| Date | Title | Description |
| 17.01.2025 | Can One Simple Idea Transform Education? Frustrated with overpriced textbooks, Gauthier Van Malderen asked a game-changing question: Why isn't there a Netflix for textbooks? | The answer became London based Perlego — a platform that's reshaping how students access learning resources. Gauthier Van Malderen's journey from frustrated university student to CEO of Perlego started with a simple observation: traditional... |
| 21.02.2014 | Amazon Prime UK Gets a £30 Price Hike, Streaming Video | Amazon is shaking up the way they package Amazon Prime and LOVEFiLM streaming video in UK, and it’s likely going to anger some longtime Amazon Prime users.
Starting on February 26th, Amazon Prime will cost UK residents £79 a year–up from th... |
| 21.02.2014 | LoveFilm to rebrand as Amazon Prime Instant Video in Europe | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
European streaming video service LoveFlim is gett... |
| 21.02.2014 | LoveFilm to rebrand as Amazon Prime Instant Video in Europe | European streaming video service LoveFlim is getting rebranded as Prime Instant Video in the U.K. and Germany, the service’s owner Amazon announced today.
LoveFilm provides people with unlimited access to a large library of movies and TV sh... |
| 26.09.2013 | At TechCrunch Italy, MUBI Launches Its Film Streaming Service In The Land Of Fellini | MUBI, the global curated film streaming service, has been in the process of rolling out its platform to multiple countries and today, at the TechCrunch Italy conference in Rome, it launches its service in Italy (here) and also goes live on ... |
| 18.01.2013 | Choose Netflix UK For TV Shows, Amazon’s LOVEFiLM Instant For Films, Study Suggests | The ongoing war between rival on-demand streaming services as they build out their catalogues to win customers by having the most enticing content means rarely a week goes by without news of another content licensing deal being inked betwee... |
| 05.12.2012 | Beefing Up Its Entertainment Content, Xbox Unveils New Apps From Blip.TV, Rhapsody, LOVEFiLM, IGN And More | Microsoft is making a big push to bring more content to Xbox, and some of the more recognizable names in entertainment have responded by building apps for the console, bringing their services into your living room. Two weeks ago, ESPN arriv... |
| 21.11.2012 | Go Go Content: Amazon’s LoveFilm Adds 2,000 Children’s Shows, Including Inspector Gadget, In New DHX (Cookie Jar) Deal | The battle for customers for streaming video services is being played out at all age demographics. Today, Amazon’s LoveFilm upped the ante on the youth front by announcing a deal with DHX Media (formerly known as Cookie Jar Entertainment), ... |
| 25.10.2012 | Amazon’s LOVEFiLM Powers Kindle Fire Video Service In The U.K., One Month Free Trial For Fire Buyers | Amazon has confirmed it’s using LOVEFiLM, the movie rental company it acquired at the start of 2011, to power the video service in Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HD tablets sold in the U.K.. The slates go on sale in the U.K. today and Amazon i... |
| 23.07.2012 | Amazon Just Put A Rocket Under London’s Biggest Tech Startup Cluster | With the news that Amazon will open an R&D hub in London focused on developing services and APIs for TVs, games consoles, smartphones and PCs, we’ve reached a big inflection point in the development of London’s largest single cluster of... |
| 23.07.2012 | Amazon Ramps Up Global Expansion, Opens Massive Media R&D Center In London | As Amazon gears up for its quarterly earnings later this week, the company today has announced an expansion that points to its big ambitions in digital media, and an increasing focus on how that growth will come from outside the U.S.. Amazo... |
| 25.06.2012 | LoveFilm combats Netflix’s UK takeover with Fox streaming deal | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
LoveFilm, the Amazon-owned rental service, has si... |
| 30.05.2012 | Amazon-Owned LOVEFiLM, The Netflix Of Europe, Signs Streaming Deal With NBCUniversal | In the midst of Amazon’s recent moves to rapidly grow its content collection on Amazon Prime Instant Video, the company has also been brokering deals for another one of its video properties: European Netflix competitor LOVEFiLM. Today, the ... |
| 14.03.2012 | Amazon Prime adds 3,000 new programs to battle Netflix | Amazon inks its biggest deal with Discovery Communications to expand instant streaming options
The movie streaming business is getting more interesting by the minute. Amazon beefed-up its video catalog by 3,000 on Wednesday when it announce... |
| 09.01.2012 | Netflix launches in the UK — LoveFilm undercuts it | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Netflix announced yesterday that its streaming se... |
| 09.01.2012 | Netflix launches in the UK — LoveFilm undercuts it | Netflix announced yesterday that its streaming service is now available in the UK.
