated comedy Shrek has earned them the title of ‘Oddest Couple’ as voted for by film buffs.
To celebrate love of all shapes and sizes this Valentine’s Day, LOVEFiLM – Europe’s largest subscription service streaming movies and TV [...]

New research out today reveals that the more films people watch, the more financially successful and happier they are.
Dr. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, an expert in personality and psychological profiling at Goldsmiths College in London, monitored 1,000 adults over a 12 month period and discovered that avid film fans (those who watch over 100 movies a year, [...]

Report shows who watches what and where
Angelina Jolie as a CIA agent on the run proved irresistible to film fans making spy thriller Salt the most rented film of 2011. It was followed by action adventure Inception featuring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy and Facebook-founding fiction The Social Network directed by David Fincher.
LOVEFiLM – [...]

Amazon’s LOVEFiLM today announced it is working with global electronics company LG to bring LOVEFiLM’s video streaming service, LOVEFiLM Instant, to LG’s award winning Smart TV platform. This deal will give UK film fans yet another option to watch LOVEFiLM’s vast range of films and TV episodes instantly on their big screen.
The LG Smart [...]

BRANDED SERVICE WILL BRING TOP US TV SERIES FROM ABC STUDIOS TO LOVEFiLM UK MEMBERS
LOVEFiLM, an Amazon company, has partnered with Disney UK in a deal that will give LOVEFiLM members access to full seasons of some of the most iconic American television series ever created.
The branded subscription video on demand (SVOD) service, ABC [...]

Film & TV subscription service experiences record-breaking year
Amazon’s LOVEFiLM today announces that they have reached two million subscribers driven by a record number of sign-ups in the fourth quarter of 2011. The Amazon-owned service added hundreds of thousands of new customers that now have access to LOVEFiLM Instant, which provides a unique offering of instantly [...]

LOVEFiLM, an Amazon company, has partnered with ITV to enable its members to instantly watch TV titles from the UK’s largest commercial broadcaster.
The subscription video on-demand (SVOD) agreement will give LOVEFiLM members access to ITV’s vast archive of shows, including a selection of recent popular content such as Marchlands and Above Suspicion, as well [...]

LOVEFiLM, an Amazon company, has partnered with BBC Worldwide in a deal that will give its members streaming access to world-renowned content from the BBC’s vast archive of shows, plus celebrated programmes commissioned by other British broadcasters.
The subscription video on-demand (SVOD) deal includes some of the greatest British programming of all time. TV titles [...]

FILM FANS ELECT THEIR FAVOURITE ON-SCREEN LEADER
Martin Sheen’s portrayal of US President Josiah Bartlett in television drama The West Wing has been voted the fictional head of state people would most like to see take over from David Cameron to run Britain.
To celebrate the release of The Iron Lady which sees Meryl Streep [...]

Premiering at the number one spot for Film Of The Year is Martin Scorsese’s first ever 3D flick Hugo. Not just for kids, the tale of a boy who lives alone in a Paris railway station rekindles the innocence and wonder of childhood in a delightful film, full of comedy, imagination and heart.
To celebrate [...]

LONDON and CULVER CITY, CA: LOVEFiLM, an Amazon company, and Sony Pictures Television have signed a major multi-year content deal giving LOVEFiLM members exclusive streaming access to new and forthcoming Sony Pictures titles during the second subscription pay TV window, as well as catalogue titles and TV series, from June 2012.
The milestone agreement with Sony [...]

LOVEFiLM, an Amazon company and Europe’s largest subscription service – streaming movies and TV episodes over the Internet and sending DVDs by post – launches on Xbox LIVE today, giving millions more film fans instant access to the movies they want to watch, when they want to watch them.
Xbox LIVE members will be able [...]

98 PER CENT OF CHRISTMAS FILMS WILL BE REPEATS
Brace yours’elf for a sleigh full of all-too-familiar films this festive season – as LOVEFiLM reveals a whopping 98 per cent of films screened on TV this Christmas will be repeats.
UK viewers settling in front of their TVs for a bit of seasonal cheer can expect a [...]

Broadcasting history will be made this Sunday as LOVEFiLM and the Moët British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) team up to bring the prestigious ceremony directly into the homes of films fans across the UK for the first time.
The exclusive partnership will see LOVEFiLM, Europe’s largest subscription service – streaming movies and TV episodes over the [...]

