Amazon has announced that it is changing the name of LOVEFiLM Instant to Amazon Prime Instant Video in the UK. The change will affect mainly Amazon Prime customers, with existing LOVEFiLM customers seeing only a change in branding. For Amazon Prime customers, it means the membership fee will jump from £49 to £79 (when it’s up for renewal), but will get access to Amazon Prime Instant Video for free as a return.
LOVEFiLM, Netflix, BlinkBox, ITV Player and NowTV will not be available on PlayStation 4 in the UK at launch, while other provider’s streaming apps still remain in question. In response to questions over twitter, LOVEFiLM says they have no confirmed information on the new devices, with Netflix responding with a similar statement.
Amazon has updated the LOVEFiLM application on PS3s in selected European countries to version v2.03, and making the application slightly easier to use. The application’s interface has been tweaked slightly to use a new orange colour scheme, and the icon has been updated from the old LOVEFiLM logo to a joint Amazon / LOVEFiLM icon.
LOVEFiLM recently revealed that it will be stopping the games rental part of it’s service to focus on “providing world-class film and TV subscription services.” The news came as a huge disappointment to existing customers, including myself, having been a customer for many years purely for it’s game rental service.
If you are a LOVEFiLM customer renting games, it’s time to cancel you subscription. The company, owned by Amazon, has announced that it will be ending its games rental service for all customers from August 8th 2013. Customers who have the Games package will be downgraded to the Unlimited DVDs & Blu-rays package, which included unlimited LOVEFiLM Instant access too.
LOVEFiLM, the DVD, Blu-ray and Video game rental service operating in a number of European countries, will stop renting out games to customers. The Amazon owned company says new customers are no longer able to sign-up to the games rental service, but existing customers, already subscribed to the game rental service, will be able to rent games until further notice.
LOVEFiLM, an Amazon company, has released version 2.0 of its streaming application for the PS3, bringing a host of exciting new features to members. New features include an improved search function and recommendation engine, making great content more accessible than ever before, and an optimised user interface that enhances the way members browse the latest films and TV shows.
PS3 owners living in the UK and Ireland will notice a new icon on the TV/Video Services section of the XMB. The Netflix app is only 14MB in size, but isn’t completely functional yet. The service will be available in the UK and Ireland soon, so the app only displays a “coming soon” message and allows you to sign-up for a notification email once the service is available.
LOVEFiLM was recently released on the PlayStation 3, allowing LOVEFiLM customers to stream movies directly to their PS3. We’ve spent the past week trying out the service and are really impressed by what it has to offer. Its definitely a great addition to the PS3, and better value than the PlayStation Video Store.
If you live in the UK, you may have noticed a new icon appear on the XMB today. You can now access LOVEFiLM’s massive catalogue of online movies to stream directly to your PS3. If you aren’t already a customer, you can sign up for a free 30 day trial. Streaming is free with monthly subscription of £5.99 or £9.99 and above.
