Well this is fabulous news folks! For a few years now, Universal and LOVEFiLM have had a, I guess you could call it dispute in the past and in 2009, LOVEFiLM pulled all titles from Universal. But it now looks like they’ve hugged and made up as Huff Po are reporting that the two companies have signed an exclusive deal with one another to give access to its releases in the “second pay window”.
LoveFilm said the multi-year digital license agreement will see Universal films available on all of its digital platforms, including Xbox, Playstation and iOS devices.
Films available to watch via the streaming service will include ‘Kick-Ass’, ‘Despicable Me’, ‘American Reunion’, ‘Battleship’ and ‘Senna’.
This is good news UK peeps as it means more choice for the consumer. Now, let’s see what Neflix can do to come back at them! To be honest, it’s worth it just for Senna!
Here’s the full press release
AMAZON’S LOVEFiLM AND NBCUNIVERSAL ANNOUNCE EXCLUSIVE MULTI-YEAR DIGITAL AGREEMENT
LOVEFiLM members will be able to instantly watch Universal Pictures films including ‘Kick-Ass’, ‘Despicable Me’, ‘American Reunion’, ‘Battleship’ and ‘Senna’
LOVEFiLM, an Amazon company, today announced a new multi-year digital license agreement with NBCUniversal International Television Distribution, providing LOVEFiLM members exclusive streaming access to titles from Universal Pictures during the second pay window.
Recent and new release Universal Pictures titles can be accessed through the LOVEFiLM Instant service, available from £4.99 a month on over 175 devices including PC, Mac, Sony Playstation®3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Apple iPad® and a growing number of internet-connected TV sets and Blu-ray players.
The NBCUniversal agreement is the latest in a long line of exclusive content deals announced by LOVEFiLM, including agreements with Disney, Sony Pictures, Warner Bros, Entertainment One and STUDIOCANAL.
Jim Buckle, MD of LOVEFiLM, said: “LOVEFiLM is proud to offer its members access to the highest quality content across multiple platforms from another of the world’s most respected studios. NBCUniversal is also LOVEFiLM’s latest exclusive streaming deal in our quest to deliver the widest choice of content on as many platforms as possible.”
Additional Universal Pictures titles available to watch instantly by LOVEFiLM members in the UK will include ‘It’s Complicated’, ‘Nanny McPhee Returns’, ‘Leap Year’, ‘Green Zone’, ‘The Wolfman’, ‘Robin Hood’, ‘Scott Pilgrim vs The World’, ‘The American’, ‘Paul’, ‘Fast And Furious 5’, ‘Bridesmaids’, ‘Johnny English Reborn’, ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’, ‘Bourne Legacy’, ‘Dr Seuss’ The Lorax’ and ‘Safe House’.