Rocky wins over more than a quarter of film fans (28 per cent) in this classic rags-to-riches American dream story pulling no punches to claim the top spot as the nation’s greatest sporting movie.
To celebrate the release of biographical Moneyball starring Brad Pitt on Friday, the boxing legend came out on top in a [...]

Warner Bros. has signed a major film distribution agreement with LOVEFiLM it was announced today by Josh Berger, President & Managing Director, Warner Bros. UK, Ireland & Spain and Simon Calver, Chief Executive, LOVEFiLM.
The multi-year, multi-layered pact offers consumers wider choice and more access to Warner Bros. content across a range of options. The deal [...]

Hundreds of thousands of film fans are set to tune in and take their place on a virtual red carpet this Wednesday evening as the premiere of the new Twilight film is streamed live over the internet.
LOVEFiLM, the movie subscription service, has partnered with film studio Entertainment One UK to stream The Twilight Saga: Breaking [...]

EX-OLYMPIAN RECRUITED FOR LOVEFiLM SPRINT-VERTISING CAMPAIGN
In a marketing first Olympic medallist Jamie Baulch has been signed up to sprint around the capital acting as a human mobile advert.
LOVEFiLM has recruited the former world champion runner for an alternative advertising campaign to highlight its unlimited movie streaming service. LOVEFiLM members can instantly watch thousands [...]

HOME ALONE BURGLAR IS THE BEST SCREAM IN FILM
According to film fans it is not masked-psychopaths or terrifying poltergeists that prompt their victims to let out the most blood-curdling screams but rather having a tarantula crawl across your face, as Marv (Daniel Stern) from classic family film Home Alone proves by claiming the title for [...]

JOHNNY AND BABY BUST THE BEST MOVIE DANCE MOVES
Dazzling and delighting fans of all ages with their spectacular final routine in Dirty Dancing, Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey have been voted king and queen of the movie dance floor.
To celebrate the launch of dance re-make Footloose on Friday, the couple came out on top in [...]

Microsoft and LOVEFiLM, Europe’s largest subscription service – streaming movies and TV episodes over the Internet and sending DVDs by post – have today announced a partnership that will make LOVEFiLM part of the next generation of TV entertainment, bringing the service to millions of Xbox 360 users across the UK and Germany.
The [...]

STREAMED MOVIES AT YOUR FINGERTIPS
LOVEFiLM is proud to announce the LOVEFiLM App is now available on the iPad. The App allows users to instantly watch, pause, fast-forward and rewind their movie stream, view trailers and add to their DVD rental list on the go.
Subscribers can instantly watch titles from [...]

STUDIOCANAL titles to be made available to LOVEFiLM members as part of their subscription at no extra cost
LOVEFiLM and STUDIOCANAL have signed an exclusive long-term deal in the UK and Germany giving LOVEFiLM members access to the portfolio of new and library movies from the leading international film distributor for a 12-month window.
UK and [...]

LOVEFiLM ANNOUNCED AS OFFICIAL MEDIA PARTNER OF 55th BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL
LOVEFiLM has been announced as an official media partner for the 55th BFI London Film Festival (12th – 27th October), and will give film lovers everywhere behind the scenes access to all the glamour and excitement of the 16 day event.
The 55th [...]

Hogwarts named top on-screen school of all time
Hogwarts’ (Harry Potter) spell-binding curriculum, including Care of Magical Creatures, Quidditch and Defence Against the Dark Arts, has earned it the number one spot in the Top On-Screen Schools of all time.
To mark the start of the new school year, LOVEFiLM – Europe’s largest subscription service streaming movies [...]

New research out today confirms what we have always suspected: Brits are a nation of TV addicts as rentals of box sets have increased by a fifth in the past five years – with American drama series The Wire being named the best loved TV series of all time.
Research by LOVEFiLM – Europe’s largest subscription [...]

LOVEFiLM, Europe’s largest subscription service streaming movies and TV episodes over the Internet and sending DVDs by post, has partnered with ZSL London Zoo to promote its brand new Penguin Beach. The campaign, which was brokered by Initiative London, runs across LOVEFiLM’s homepage and dedicated microsite. It offers film fans a selection of hand-picked penguin [...]

