LOVEFiLM expands streaming library of movies and TV

NewsPublish Date 25/06/2012 - 12:33pm GMT+1

Instant access to Twentieth Century Fox film content and TV including Sons of Anarchy and 24.

LOVEFiLM has announced a major multi-year content deal giving its members streaming access to recent and forthcoming movies and TV series.

Members will have instant, exclusive on-demand access to what is known as the "second pay television window of Twentieth Century Fox film content."

The film deal begins with movies released in UK cinemas during 2011, made available to subscribers from March 2013.

Twentieth Century Fox Television programming - including early seasons of Sons of Anarchy and all seasons of 24, Prison Break, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off Angel - will be available as of July, 2012

LOVEFiLM streaming can be enjoyed on PC, Mac, PS3, Xbox 360, iPad and many internet-connected Blu-ray players.

New stuff to check out

Comments

To add your comment, please login or register

User Comments

CheekyLee @ FantasyMeister

I think it's probably down to the UI. Even though I would love a straightforward "List everything you have" in a section option, the sliding tiles thing is nice. Whereas finding anything on Lovefilm is a proper pain in the backside. When you don't really know what you want to watch, Netflix is much better. And, I like how it syncs between all devices, so if I watch half of something on my phone it will start from where I left off when I go to continue on my 360/PS3/PC.

Posted 10:03 on 26 June 2012

FantasyMeister

Speaking of classics, I watched Zulu and Air Force One on Netflix last week and loved every second, I'd forgotton how good Air Force One in particular was. I subscribed to Netflix after trialing them and LOVEFiLM back to back, I can't really explain why, I just prefer Netflix.

Posted 09:23 on 26 June 2012

CheekyLee @ Hooded

Isn't Amazon Prime streaming part of XBox Live now? Or is that also US only?

I love the idea of Netflix much more than the actual content. The concentration on TV series is absolutely brilliant, because sometimes you just want to gorge on an entire run of something. But, the choice of films is less than great, as if someone went to a motorway service station and wrote down the names of DVDs on sale in one of those spinny racks and made sure they were available. Most of what I would ever want to watch is stuff I already own, particularly the classics.

Posted 20:13 on 25 June 2012

Hooded

I'm gunna be a hypocrite and say ***** Amazon UK. I'm an Amazon Prime member, I'm also a Lovefilm rental subscriber. I get no benefit for using one or the other.

In America, if you are an Amazon Prime member, you get Amazon Instant streaming (Which is Lovefilm) in with the membership. I've written to Amazon about this but hear nothing back.

Posted 18:51 on 25 June 2012

pblive

Yeah, Netflix is still better at the moment. My Lovefilm extra months to try the £4.99 service are ending now, but I might stay a month to check out the content. Having all of Buffy and Angel sounds good.

Posted 14:29 on 25 June 2012

Batmamerc

So does that mean there won't be a rental on them like there is currently cos that's the only reason y I chose Netflix over Lovefilm as all the recent films were pay per view

Posted 12:57 on 25 June 2012

Neon-Soldier32

Good. It needs more. It needs to be more like the US Netflix. I don't use my subsciption to them (I have about 2 months left) because there is nothing on there that interests me - It's either films that are majorly old and even then not good ones or new, straight to video ones. Again, crap ones too.

Posted 12:42 on 25 June 2012