TV programs and movies, including local favorites such as The Only Way is Essex, can be streamed via Netflix to smart TVs, game consoles, computers, tablets ... |
| 06.01.2012 | Netflix UK competitor LoveFilm signs streaming agreement with iTV & BBC Worldwide | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Video rental service LoveFilm subscribers in the ... |
| 06.01.2012 | LoveFilm signs BBC, ITV to compete with Netflix in UK | U.K. video consumers are getting multiple options for streaming their favorite shows
Video subscription service have been quickly circling the globe in order to offer streaming content to people no matter where in the world they are. One Eu... |
| 06.01.2012 | Netflix UK competitor LoveFilm signs streaming agreement with iTV & BBC Worldwide | Video rental service LoveFilm subscribers in the UK will soon have streaming access to content from British television networks BBC Worldwide and iTV, LoveFilm’s parent company Amazon announced today.
BBC Worldwide’s content library include... |
| 27.12.2011 | 12 Big Questions for Seattle Tech in 2012 | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
I don’t want to read too much into the arbitrary turn of the calendar, but it seems like we’re in the middle of a pretty interesting moment for Seattle’s technology scene.
One... |
| 20.12.2011 | Netflix Lines Up BBC For Early 2012 Launch In UK, Ireland | Starting in early 2012, when Netflix is set to make its debut in the UK and Ireland, registered members will be able to instantly stream available content on their television sets, tablets, game consoles, computers and mobile phones.
In the... |
| 06.12.2011 | Amazon’s LOVEFiLM Hits The Xbox 360 Tomorrow Complete With Magical Kinect Controls | Amazon took full control of Europe’s largest movie and TV subscription service earlier this year and now, starting tomorrow, LOVEFiLM will hit LIVE-enabled Xbox 360 systems. This brings thousands of streaming movies to Xbox LIVE subscribers... |
| 24.10.2011 | Netflix And Amazon To Enter Video Streaming Battle In Europe | Movie and TV streaming service Netflix is to launch in the UK and Ireland in early 2012, according to the company today. Pricing will be announced closer to launch but the company says it will launch on a range of consumer electronics devic... |
| 24.10.2011 | Netflix and Amazon in video streaming face-off in UK and Ireland next year | Movie and TV streaming service Netflix is to launch in the UK and Ireland in early 2012, according to the company today. Pricing will be announced closer to launch but the company says it will launch on a range of consumer electronics devic... |
| 05.07.2011 | Netflix heads to 43 countries in Latin America and Caribbean | Netflix will continue to conquer the Americas: the online video rental service announced this morning that it will be expanding to 43 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean later this year.
The news comes after endless hinting earlier... |
| 05.07.2011 | Netflix heads to 43 countries in Latin America and Caribbean | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Netflix will continue to conquer the Americas: th... |
| 19.05.2011 | LoveFilm signs deal with key movie distributor to boost content | Back in January Amazon acquired the remaining shares in the pan-European movie rental and streaming service LoveFilm for what was rumoured to be around $312 million. Amazon already owned 42 percent of LoveFilm which acquired Amazon’s DVD re... |
| 19.04.2011 | Lovefilm gets its streaming hands on Disney | In what is being billed as a first outside of the traditional Pay TV window, Amazon-owned Lovefilm has signed a streaming deal with Disney that covers both subscription-based streaming and pay-per-view digital rentals or ‘Transactional Vide... |
| 14.03.2011 | Lovefilm extends its Internet-connected reach with support for Oregan's TV-friendly browser | Lovefilm, the so-called ‘Netflix of Europe’, is continuing its expansion to Internet-connected televisions. The company, which was recently fully acquired by Amazon, is partnering with Oregan Networks, makers of the TV-friendly web browser ... |
| 20.01.2011 | Amazon Buys European Movie Streaming & Rental Company Lovefilm | Amazon announced today that it has acquired Lovefilm, one of the leading European movie rental services. Amazon already owned a minority share of the company, and will now acquire the remaining shares in the company. The terms of the sale w... |
| 20.01.2011 | What you need to know - Thursday 01/20/11 | Facebook launches app for feature phones; Kabam raises $30 million to take on Zynga
Adteractive, an online advertising company, raised $5.1 million in funding, according to an SEC filing.