The Ultimate Superhero is telepathic, drives a high-tech car of the future, wields metal claws and wears a mask which changes based on his emotions according to film fans.
To mark the release of latest comic book adaptation Captain America: The First Avenger, LOVEFiLM – Europe’s largest subscription service streaming movies and TV episodes over [...]

LOVEFiLM and Entertainment One UK (eOne) have signed a five-year content deal allowing LOVEFiLM subscribers exclusive access to the portfolio of movies from the number one independent film distributor, including the global phenomenon The Twilight Saga.
Members of LOVEFiLM, Europe’s largest subscription service – streaming movies and TV episodes over the internet and sending DVDs by [...]

X-MEN STAR HEADS UP TOP 10 ACTRESSES UNDER 30 LIST
Bright young thing and X-Men: First Class star Jennifer Lawrence proves age ain’t nothin’ but a number, after beating the likes of Anne Hathaway and Brit star Carey Mulligan to be named the Top Actress Under 30 of the past year, despite being the second youngest [...]

LOVEFiLM and SONY have today extended their partnership to allow LOVEFiLM subscribers in Germany to instantly watch hundreds of titles directly through SONY BRAVIA Internet Video TVs, Blu-ray players and Blu-ray Home Theatre kits.
German members of LOVEFiLM, Europe’s largest subscription service for streaming movies and TV episodes over the Internet and sending DVDs by post, [...]

American Pie Dad claims ‘Most Embarrassing’ title
Eugene Levy from classic teen comedy American Pie has seen off tough competition from a host of farcical fathers to be named the Most Embarrassing On-Screen Dad.
To celebrate Fathers’ Day, LOVEFiLM, Europe’s largest subscription service streaming movies and TV episodes over the Internet and sending DVDs by [...]

LOVEFiLM and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) have today extended their partnership to bring LOVEFiLM to millions of PlayStation®3 (PS3™) users across Germany.
German members of LOVEFiLM, Europe’s largest subscription service, streaming movies and TV episodes over the Internet and sending DVDs by post, will be able to stream Europe’s widest choice of titles directly to [...]

YODA USES THE FORCE TO BE NAMED BEST-LOVED PUPPET
Star Wars veteran Yoda has topped the list of the nation’s favourite puppets with 23 per cent of film fans voting for the mind trick Jedi Master as the best-loved puppet of all time.
To mark the release of Mel Gibson’s return to the big screen in The [...]

LOVEFiLM and The Walt Disney Company Germany have signed a Transactional Video on Demand (TVOD) and Subscription Video on Demand (SVOD) feature film streaming deal extending the partnership into Europe.
German members of LOVEFiLM – Europe’s largest subscription service, streaming movies and TV episodes over the Internet and sending DVDs by post – will be able [...]

CONTENT DEAL GIVES MEMBERS FIRST ACCESS TO 100 PLUS NEW FILMS
London, 19 May 2011: LOVEFiLM has signed a substantial streaming deal with one of the most prominent distributors in the UK independent film and cinema market, Optimum Releasing.
The deal, which goes live today, enables members of LOVEFiLM, Europe’s largest subscription service streaming movies and TV [...]

GYLLENHAAL AND LEDGER AFFAIR TOPS FILM POLL  
The nation’s love-hate affair with infidelity, betrayal and super injunctions hots up as the top ten affair flicks that need their very own super injunction are revealed – with Brokeback Mountain’s epic love story of two young cowboys topping the poll with more than a fifth of the votes [...]

As Wills and Kate fever grips the nation new research out today reveals that a third of Brits (33 per cent) secretly fancy having a ‘bad ass bride’ to keep them on their toes as Kill Bill’s ‘The Bride’ has been named the most loved movie bride. 
LOVEFiLM, Europe’s largest subscription service streaming movies and TV [...]

THE GODFATHER TOPS LIST OF MOST BLUFFED ABOUT MOVIES
Whether it is a romantic cult classic or a Scorsese gangster flick, new research out today from LOVEFiLM reveals we are a nation of film bluffers with four out of five Brits (80 per cent) admitting to lying about seeing a film in order to impress friends [...]

LOVEFiLM and The Walt Disney Company UK & Ireland have signed a Transactional Video on Demand (TVOD) and Subscription Video on Demand (SVOD) feature film streaming deal, which sees LOVEFiLM become Disney’s first major partner in UK SVOD outside of the Pay TV window. 
UK members of LOVEFiLM – Europe’s largest subscription service, streaming movies and [...]

