Alternative to lovefilm following the end of amazons dvd rentalbypost service, many film buffs have been scouring the internet far and wide in an attempt to find an alternative to lovefilm. The lovefilm name will be maintained for the dvd rental business, although this service has been embedded into amazon as well. Jan 22, 2012 ich teste gerade ein monate lang lovefilm. Vieleicht eine oder andere interessiert sich fur meinen beitrag.
Oct 29, 2015 from your february billing date, you will be charged. We are committed to finding alternative roles for all lovefilm employees. In order to continue providing a high quality service, we will be launching new plans and prices for all customers. The company added that it is committed to finding alternative roles. Amazon kills off lovefilm dvd by post service as netflix. The decrease in demand for the service was cited as the reason for the closure by amazon. Lovefilm have over 80,000 dvds including bonus discs on their shelves, almost every single dvd. Create a list from the online disc catalogue, rank by priority, and sit back and. Amazon are closing the lovefilm dvdbluray rental service on 31 oct 2017, amazons suggested replacement for this service is their own amazon prime video, this is ok if you dont mind poor selection, poor picture quality, colour banding, lossy soundtracks and of course there are parts of the uk without the bandwidth to stream. Lovefilm was founded in 2002, before being acquired by amazon in 2011 who introduced a video games rental service.
Lovefilm disc rental is now known as lovefilm by post and can be accessed on the main amazon website by scrolling down the categories. Both netflix and amazon instant video have only a fraction of the selection and my broadband is slow so streaming is pretty terrible and torrenting is slow. Aug 14, 2017 i have just got the email i have been dreading for a while, lovefilm by post will cease on 31st october. See who you know at lovefilm, leverage your professional network, and get hired.
Lovefilm by post will close in october and dvd fans are. Some fans of lovefilm were left disgruntled by the. In a statement, amazon said the rise of streaming services over renting dvd. Amazon confirms lovefilm by post to end hits radio. Aug 14, 2017 the lovefilm by post dvd rental service will cease to operate on 31 october this year, its owner amazon has said.
Besides its own dvd rental and purchase sites, lovefilm used to run a number of such sites on behalf of other companies. Photo via flickr thox today, amazon is hammering another nail into the coffin of dvds with the closure of its lovefilm. Lovefilm by post to end in the uk, as amazon goes streaming. The lovefilm warehouse does not process returns or dispatches on weekends or bank holidays. The company added that it is committed to finding alternative roles for lovefilm employees within amazon. The op was asking about joining lovefilm, not wanting a subjective comment on the future of the brand. Find the bestvalue films to buy, rent or stream this is money. Amazon kills its european dvd rental biz, lovefilm techcrunch. Aug 14, 2017 lovefilm by post dvd rental service to close.
Uk users of lovefilm by post the service bought by amazon back in 2011 will no longer be able to rent dvds and blurays from 31 october, according to an email thats gone out to subscribers. Amazon axes lovefilm dvd rental service daily mail online. Sep 26, 2018 cinema paradiso works in much the same way as lovefilm. Offering online streaming and dvd rental by post to the united kingdom, denmark, germany, norway, and sweden, lovefilm allows users to design their viewing experience. Due to this, we will be closing the lovefilm by post business on 31st october 2017. Lovefilm was a monthly subscription service similar to netflixs dvd plan. Create a list from the online disc catalogue, rank by priority, and sit back and wait for your discs to arrive by post, enjoy or not, then. Amazon cited a decreasing demand for the discs and a growing number of customers who were streaming movies and tv series instead.
Its the end of an era for dvd and bluray fans in the u. So for now, cinemaparadiso seems to be the only rental by post alternative left in the uk, but at a higher cost than lovefilm. Lovefilm by post will close in october and dvd fans are sad. Cinema paradiso works in much the same way as lovefilm. Lovefilm was founded in 2002, before being acquired by amazon in 2011 who introduced a video games rental service in 20.
News related to tv series, films, movies, dvds, bluray, dvd rentals and more. It seems amazon are closing lovefilm by post this october does anyone know any alternatives which post bluray movies. Aug 14, 2017 uk users of lovefilm by post the service bought by amazon back in 2011 will no longer be able to rent dvds and blurays from 31 october, according to an email thats gone out to subscribers. With lovefilm closed in the uk we look at a very similar discbymail. Presently it has almost seventy thousand movies and over four. Love how relaxed and fun ethan is, really helped put us at ease for our wedding coming up next year.