Q&A service ChaCha closed $3 million of addition... |
| 20.01.2011 | If Amazon Got LoveFilm At A $312m Valuation – Who Is Buying The Drinks Tonight? | With Amazon’s purchase of the remaining shares of European video streaming and rental business Lovefilm, comes a welcome exit for the latter’s long-suffering investors, many of whom have been invested in the company since it started way bac... |
| 20.01.2011 | Amazon acquires LoveFilm, the Netflix of Europe | BREAKING: Amazon will acquire the remaining shares in the pan-European movie rental and streaming service LoveFilm. Terms have not been disclosed but we believe the valuation was around $312 million. Amazon already owned 42 percent of LoveF... |
| 20.01.2011 | Amazon agrees to buy Lovefilm for $317M | The subscription-based DVD rental service is the Euro Netflix
Lovefilm—hailed as the Netflix of Europe—announced Thursday that it has agreed to be acquired by Amazon. The terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the Financial Times reporte... |
| 20.01.2011 | Amazon acquires LoveFilm, Europe’s Netflix, for approximately $200 million | Amazon today announced that it has acquired LoveFilm, Europe’s leading movie subscription service, for an undisclosed sum, but a figure of around $200 million is being bandied around. Amazon already owned 42 percent of Lovefilm. The LoveFil... |
| 05.01.2011 | While LoveFilm mulls a sale, it signs another movie house for streaming service | LoveFilm, currently the source of speculation over whether it is about to be sold to Amazon or not, has boosted its streaming content following an exclusive agreement with Icon Film Distribution. LoveFilm members will be able to access new ... |
| 14.12.2010 | Lovefilm begins streaming to Germany | Lovefilm, the Netflix-of-Europe, has rolled out its streaming service in Germany, albeit in Beta. Previously, Germans only had access to the DVD and Blu-ray rental via the post element of Lovefilm, but slowly but surely the company is growi... |
| 14.10.2010 | “European Netflix” Lovefilm comes to the Playstation 3 | Lovefilm, the “NetFlix of Europe”, has just announced that its streaming video subscription service will now be available on Sony’s PlayStation 3 video-game consoles in the UK. Lovefilm currently has 1.4 million subscribers in Europe. More ... |
| 13.10.2010 | Official: Lovefilm comes to PlayStation 3 | Lovefilm, the European Netflix, has announced that its movie streaming service is coming to Sony’s PlayStation 3 games console.
A YouTube video leak, quickly pulled, had been widely circulated in the blogosphere earlier this week so it come... |
| 04.10.2010 | Cisco exec Tony Bates to fill CEO spot at Skype | Internet phone giant Skype has appointed former Cisco senior vice president Tony Bates as its new CEO, the company confirmed Monday.
The changeout at the top spot is one more indicator that the firm is getting closer to going public, a pros... |
| 27.08.2010 | YouTube launches free movies for UK, ties in Blinkbox startup | UK startup Blinkbox is to get a shot in the arm after securing a partnership with YouTube’s new UK movies service. YouTube has created a new Movies section of the site, allowing UK viewers watch over 400 films for free, by striking deals wi... |
| 26.08.2010 | LoveFilm signs deal with MGM to stream classics and new releases | LoveFilm has inked a major UK distribution deal with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios (MGM) to allow its members to watch MGM titles online and through its ‘Watch Online’ web player. It’s coup for the company as MGM has one of the largest film l... |
| 29.07.2010 | Lovefilm, the Netflix-of-Europe, signs deal with Widevine to beef up multi-platform play | Lovefilm, the Netflix-of-Europe, looks set to beef up its multi-platform play via a newly signed agreement with DRM and adaptive streaming technology provider Widevine.