 LOVEFiLM, Europe’s largest subscription service streaming movies and TV episodes over the Internet and sending DVDs by post, is pleased to announce the appointment of Nick James as its new Digital Technical Development Director. 
Nick will be responsible for the technical development of LOVEFiLM’s Digital business and will be reporting to Group Digital Officer Lesley Mackenzie. [...]

FREE ONLINE FILMS FOR THE ULTIMATE SHARED NIGHT IN
LOVEFiLM has partnered with the well-loved brand KIT KAT® to offer film lovers the ultimate night in, including a selection of feel-good films to watch online and share instantly through the LOVEFiLM Player.
Website activity will offer a suite of content, including a range of free watch online [...]

Today LOVEFiLM, Europe’s largest subscription service, streaming movies and TV episodes over the internet and sending DVDs by post launches its WatchNow video service on Oregan Networks’ Onyx media browser, which will further increase LOVEFiLM’s platform capability to address a broader cross section of internet-connected televisions and set-top boxes.  
The new partnership with Oregan Networks, the [...]

SHARON STONE LEG CROSS SCENE IS FILM FANS’ MOST PAUSED MOMENT
Bringing a new meaning to ‘blink and you’ll miss it’, Sharon Stone’s infamous case of indecent exposure in Basic Instinct has been voted the number one most paused film moment by one in three film fans.
The reveal was voted the top scene avid film critics [...]

NATALIE PORTMAN AND MARK WAHLBERG REVIVE EXTREME FILM ROLES 
After losing sleep and 63 pounds in weight Christian Bale gains the top spot for the Most Extreme Role of All Time after immersing himself physically and emotionally to become insomniac Trevor Reznik in The Machinist. 
To mark the UK release of The Fighter and to celebrate Natalie [...]

LUXEMBOURG & LONDON – January 20, 2010 – Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire the remaining shares in LOVEFiLM International Limited (www.lovefilm.com). LOVEFiLM is a leading European subscription entertainment service which combines the benefits of online DVD and games rental-by-post as well as streaming films and TV [...]

 
BRIT FLICK NIL BY MOUTH TOPS SWEARIEST FILM LIST  
The 1997 British drama film Nil by Mouth has effed and blinded its way to the top of the Sweariest Films of All Time list averaging four swear words per minute. 
To mark the UK release of The King’s Speech which features Colin Firth as King George VI [...]

EXCLUSIVE CONTENT DEAL TO STREAM TOP TITLES FROM ICON FILM DISTRIBUTION 
LOVEFiLM has struck another major content deal for streaming rights following an exclusive agreement with Icon Film Distribution, one of the UK’s leading suppliers of theatrical feature films, to offer LOVEFiLM members Icon film releases instantly through the LOVEFiLM Player. 
Members of LOVEFiLM, Europe’s largest subscription [...]

BILLY BOB THORNTON AND RICHARD ATTENBOROUGH GO HEAD-TO-HEAD  
Lord Richard Attenborough has sleighed Billy Bob Thornton to be named the Best Santa Claus on the big screen.  
To mark Christmas 2010 LOVEFiLM, Europe’s largest subscription service streaming movies and TV episodes over the internet and sending DVDs by post, asked over 1000 of its members to vote [...]

LOVEFiLM, Europe’s largest subscription service streaming movies and TV episodes over the internet and sending DVDs by post, has rolled out its groundbreaking streaming service to Germany. 
In addition to LOVEFiLM’s existing online DVD and Blu-ray rental service in Germany, LOVEFiLM.de’s streaming Beta service to PC is now live. This means subscribers of LOVEFiLM.de are getting [...]

98 PER CENT OF FILMS ON TV THIS CHRISTMAS WILL BE REPEATS 
Christmas TV listings reveal a massive 98 per cent of movies available on terrestrial and satellite TV will be repeats. UK viewers can expect a serious spoonful of déjà-view – out of the 533 films due to appear over the three-day festive period, over [...]

DO YOU KNOW YOUR FILM? 
LOVEFiLM has teamed up with LG Electronics to launch an online marketing partnership that will offer film fans an exclusive time-trial movie quiz and the chance to win a brand new LG Optimus One Android Smartphone. 
The campaign hosted on LOVEFiLM, Europe’s largest subscription service streaming movies and TV episodes over the [...]