When we first joined we could reliably post a disk back to amazon on a thursday, it would be logged in on friday morning and a new disk sent out friday evening to arrive here saturday morning. Amazons lovefilm by post dvd rental service is set to stop operations on 31 october. Amazon kills its european dvd rental biz, lovefilm. Lovefilm pushed the envelope for movie buffs netflix and amazon dont come close this article is more than 2 years old. Of all of the subscriptions i have, this is the one that i use by far the most and ill be sad to see it go. Amazons lovefilm by post dvd rental service will close at the end of the october in the uk, the tech giant has said. Lovefilm is a video on demand movies streaming service that has been acquired by the amazon. Amazon have also said, we are committed to finding alternative roles for all lovefilm employees within amazon. Not that this helps you in any way, since amazon prime is just streaming. Jan 16, 20 lovefilm also operates a disc by post service in the uk, so there are various subscription packages available. Aug 21, 2017 amazon are closing the lovefilm dvdbluray rental service on 31 oct 2017, amazons suggested replacement for this service is their own amazon prime video, this is ok if you dont mind poor selection, poor picture quality, colour banding, lossy soundtracks and of course there are parts of the uk without the bandwidth to stream. With the latest news that the lovefilm by post service is being shut down by amazon is there any alternative in the u. Lovefilm was founded in 2002 and acquired by amazon in 2011.
Discs used to turnaround in 2 days, they now take 3 4 days. Aug 14, 2017 we are committed to finding alternative roles for all lovefilm employees within amazon. Members of lovefilm will have until the 31st october to rent titles as normal, however they will not be billed for the service after september. As excellent as the amazon prime video service is, lovefilm by post offered a much larger selection of movies. Following the end of amazons dvd rentalbypost service, many film buffs have been scouring the internet far and wide in an attempt to find an alternative to. Lovefilm was actually bought by amazon and became amazon prime, so it lives on. 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 internetenabled devices including pcs, playstation 3, ipad, xbox 360, plus a growing number of bluray players and internetconnected tvs including lg. In love with the photos we received today from our shoot on saturday at split apple rock in the abel tasman. Lovefilm dvd by post rental service to close london. Amazon is shutting down lovefilm by post six years after acquisition.
Curtains come down on lovefilm, amazons dvd rental service. Launched in 2002, it harks back to an era when the internet was still painfully slow and mark. We have very much enjoyed delivering the lovefilm by post service to our customers. Lovefilm also operates a discbypost service in the uk, so there are various subscription packages available. As one might expect, the company has seen its sales dwindle over the years as filmlovers have switched on to the convenience of online streaming instead. On 14 august 2017, amazon announced it would be terminating the lovefilm by post service on 31 october 2017. Id quite happily pay a bit more for lovefilm by post to be honest, i was hoping theyd eventually start offering uhd discs. Aug 14, 2017 its the end of an era for dvd and bluray fans in the u. Amazons postal dvd rental service will cease operating in the uk on october 31. The company also points to amazon prime video as an alternative going forward, and even offers lovefilm subscribers a.
Aug 14, 2017 lovefilm pushed the envelope for movie buffs netflix and amazon dont come close this article is more than 2 years old. Aug 14, 2017 amazon is shutting down lovefilm by post six years after acquisition. Since then, your lovefilm by post price has remained unchanged. Lovefilm by post to close in the uk as amazon goes streaming only. Lovefilm pushed the envelope for movie buffs netflix and. The postal dvd service, set to close after 15 years, catered. Has anybody else noticed that since amazon has become involved in lovefilm the service has started to go downhill. Lovefilm alternative cinema paradiso has categorically ruled out closing. That was a wider selection than those on offer from the streaming services. Lovefilm have over 80,000 dvds including bonus discs on their shelves, almost every single dvd currently available for rental in the uk.
Lovefilm by post dvd rental service to close bbc news. Compared to lovefilm postal after amazon destroyed it, cinema paradiso looks a pretty good alternative. Amazons lovefilm by post will no stop allowing customers to rent dvds. Jan 20, 2011 amazon, the worlds largest online retailer, has acquired lovefilm, the webbased dvd rental service, for close to. We are committed to finding alternative roles for all lovefilm employees within amazon. Discs on your high priority list are less likely to be sent. The lovefilm by post dvd rental service will cease to operate on 31 october this year, its owner amazon has said. Ill be going to cinema paradiso, hopefully the lack of competition in this ever. Due to this, we will be closing the lovefilm by post service on 31st october 2017, the online retailer said in a statement. Lovefilm was founded in 2002 and then acquired by amazon in 2011, when it had reached 2m subscribers. As mentioned by others dvd rental in the post doesnt seem to be a valid business model any more. Aug 14, 2017 the company also points to amazon prime video as an alternative going forward, and even offers lovefilm subscribers a. Lovefilms catalogue contained more than 80,000 titles, including the latest releases as well as the classics.
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