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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Electronic commerce |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Founders | Graham Bosher Alex Chesterman Paul Gardner Thomas Hoegh Saul Klein William Reeve |
| Defunct | 31 October 2017[1] |
| Fate | Folded into Amazon Instant Video |
| Successor | Prime Video |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | United Kingdom Sweden Norway Denmark Germany |
Key people | Christopher Cunningham (MSH) Jeff Siemanym (Operations Director) |
| Products | DVD-by-mail video on demand |
| Services | PlayStation 3 – November 2010 Xbox 360 – December 2011 iPad – September 2011 Wii and Wii U – December 2012 |
| Parent | Amazon.com |
| Divisions | Lovefilm UK |
| Website | Amazon storefront |
LoveFilm was a United Kingdom–based provider of DVD-by-mail and streaming video on demand in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Germany.
Acquired by Amazon.com in 2011, the service had reached 2 million subscribers. It claimed over 70,000 titles, and over 4 million DVD, Blu-ray or game rentals per month in five countries. Through a series of acquisitions, Lovefilm quickly became the leading online DVD rental and streaming outlet in the UK and Europe.
The company offered a download service alongside postal delivery but this ceased on 23 February 2009.[2] The company also started a "watch online" service which offered over 4,700 films available to watch as part of a subscription. This online viewing was available for free to subscribers who had opted for one of their unlimited monthly rental plans or the unlimited streaming-only account.
On 26 February 2014, Amazon announced that Lovefilm's streaming service would be folded into its Instant Video service, and in August 2017, Amazon announced that the Lovefilm By Post service would end on 31 October 2017, citing a "decreasing demand" for the discs.[3]
- ^ "Lovefilm by Post DVD rental service to close". BBC News. 14 August 2017.
- ^ "LoveFilm download service now offline" Archived 8 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Lovefilm.com.
- ^ "Lovefilm by post DVD rental service to close". BBC News.