THE MOST AMBITIOUS UK SCREENING EVER
LOVEFiLM has partnered with Momentum Pictures to preview Catfish exclusively over the internet and in 40 cinemas across the UK – giving 250 members the ability to watch the highly acclaimed documentary in the comfort of their own homes via LOVEFiLM.com.
Helped by the UK Film Council the event sees LOVEFiLM, [...]

MONTH OF AWARDS AS HYBRID SERVICE CELEBRATES TRIPLE HONOURS  
In the space of a month LOVEFiLM has won three awards: Best Brand (Tech Track Awards 2010), WOW! That’s What I Call Service (WOW! Awards) and Web App of the Year (Stuff Awards).  
LOVEFiLM, Europe’s largest subscription service streaming movies and TV episodes over the internet and sending [...]

CONTENT DEAL WITH LEADING INDEPENDENT ADDS EXCLUSIVE PAY TV RIGHTS & WATCH ONLINE TITLES INCLUDING THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO 
LOVEFiLM has struck a major content deal with leading independent distributor Momentum Pictures, an Alliance Films Company, offering its members a catalogue of titles to watch online and via internet-enabled devices exclusively through the LOVEFiLM [...]

LOVEFiLM AND UBISOFT PARTNER TO UNVEIL INNOVATIVE MEDIA FIRST
LOVEFiLM has joined forces with leading international games publisher Ubisoft®, offering its members a chance to watch the new trailer of the latest and third instalment of the hugely successful gaming franchise, Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood, through augmented reality (AR) – a media first for both companies.
For the [...]

LOVEFiLM ANNOUNCES OFFICIAL DIGITAL PARTNER  
Today LOVEFiLM launches on PlayStation®3 (PS3™) through award-winning developer Push Button Ltd who have signed a significant agreement to partner with LOVEFiLM and act as an extension of the service’s internal development team. 
LOVEFiLM, Europe’s largest subscription service, streaming movies and TV episodes over the Internet and sending DVDs by post, has [...]

PATRICK SWAYZE CLASSIC VOTED FAVOURITE FEEL-GOOD FILM  
As winter sets in and the nation is struck down by flu we can reveal Dirty Dancing is the Best Feel-Good Film of All Time, side stepping the likes of uplifting movies Grease and Wallace and Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death.   
LOVEFiLM, Europe’s largest subscription service streaming movies [...]

 ONLINE FILMS AT NO EXTRA COST TO EASE THE PAIN OF FLU  
LOVEFiLM has formed a partnership deal with Lemsip to enable visitors to its website complimentary feel-good films online and on internet-enabled devices through the LOVEFiLM Player. 
The campaign microsite (www.lovefilm.com/lemsip) hosted on LOVEFiLM, Europe’s largest subscription service streaming movies and TV episodes over the internet [...]

 INGREDIENTS FOR THE PERFECT HORROR MOVIE REVEALED  
Film fans have come together to create the Ultimate Horror Film starring Linda Blair as Regan from The Exorcist – with an appearance from crazed caretaker Jack Torrance in The Shining to utter his infamous one-liner ‘Here’s Johnny!’. 
The movie would unfold at The Shining’s Overlook Hotel where an alien [...]

LOVEFiLM NAMES SUPERBAD NERD MOST LOVABLE MOVIE GEEK  
Superbad’s fake-ID toting bad boy McLovin has beaten off the bullies to be named the kingpin of geeks by film fans. 
To celebrate the release of radically pro-geek movie The Social Network LOVEFiLM, Europe’s largest subscription service streaming movies and TV episodes over the Internet and sending DVDs by [...]

LOVEFiLM ENTERS 3RD YEAR AS OFFICIAL MEDIA PARTNER OF BFI 54TH LONDON FILM FESTIVAL  
For the third year running LOVEFiLM, Europe’s largest subscription service streaming movies and TV episodes over the Internet and sending DVDs by post, has been selected as an official media partner for BFI 54th London Film Festival, which this year runs from [...]

