Pocket-Lint: Channel 4 has jumped head first into the competitive movie on demand industry, with the launch of Film4oD.
The service, which has already gone live at film4od.film4.com, boasts more than 500 titles, including not only Film4 classics such as Four Lions, but Hollywood blockbusters such as Shutter Island as well.
TechCrunch - The ongoing war between rival on-demand streaming services as they build out their catalogues to win customers by having the most enticing content means rarely a week goes by without news of another content licensing deal being inked between the streamers and the studios. Earlier this week, for instance, LOVEFiLM signed a streaming deal with NBC Universal – covering “hundreds” of TV shows such as the U.S. version of The Office and 30 Rock. But with all this noise it can be tough to figure out how substantial the catalogues of rival services actually are.
Pocket-Lint: Having made its debut on the Nintendo Wii last week, the Lovefilm app on the Wii U has now been activated.
An icon has appeared on the UK Wii U GamePad since launch (and, in fact, even beforehand - with review machines proudly sporting it), but until now it has not worked. Spark it up today, however, and you will be able to access your Lovefilm Instant account - after an update has downloaded and installed, of course.
Suck My Trend - Lovefilm and Netflix work in different, yet the same ways. They are similar prices and both let you watch thousands of TV Shows and Films that enjoy, so which one is better? In this Opinion Piece we take a look.
More competition should help bring the price down