Press Releases

30-Jun-2008: LOVEFiLM POWERS UP FILMCLUB IN SCHOOLS

16-Apr-2008: LOVEFiLM’s Acquisition of Amazon’s UK and German DVD Rental Business is Cleared for Completion

31-Mar-2008: DOUBLE NIGHT OF CELEBRATION FOR LOVEFiLM TEAM

04-Feb-2008: LOVEFiLM to Acquire Amazon’s UK and German DVD Rental Business

23-Oct-2007: LOVEFiLM HOLDS 1ST UK HACKATHON

22-Aug-2007: LOVEFiLM STICKS IT TO NEWS INTERNATIONAL - EXCLUSIVE DEAL TO PROMOTE THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM

22-Aug-2007: LOVEFiLM WELCOMES BEN LAVENDER AS GROUP DIGITAL AND PRODUCT DIRECTOR

14-Mar-2007: Burn Baby, Burn - LOVEFiLM.com Launches First UK Movie Download to Burn Service

14-Mar-2007: LOVEFiLM Launch World's First Sponsored Film Downloads

17-Jan-2007: SUGARHOUSE LANE pioneers world’s first online test screening.

27-Nov-2006: LOVEFiLM appoints new UK managing director to join executive team

25-Sep-2006: LOVEFiLM International expands into Germany

12-Jun-2006: LOVEFiLM to use ‘behavioural targeting’ ad models to market new film releases

10-May-2006: LOVEFiLM appoints Charles Gurassa as Non-Executive Chairman

06-Apr-2006: LOVEFiLM and Video Island merge to create Europe’s leading online home entertainment group

24-Mar-2006: Universal and LOVEFiLM launch first ever major download-to-own service in UK

17-Mar-2006: ScreenSelect.co.uk Launches Digital Content

09-Feb-2006: AOL Film Downloads' service launches for UK Internet users

25-Jan-2006: ScreenSelect.co.uk brings cinema and DVD rental closer together

06-Jan-2006: LOVEFiLM movie download service launches on Intel® Viiv™ technology platform in the UK

22-Dec-2005: LOVEFiLM.COM launches the first UK mass market movie download service

15-Nov-2005: Video Island announces 10 Millionth rental in the UK

24-Oct-2005: Tesco strengthens ties with Video Island

20-Oct-2005: ScreenSelect.co.uk launches advertising opportunities

06-Oct-2005: Arts Alliance Media (LOVEFiLM) increases dominant position in European online DVD rental market with acquisition of digitarian.de, Denmark's largest DVD rental company

20-Sep-2005: LOVEFiLM does shorts: Short films online launched by the leading DVD rental service

12-Sep-2005: Video Island drives into Europe with acquisition of Brafilm, the Nordic’s largest player

07-Sep-2005: Press update: Near-normal service resumed after fire

02-Sep-2005: Important Service Announcement: Video Island experiences temporary disruption to service

24-Aug-2005: LOVEFiLM enters the gaming market

24-Aug-2005: ScreenSelect.co.uk links up with GMTV, Time Out, Express Group and Sendit.com

17-Aug-2005: Films that make you go vroooom!

26-Jul-2005: ScreenSelect.co.uk teams up with Vue Cinemas

12-Jul-2005: Video Island announces new CEO

30-Jun-2005: Kids.... bored?.... Not a chance!

27-Jun-2005: Video Island acquires DVDs365

23-Jun-2005: Video Island goes beyond the letterbox

20-Jun-2005: Video Island continues to pull ahead in online DVD rental market

13-Jun-2005: Video Island raises £5 million debt funding from EVP

13-May-2005: Video Island delivers more than Sky

25-Apr-2005: LOVEFiLM.com and Guardian Unlimited announce online DVD rental partnership

21-Apr-2005: Arts Alliance Media builds LOVEFiLM by acquiring Swedish DVD rental company, Boxman

07-Apr-2005: LOVEFiLM.COM wins British Video Award

29-Mar-2005: A public screening for your very own film

25-Mar-2005: Back to Who? - A journey through cinema with LOVEFiLM

22-Mar-2005: LOVEFiLM.COM first to reach 100k subscribers

15-Mar-2005: Stelios launches easyCinema online DVD rentals for £1.99

14-Mar-2005: Video Island continues to lead online DVD rental market

10-Mar-2005: 9 Songs

09-Mar-2005: ScreenSelect.co.uk links up with Boots.com, Virgin Megastores, RealNetworks, Loot.com and radiotimes.com

28-Feb-2005: ITV storms into online DVD rental

08-Feb-2005: Video Island captures 3% of total UK DVD rental market

20-Jan-2005: January Blues? LOVEFiLM!

29-Nov-2004: ScreenSelect.co.uk announces 3 millionth DVD rental

29-Nov-2004: Video Island announces 3 Millionth rental

22-Nov-2004: Stelios chooses Video Island for 'easyCinema DVD rental'

01-Nov-2004: ITV to offer online DVD rental

28-Oct-2004: ScreenSelect.co.uk delivers a great night in with Papa Johns/Perfect...

27-Oct-2004: ScreenSelect in massive Advertising Push

25-Oct-2004: Screenselect.co.uk partners with Top Up Tv

25-Sep-2004: Video Island and Meetup Press release

24-Sep-2004: ScreenSelect saves you packets!

23-Aug-2004: Video Island and ScreenSelect join forces

10-Aug-2004: Video Island introduce 'click to keep'

20-Jun-2004: The ultimate Father's Day gift that lasts all year

12-Jun-2004: Give football the red card

10-Jun-2004: Video Island secures £6 million ($10.7m) Series B funding round

10-May-2004: The Video Island Easter Egg Hunt

13-Apr-2004: Video Island extends reach with Postmaster network

11-Apr-2004: How to stop your children driving you potty over potter this easter

05-Mar-2004: Tesco ends rental rip off

07-Feb-2004: Video Island and Figleaves.Com forms the UK's sexiest marketing...

15-Sep-2003: Video Island Prepares For Launch with initial €3 Million Series A Financing