SUBSCRIPTION FILM SERVICE ENTERS MILLIONS MORE HOMES IN TRANSFORMATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR UK HOME ENTERTAINMENT 
Sony Computer Entertainment UK (SCE UK) and LOVEFiLM, a leading European film subscription service, announce a groundbreaking partnership to bring LOVEFiLM to millions of PlayStation®3 (PS3™) users across the UK. An agreement between the companies will see LOVEFiLM become an official PS3 [...]

LOVEFiLM, Europe’s largest subscription service streaming movies and TV episodes over the Internet and sending DVDs by post, has partnered with Momentum Pictures to exclusively release Frozen across multiple platforms.
This is the first multi-platform collaboration between LOVEFiLM and a major studio giving members an exclusive two-week rental window to watch the film instantly online via [...]

TOM HANKS’ CASTAWAY VOTED BEST SURVIVOR MOVIE  
Washed up and left to fend for himself on a deserted South Pacific island, Tom Hanks’ portrayal of a man battling his own loneliness in Castaway has triumphed over tales of alien invasion and apocalyptic asteroid strikes to be named the Best Survivor Film of all time by film [...]

ENTERTAINMENT GIANT LAUNCHES NEW APP ON THE WORLD’S MOST VISITED HOME PAGE  
LOVEFiLM, Europe’s largest subscription service streaming movies and TV episodes over the Internet and sending DVDs by post, has announced the launch of a new Yahoo! app allowing members access to top trailers and up-to-date movie news. 
Now available to install on the Yahoo! network [...]

INDUSTRY LUMINARIES KRISTIAN SEGERSTRALE AND ROLAND STEINDORF TO BECOME NON-EXECS 
LONDON, 6 September 2010, LOVEFiLM, Europe’s largest subscription service streaming movies and TV episodes over the internet and sending DVDs by post, is pleased to announce the appointment of two new non executive directors Kristian Segerstråle (UK) and Roland Steindorf (Germany). 
One of the UK’s most influential [...]

FILM & GAMES GIANT TEAMS WITH 2K GAMES FOR MAFIA® II CAMPAIGN 
LOVEFiLM, Europe’s largest subscription service streaming movies and TV episodes over the Internet and sending DVDs by post, has brought in the heavies for its latest campaign with video game publisher 2K Games as they team up in a multi-platform marketing drive to launch [...]

DEMONIC FILM VOTED MOST DISTURBING OF ALL TIME  
It had cinemagoers reaching for sick bags and fainting in the aisles and now the 1973 horror film The Exorcist, which had critics and viewers up in arms upon its release, has been voted as The Most Disturbing Film of all time by film fans. 
To mark the release [...]

LOVEFiLM, Europe’s largest subscription service streaming movies and TV episodes over the Internet and sending DVDs by post, is pleased to announce the appointment of Russell Morris as its new Commercial Director with immediate effect. 
Russell Morris will oversee the promotion of the latest packages available from LOVEFiLM’s expanding digital and physical portfolio such as the [...]

SCI FI CLASSIC VOTED BEST TV TO FILM ADAPTATION  
Futuristic blockbuster Star Trek made a light-year leap from TV to the big screen in 2009 and today it has been crowned king of TV series to feature film adaptations by film fans. 
To celebrate the release of The A-Team, LOVEFiLM, Europe’s largest subscription service streaming movies and [...]

LOVEFiLM Player adds movie giant to catalogue  
LOVEFiLM has agreed a major UK distribution deal with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) to enable its members to watch MGM titles online and on internet-enabled devices through the LOVEFiLM Player. 
MGM boasts one of the largest film libraries of any Hollywood studio and the agreement sees LOVEFiLM, Europe’s largest subscription [...]

Film fans have voted Vanilla Sky, the Tom Cruise and Penelope Cruz update of Spanish film Open Your Eyes, as the most confusing film of all time. 
As cinema audiences struggle to figure out what exactly happens in Chris Nolan’s new film Inception, over 2,000 members of LOVEFiLM, Europe’s largest subscription service streaming movies and TV [...]

LOVEFiLM has received a top accolade for its SONY BRAVIA direct-to-TV application at the 2010 International Business Awards, achieving first place in the ‘Best New Product or Service of the Year – Media and Entertainment’ category. 
The application, which launched on new SONY BRAVIA internet-enabled devices in March 2010, allows LOVEFiLM members to watch thousands of [...]

