Friday, January 6, 2012

Amazon LOVEFiLM Inks Deal With BBC

Seattle-based Amazon said that LOVEFiLM, the firm's European video streaming and rental service, has inked a deal with the BBC Worldwide, which will provide web streaming of the BBC's archive of shows. FInancial details of the deal were not disclosed. LOVEFiLM said the deal covers such TV titles as Doctor Who, Life On Mars, Whitechapel, and the PLanet Earth documentary. Amazon acquired LOVEFiLM, which offers DVD rentals by mail and online video streaming in the UK, last January.