Miramax arrives on Lovefilm to let you relive the golden age of Weinsteins

Miramax arrives on Lovefilm to let you relive the golden age of Weinsteins

Miramax has reached a deal with Lovefilm to get its back-catalog of award-winning films available on-demand in the UK and Germany. It’s an unsurprising move given the company has similar deals in place with Netflix and Hulu to let you watch classics like Pulp Fiction, Clerks and Trainspotting whenever the urge takes you. While there was no official confirmation of a launch window, a cursory check of our own account reveals that some of the titles (including Kill Bill) are already popping up on the instant service.

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Sky to launch Now TV tomorrow, will compete with Netflix and LoveFilm

BSkyB has just announced that Now TV, an internet TV service, will be launched tomorrow. The service will compete directly with Netflix and LoveFilm in the UK. Now TV will be available on Macs, PCs, and on select Android devices. More devices will be available in the future including iOS devices as well as video games consoles. Users will be able to select from a catalogue of Sky content which includes nearly 600 films and 11 channels.

The service will set you back £15 a month or there is a pay-per-view option at 99p and £3.49 per film. According to the Guardian, Sky Sports content such as Premier League and Golf will be included later in the year as well as Sky1 and Sky Atlantic. The company plans on attracting customers who do not pay for TV and are looking for a no commitment form of entertainment. Let us know in the comments section below if you’ll be trying out Now TV.

By Ubergizmo. Related articles: LOVEFiLM now available on Onyx media browsers, Samsung brings Lovefilm streaming to UK Blu-ray players,

Netflix fires back in UK streaming war, says it has Fox TV shows too, plus Arrested Development

Just days after Lovefilm touted its TV and movie deal with 20th Century Fox, Netflix UK is promoting its own TV show additions from the studio, including an exclusive on The League. While we’re not sure how well a comedy about Fantasy (North American) Football will go over across the pond, it’s also adding Modern Family, Lie to Me, Sons of Anarchy and more, and points out it already has series like 24 and Prison Break that Lovefilm is just now adding. The highest profile piece however, is Netflix’s exclusive hold on a new season of the old Fox show Arrested Development, set to premiere in 2013. The press release with the full list is after the break, contrast and compare your options to see which streaming service (if either) is a good fit.

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