TWILIGHT LOVE-TRIO BIGGER THAN CLASSICS  
The romantic love triangle played out in the Twilight films by Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner beats iconic classics Casablanca and Gone with the Wind, according to over 2,000 film fans.
As screaming Twilight fans get set to descend on UK cinemas for the release of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, [...]

TWILIGHT FAN SHANNON WATERS PICKED OVER THOUSANDS TO GET UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH RPATZ AND CO.
Fourteen-year-old Shannon Waters from Swindon is the envy of millions of Twilight fans everywhere after spending the day interviewing teen heart throbs Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner in LA ahead of the UK release of the third [...]

SUPERMARKET GIANT LAUNCHES MEAL DEAL OFFERS AROUND LOVEFiLM EXTRA TIME 
LOVEFiLM, Europe’s largest subscription service streaming movies and TV episodes over the internet and sending DVDs by post, has teamed with Ocado to offer members a Pizza Meal Deal offer plus £15 off their first Ocado shop. 
The Pizza Meal Deal offers members a pizza, salad, dessert [...]

New movie SVOD branded service WarnerFilms to debut on platform; new release titles to be offered on TVOD and on DVD and Blu-Ray 
LONDON and BURBANK, Calif. 21st June 2010: Warner Bros. Entertainment has agreed a multi-layered UK film distribution agreement with leading European film and TV subscription service, LOVEFiLM, it was announced today by Josh [...]

LAW TOPS LOVEFiLM LIST OF HOTTEST FILM DADS  
Jude Law’s character in 2006 film The Holiday has been voted the nation’s Hottest Film Father, coming head and shoulders above other film dads played by Will Smith, George Clooney and even Star Wars’ Darth Vader. 
To mark Father’s Day 2010 LOVEFiLM, Europe’s largest subscription service streaming movies and [...]

ANY GIVEN SUNDAY CLIP VOTED MOST MOTIVATIONAL SPEECH  
Al Pacino’s rousing ‘Inch by Inch’ speech as coach Tony D’Amato in the gritty tale Any Given Sunday has been named the Most Motivational Movie Speech for the England football team in a poll of film fans. 
Accordingly LOVEFiLM, Europe’s largest subscription service streaming movies and TV episodes over [...]

TWILIGHT STAR TOP OF ANNUAL TOP 20 ACTRESSES UNDER 30 LIST  
Sullen Twilight star Kristen Stewart finally has something to smile about after beating the likes of Michelle Williams and Brit star Carey Mulligan to be named the Top Actress Under 30 of the past year in a new talent list published today. 
LOVEFiLM, Europe’s largest subscription [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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. 
The month-long ‘Extra Time’ promotion starting on [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK VOTED FAVOURITE FILM SEQUEL
In a galaxy not so far, far away, George Lucas’ Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back has been voted the Best Film Sequel of All Time, conquering the likes of fellow futuristic flicks The Terminator 2 and Aliens.
To mark the release of Marvel comic follow-up [...]

LOVEFiLM, Europe’s leading film & TV, digital and DVD rental subscription service with over 67,000 titles has signed an exclusive rental window with Arrow Films for the home entertainment release of Departures – the 2009 Academy Award Winner for Best Foreign Language Film of the year. 
From today (26th April) until the end of 9th May [...]

 The customer service team at LOVEFiLM, Europe’s leading film & TV, digital and DVD rental subscription service with over 67,000 titles has been recognised at this year’s KANA CS Summit after winning ‘Customer of the Year’ for its exemplary use of KANA applications and software.
 The award was presented to LOVEFiLM’s UK Customer Service Manager Toni [...]

From today members of LOVEFiLM, Europe’s leading film & TV, digital and DVD rental subscription service with over 67,000 titles can use the Facebook® ‘Like’ function to promote titles and actors directly through LOVEFiLM.
Activity ‘liked’ on LOVEFiLM will be shared directly through Facebook on News Feed pages, plus highlighted on the relevant LOVEFiLM.com page.  A [...]

LOVEFiLM, Europe’s leading film & TV, digital and DVD rental subscription service with over 67,000 titles, has signed a multi-format deal with Revolver Entertainment to offer its members Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh’s The Girlfriend Experience before anyone else in the UK. 
From 9th April until 26th April 2010, the film will be available exclusively to members [...]

