Acquired by Amazon
Industries Digital EntertainmentE-CommerceGamingInternetHeadquarters Regions Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) Closed Date Feb 4, 2008 Founded Date 2002 Founders Antony Ceravolo, Arican Wegter, Mark Livingstone, Paul Gardner, Saul Klein, Thomas Hoegh, William Reeve Operating Status Closed Last Funding Type Series B Related Hubs LOVEFiLM Alumni Founded Companies
Company Type For Profit
Number of Exits
LOVEFiLM is an Amazon company and is the leading European film subscription service with over 2 million members in the UK, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, and Norway
In February 2011 LOVEFiLM was acquired by Amazon EU SARL
LOVEFiLM members can enjoy the benefits of DVDs delivered straight to their door with LOVEFiLM By Post and streaming films
online via LOVEFiLM Instant
LOVEFiLM Instant is available on over 200 Internet-enabled devices including PCs, PlayStation 3, iPad, Xbox 360, plus a growing number of Blu-Ray players and Internet-connected TVs including LG, Sony, Samsung and Cello
LOVEFiLM is available for one low monthly price – with no late fees
Titles are also available to everyone on a pay-per-view basis via LOVEFiLM Box Office
Members can choose from a selection of over 70,000 titles available across Blu-ray, DVDs, video games and instant streaming
LOVEFiLM offers a range of video games rental options in the UK market to support gaming across Xbox 360, Xbox, PlayStation®3, PlayStation®2, Wii and DS
LOVEFiLM members have generated over 80 million film ratings and written more than 843,000 reviews
For additional information including a breakdown of packages visit www.lovefilm.com
Transaction Name LOVEFiLM acquired by AmazonAcquired by AmazonAnnounced Date Feb 4, 2008 Price £200M