Meanwhile, Lovefilm is offering a streaming-only option for £4.99 -- a quid cheaper than Netflix. Lovefilm also operates a disc-by-post service in the UK, so there are various subscription ...

Now we have a little more insight into two UK services: Netflix and LOVEFiLM Instant. The ongoing war between rival on-demand streaming services as they build out their catalogues to ...

As Netflix launches in the U.K. this week and Lovefilm announces a new streaming-only package, the fight to be the U.K.'s favourite video-on-demand service is hotting up!

Lovefilm was often called the “Netflix of Europe” back when Netflix’s main business was DVD subscriptions. The company launched in 2002 and was acquired by Amazon in 2011 at a valuation of ...

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.

Netflix offer 720p and 1080p HD streaming with surround sound on a high number of their films (and a handful of their TV shows depending on the age) in their original aspect ratio, while LOVEFiLM ...

LoveFilm has been operating since 2002 – originally as a DVD mailout service similar to Netflix. While it’s now moving more towards the streaming ‘on-demand’ realm, DVDs and Blu-Rays still ...

Netflix deserves a bit of credit for featuring 41 films that were released last year, however, compared to Lovefilm Instant's more meagre 18. It's fair to say, then, that Netflix is more up to ...

With Netflix just arriving on UK shores, analysts have come to question whether it will be able to compete with established streaming services such as Amazon's LoveFilm.

Amazon is buying Lovefilm for a reported $320 million, giving itself a foothold in the British market for online movie rentals that could help it keep Netflix from moving in. Lovefilm has more ...

Barclays Capital Markets analyst Julien Roch projects that both LoveFilm and Netflix will end 2015 with 2.5 million subscribers and Now TV with 1.0 million.

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