TWILIGHT STAR AS YOU’VE NEVER SEEN HIM BEFORE
Fans have always been sweet on Robert Pattinson, but now they have even more reason to salivate after seeing him immortalised in over 18kgs of solid milk chocolate.
Dubbed the ‘ultimate Easter egg’, the bust of the star was commissioned by LOVEFiLM, Europe’s leading film & TV, digital and [...]

LOVEFiLM, Europe’s leading film & TV, digital and DVD rental subscription service with over 67,000 titles has teamed up with Momentum Pictures to host its first interactive Q&A session with Dear John stars Amanda Seyfried and Channing Tatum, at an exclusive screening being held at the Prince Charles Theatre on Tuesday 30th March. 
The live event [...]

SONY agreement takes LOVEFiLM offering direct to TV 
SONY and LOVEFiLM, Europe’s leading film & TV, digital and DVD rental subscription service with over 67,000 titles, today rolls out a major agreement that allows LOVEFiLM members to instantly watch thousands of titles directly through the new SONY BRAVIA Internet Video TVs, Blu-ray players and Blu-ray Home [...]

OSCAR WINNERS LEAD DVD RENTAL CHARGE  
Director Kathryn Bigelow’s explosive multi-Oscar winning The Hurt Locker has prompted an 117 per cent increase in rental demand as those that missed it at the cinema clamour to see what all the fuss is about. 
Despite being the lowest grossing ‘Best Picture’ Oscar winner in history, the film is set [...]

LOVEFiLM, Europe’s leading subscription-based film streaming and DVD rental company, has been ranked number one by online intelligence service Experian Hitwise for the Entertainment (Movies) category measuring traffic during the period July to December 2009. 
The company also scored the number four spot for its retail offering in the Shopping and Classifieds (Video and Games) sector [...]

Film & games rental giant launches iphone iPhone app

9½ WEEKS STILL ON TOP  
The steamy scenes from Mickey Rourke and Kim Basinger’s 9½ Weeks have been voted the Sexiest Moments in Cinema according to film fans. 
LOVEFiLM, the UK’s largest online DVD & games rental service and entertainment website polled over 2,000 members on the films that got them hot under the collar to mark [...]

LOVEFiLM, Europe’s leading subscription-based film streaming and DVD rental company, has signed a commercial deal with the British Film Institute (BFI) allowing streaming rights to a selection of BFI titles plus the responsibility for selling its online ad inventory. 
Extending LOVEFiLM’s fast growing streaming content with the introduction of classic British documentary and feature films, existing [...]

LONDON, 4 February 2010, LOVEFiLM, Europe’s leading film and games delivery portal, has appointed Lesley Mackenzie as Group Digital Officer in charge of all digital activity across the business. 
Lesley will spearhead the growth of LOVEFiLM’s rapidly expanding streaming services. She was previously BSkyB Director of Channels and Operations for a decade, with responsibility for all [...]

HEIDI LEADS CELEB BIG BROTHER DVD RENTAL INCREASE  
Rentals of DVDs starring Celebrity Big Brother housemates including Vinnie Jones and Stephanie Beacham have soared by up to 3000 per cent since entering the house. 
Despite being one of the first housemates booted out of the house, Heidi Fleiss has certainly got the UK curious.  Rentals of the [...]

LOVEFiLM.com the UK’s largest online DVD rental service and entertainment website has teamed with Momentum Pictures to secure its first multi-format exclusive for the upcoming home entertainment release of French thriller MESRINE (Parts 1 & 2). 
From 8th January until 25th January, the highly acclaimed thriller starring Vincent Cassel will be available exclusively to members on [...]

MARKETING PARTNERSHIP TO PROMOTE LINDSEY KELK FICTION  
LOVEFiLM.com, the UK’s largest online DVD & games rental service and entertainment website, has teamed with UK publishing house Harper Collins for its first film related literature activity to promote Lindsey Kelk’s new novel, I Heart Hollywood which is available in the UK on 7th January 2010. 
Aimed at female [...]

MOULIN ROUGE! TOPS LIST OF FANS’ DEFINITIVE NOUGHTIES MOVIES  
Baz Luhrmann’s musical romp Moulin Rouge! has seen off competition from the likes of Brit director Christopher Nolan’s 2008 The Dark Knight to be named Film of the Decade in a poll of over 150,000 film fans. 
LOVEFiLM the UK’s largest online DVD & games rental service and [...]