Tag: lovefilm
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Sky to air Hannibal and other new shows on-demand before TV
Sky has announced some new on demand initiatives today just after the company also released its third quarter financial results, which have subsequently revealed that Sky’s catch-up services have seen a big boom in popularity. In the results BSkyB announced that over 45,000 of its customers have connected their set-to-boxes to home broadband services every…
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Lovefilm app for PS3 gets 2.0 update with new features and speed improvements
Subscribers to the Lovefilm rental and streaming service who also own the Sony PS3 console will want to check out the dedicated LoveFilm app tonight as Amazon (the company who owns Lovefilm) and Sony have released a new 2.0 update which will bring a host of new features and improvements. The PS3 app will now…
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Netflix to debut 15 episode series of Arrested Development on May 26th
Netflix has confirmed today that it will be bringing the highly anticipated brand new series of Arrested Development to streaming screens on May 26th, after months of hype and speculation as to when viewers will be able to watch the series. Last year the streaming service announced that it would be funding and streaming a long…
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BBC iPlayer to offer TV shows before they have aired on television
The BBC has today announced a landmark trial in its BBC iPlayer catch-up and streaming service, with the broadcaster announcing that it will be running a year-long trial that will see programmes available to watch online before they’re aired on any of the BBC TV channels. In a move that is set to change the way…
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Blockbuster goes into administration following HMV and Jessops
Just two days after high street store HMV announced that it was going into administration follows the announcement that Blockbusters will also be calling in the administrators. Blockbuster, who is famed for its long standing DVD rental system, have filed to enter administration after hitting hard times in the UK with a massive change in…
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Lovefilm app for Nintendo Wii U goes live – GamePad streaming available
Nintendo has once again teamed up with Amazon’s Lovefilm streaming and DVD service, this time to create a brand new Wii U app for the new console that will allow subscribed customers to stream TV and movies directly to the new console as well as manage their Lovefilm account. Last week Nintendo launched the Nintendo…
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Netflix Video Streaming to Launch in Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland in 2012
Video streaming website Netflix has announced that it is to expand to its European territories by launching its video rental on-demand service in the Nordic countries of Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland before the end of the 2012. Netflix launched in the UK at the start of the year against major competition Lovefilm and has…
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Sky Launches Now TV to Rival LoveFilm and Netflix with On-Demand Content
Sky launches movies on-demand service to challenge the established likes of LoveFilm, but can it beat them?