The deal will see the US-based company become Lovefilm’s “preferred pro... |
| 01.06.2010 | Lovefilm appoints Dawn Airey to board | Lovefilm, the pan-European home entertainment subscription service, has announced the appointment of Dawn Airey as a non executive director. Airey is regarded as one of the UK media industry’s most influential figures, holding key roles at ... |
| 26.05.2010 | Ex-Amazon Europe VP Simon Murdoch joins Octopus Ventures | Former Amazon Europe Vice-President, investor and ‘serial entrepreneur’, Simon Murdoch, has joined Octopus Ventures as a Senior Investment Partner.
Octopus Ventures, a division of Octopus Investments Limited (‘Octopus’), specialises in earl... |
| 10.05.2010 | blinkbox movies now on the PS3, but will it get Netflix status? | Video-on-Demand movie site, blinkbox is launching the first optimised legal movie streaming service for Playstation 3 owners in the UK. It’s featuring recent DVD releases like Avatar, The Hangover and Sherlock Holmes. The PS3 is now optimis... |
| 05.05.2010 | Guardian's digital head jumps to Lovefilm | Simon Waldman, long-time Director of Digital Strategy and Development at the Guardian Media Group is leaving to become group product director with Lovefilm, the pan-European home entertainment company. We understand it’s a new position and ... |
| 14.04.2010 | Lovefilm co-founder Adam Valkin joins VC firm Accel Partners | [UK] Lovefilm co-founder and ex-CEO Adam Valkin has joined VC firm Accel in London as a partner. Most recently Valkin was head of digital and new business at Endemol Group, and prior to that he spent nine years as an investor at Arts Allian... |
| 18.02.2010 | Lovefilm finally gets an iPhone app | [UK] Lovefilm, the Netflix of the UK, has released an iPhone app that enables members to view and manage their rental lists on Apple’s smartphone.
It’s a move that seems more than a little overdue, especially considering US-based Netflix ha... |
| 26.01.2010 | Never Mind the Valley: Here’s London | A settlement for nearly 2,000 years, London is today the most populous greater metropolitan area in Europe with over 13 million residents. Home to popular tourist locations such as Big Ben, The London Eye and Buckingham Palace, London’s sky... |
| 16.12.2009 | Jinni raises $1.6M for online movie “taste engine” | Updated.
Israeli startup Jinni, which calls itself a “Pandora for movies” in reference to popular music-recommendation service Pandora, has raised $1.6M from DFJ Tamir Fishman in a first round of institutional funding. Where Pandora uses su... |
| 16.12.2009 | Jinni raises $1.6M for online movie “taste engine” | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Updated.
Israeli startup Jinni, which calls itsel... |
| 15.06.2009 | Lovefilm to sell? Netflix in the frame | It looks like Amazon, which now owns just under a third of Lovefilm in the UK (and merged it with its UK and German DVD rental businesses last year), and the remaining shareholders consisting of Arts Alliance Media, Index Ventures, Balderto... |
| 01.04.2009 | April Fools: YouTube Flails, Amazon Cloud Computing In A Blimp, 3D Chrome Browsing, Google Masters A.I. | Wow. April Fools Is In full swing.
The Guardian goes all Twitter, ditching the printed version and the website. “Experts say any story can be told in 140 characters.”
Amazon launches a brand new cloud computing service called Floating Amazo... |
| 12.01.2009 | Balderton raises £285m fund, but don't expect much for your early stage startup | London-based Balderton Capital has announced it has secured a new £285 million ($430 million) fund to invest in technology and media startups in the downturn. Amazingly, despite the banking crisis, Balderton got the new fund together in onl... |
| 30.06.2008 | Index Invests In Online Jewelry As The Wealthy Head Online | AstleyClarke.com, a high-end fashion jewelry site based in London, has announced a $5.5 million (£2.75m) in funding from Index Ventures in London. Despite gloomy, credit-crunch market conditions, big spenders continue to do so, and they are... |
| 04.02.2008 | Amazon Sells UK And German DVD Rental Business | Amazon has sold its UK and German DVD rental business to UK based Lovefilm International. As part of the deal, Amazon Europe will make an investment in LoveFilm to become its largest shareholder.
The move is one of the few times Amazon has ... |
| 09.11.2006 | Simon Murdoch speaks at Internet People dinner | Simon Murdoch is interesting. Amazon’s first head in the UK has been both an entrepreneur and a VC and now he’s back to being an entrepreneur again.
Speaking last night to an Internet People dinner audience comprised largely of entrepreneur... |
