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Amazon acquire Lovefilm

Posted: January 20, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , |2 Comments

After being the major shareholder since 2008, Amazon have apparently bought out the remaining shares in a deal thought to value Lovefilm at £312 million.

See Techcrunch Post for more details

I imagine this is part of a content play for Europe in preparation for the rumoured Amazon Android tablet along with their App store which I expect will ultimately become something akin to iTunes.

2 Comments on “Amazon acquire Lovefilm”

  1. Amazon Prime to include free streaming – another signal of impending hardware launch? « Mark, my words says:
    February 23, 2011 at 12:17 am

    […] I mentioned previously, following the complete acquisition of Lovefilm, Amazon looks to be on the start of a major […]

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  2. Lovefilm vs. Netflix vs. Sky Movies vs. Blinkbox « Mark, my words says:
    January 10, 2012 at 1:33 pm

    […] Netflix start to strengthen their catalogue with more studio deals. Meanwhile Lovefilm’s new owner, Amazon, will be sure to strengthen their streaming business in light of the Kindle Fire […]

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