Warner Bros. and Amazon's LOVEFiLM Seal Major Multi-year, Multi-layered UK Movie Partnership
Warner Bros. and Amazon's LOVEFiLM Seal Major Multi-year, Multi-layered UK Movie Partnership
LONDON and BURBANK, California, November 17, 2011/PRNewswire/ --
Warner Bros. has signed a major film distribution agreement with
LOVEFiLM it was announced today by Josh Berger, President & Managing
Director, Warner Bros. UK, Ireland & Spain and Simon Calver, Chief
Executive, LOVEFiLM.
The multi-year, multi-layered pact offers consumers wider choice and
more access to Warner Bros. content across a range of options. The deal
spans LOVEFiLM's digital subscription, download to own and pay per view
services, as well as Warner Bros.' branded SVOD service WarnerFilms.
An exclusive second window subscription pay TV deal will see Warner
Bros.' recent and forthcoming film releases added to LOVEFiLM's Watch Online
service through the LOVEFiLM Player, either on the PC or accessible via Sony
PlayStation(R)3, Apple iPad, a growing number of web-enabled TV sets and
Blu-ray players, and later this year Microsoft Xbox 360.
Movies exclusively available at the start of the deal in December will
include The Dark Knight, The Hangover, Gran Torino and Sex and the City 2.
And, in the coming months and years, LOVEFiLM customers, who subscribe to
streaming as part of their package, will be able to instantly watch a
regular flow of Warner Bros.' recent movies.
Underscoring both companies' commitment to giving customers a
broad-ranging set of options to watch Warner Bros.' content, the deal
continues to make the studio's film releases available for purchase or rent
digitally; via LOVEFiLM's market-leading DVD and Blu-ray subscription rental
service, through which DVDs and Blu-rays will be available by post 60 days
after retail release, from 2012; and via Warner Bros.' branded SVOD channel,
WarnerFilms.
Scheduled by Warner Bros. and offering a great selection of recent and
classic movies from Warner Bros.' portfolio of titles, WarnerFilms provides
24 hours a day on-demand access to 28 movies at any one time with seven new
titles added every week.
Commenting on the agreement, Josh Berger, President and Managing
Director, Warner Bros. UK, Ireland and Spain said, "This significant deal
with LOVEFiLM and its parent company Amazon takes a 360 degree approach to
delivering Warner Bros.' world class movies across multiple business lines.
Now, LOVEFiLM customers will enjoy more ways of enjoying great film content,
all with the ease that the service has become known for."
Jeffrey R. Schlesinger, President, Warner Bros. International Television
Distribution added: "The establishment of a second pay window with LOVEFiLM
is an important evolution in the way films are made available for viewing in
the UK in ever-more convenient ways. Importantly, the structure of the deal
ensures that our films continue to retain their value to linear and non
linear operators following this window and for the long term."
Simon Calver, CEO of LOVEFiLM, added: "This major deal builds on our
partnership with Warner Bros. and gives LOVEFiLM members exclusive access to
world-class movies across multiple platforms. We are committed to delivering
the best entertainment service possible - giving our members the content
they want on the platforms of their choice."
Source: LOVEFiLM and Warner Bros.
LOVEFiLM Corporate PR Enquiries: Ben Simons or Eleanor Williamson, M:Communications, Tel. +44(0)20-7920-2340, simons@mcomgroup.com/ williamson@mcomgroup.com ; LOVEFiLM Consumer & Trade PR Enquiries: Mischief, Tel. +44(0)20-3128-6600, lovefilm@mischiefpr.com
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