Thursday 22 December 2011

LOVEFiLM EXPANDS UK CONTENT WITH SONY PICTURES TELEVISION DEAL

LOVEFiLM 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 as well as catalogue titles and TV series, from June 2012.

The milestone agreement with Sony Pictures Television is the latest in a line of exclusive content deals announced, including deals with Warner Bros., Entertainment One, STUDIOCANAL, Disney, Momentum and Lionsgate.

LOVEFiLM members will be able to exclusively stream Sony Pictures titles including the Academy Award winning The Social Network, action-thriller Salt, starring Angelina Jolie, and sci-fi action blockbuster 2012 via LOVEFiLM Instant at no extra cost and as part of their existing subscription.

The deal will also further bolster LOVEFiLM’s extensive range of kids TV titles with modern cult, animation favourites like Transformers, Spectacular Spider-Man and The Karate Kid – adding a raft of series to existing LOVEFiLM catalogue titles like Pingu, Wallace & Gromit and Fireman Sam.

The deal will see Sony Pictures’ recent and forthcoming releases, catalogue titles and TV series added to the LOVEFiLM Instant service – available on the PC or via Sony Playstation®3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Apple iPad® and a growing number of Internet-connected TV sets and Blu-ray players.

Tuesday 6 December 2011

Xbox goes live this morning

You can expect to see the LOVEFiLM app on your Xbox by the end of this morning.

You can also expect to see LOVEFiLM trending on Twitter alongside Xbox around the same time - when we launched on PS3 we were a top trend for the entire day. If you planned to use your social media profiles to gain interest you should consider being part of this buzz.

Monday 5 December 2011

Affiliate Giveaway - Want a FREE Xbox 360?

To celebrate the news of imminent launch of our latest streaming app we are giving away some free Xbox consoles. To be in with a chance of winning one all you need to do is update any content about LOVEFiLM and create special features - just in general promote the great news. Send all examples of your promotional pages/emails/social media to us here and we will pick winners at the end of December. We have several to give away.

Millions of users will now be able to watch instantly on their Xbox 360 with LOVEFiLM offering thousands of titles to watch via the app, this currently includes Red, Happy Feet, Splice, The Losers, Twilight: Eclipse and The Ghost.

Exclusive content coming up includes Liam Neeson in Unknown and the thriller Source Code, plus lots of films for kids this Christmas, so you will not be struggling for something to watch.

Friday 2 December 2011

LOVEFiLM Xbox app launch - all the info you need plus win a free Xbox 360

As reported around the web, the new XBOX 360 dashboard goes live on 6th December and will mean the launch of the LOVEFiLM Instant App!


What does this mean for affiliates?

This addition to our service is another selling point that can increase click through and conversion, meaning you can increase your earnings. Every time we add a new feature it enhances the offer and increases the appeal of LOVEFiLM to a wider audience.

Affiliates should update their copy when talking about LOVEFiLM. The key area to update would be the bullet points that design our service in concise detail:

LOVEFiLM gives you:
* Britain's largest range of films and games - 70,000 titles and counting
* FREE first class post for DVD, Blu-ray & Games rental
* Thousands of films to watch instantly to your PC, Smart TV, PS3™, iPad® and now Xbox 360® at no extra cost
* No long term contracts - cancel anytime

More information on the Xbox 360 app

Millions of users will now be able to watch instantly with LOVEFiLM offering thousands of titles to watch instantly via the app, such as Red, Happy Feet, Splice, The Losers, Twilight: Eclipse and The Ghost.

Exclusive content coming up includes Unknown, starring Liam Neeson, and thriller Source Code, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, plus many more great films like The Hangover, The Dark Knight and lots of films for kids this Christmas.

With Kinect for Xbox 360, users have the ability to effortlessly control the LOVEFiLM Player App through motion, gestures and voice commands. This interactivity will revolutionise the way film fans manage their movie selection and engage with LOVEFiLM.

The Xbox service comes at no extra cost to our customers. Sign up for a normal FREE trial and you will get your usual range of 70,000 titles on DVD, Blu-ray and games, as well as access to watch online via your Xbox 360 (or your iPad, PS3, laptop etc)

Affiliate Giveaway - Want a FREE Xbox 360?

To celebrate this news we are giving away some free Xbox consoles. To be in with a chance of winning one all you need to do is update any content about LOVEFiLM and create special features and just in general promote all the great news. Send all examples of your promotional pages/emails/social media to us here and we will pick winners at the end of December




News the Xbox launch can be found at ITProPortal, Eurogamer and on our corporate site