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COVID-hit UK startups cry out for help, as UK gov trails Europe in its response

The UK government is reportedly looking at a range of options to support the startup industry, possibly involving a co-investment model involving state-owned funds (via the British Business Bank) and

Pan-European seed fund firstminute hits a final fund close of $100M

New UK early stage VC firstminute Capital launched in June last year to the tune of $60m, with European VC Atomico as its first cornerstone investor. They were joined by 30 unicorns founders from Euro

London proptech startup Goodlord appoints LoveFilm co-founder William Reeve as CEO

London ‘proptech’ startup <a target="_blank" href="http://www.goodlord.co/">Goodlord</a>, which offers cloud-based software to help estate agents, landlords and tenants manage the rental process,

Amazon kills its European DVD rental biz, Lovefilm

Amazon is getting out of the DVD rental business with the closure of Lovefilm, the so-called “Netflix of Europe” that Amazon bought in 2011 for a reported $312 million valuation. The comp

Amazon’s LOVEFiLM Pulls Its Subscription DVD And Streaming Service Out Of Scandinavia

Last summer it seemed like the subscription video segment in Scandinavia was heating up, as both Netflix and HBO announced plans to make their services available in that market. Now, less than a year

Choose Netflix UK For TV Shows, Amazon’s LOVEFiLM Instant For Films, Study Suggests

The ongoing war between rival on-demand streaming services as they build out their catalogues to win customers means rarely a week goes by without news of another content licensing deal being inked. B

Amazon’s European Netflix Competitor, LOVEFiLM, Signs TV Series Streaming Deal With NBCU

Another day, another content licensing agreement in the online streaming space. Amazon-owned LOVEFiLM, a European Netflix competitor, has signed a new streaming deal with NBCUniversal International TV

Go Go Content: Amazon’s LoveFilm Adds 2,000 Children’s Shows, Including Inspector Gadget, In New DHX (Cookie Jar) Deal

The war for customers for streaming video is being played out at all age demographics. Today, Amazon's <a target="_blank" href="http://www.lovefilm.com">LoveFilm</a> upped the ante on the youth front

Amazon’s LOVEFiLM Powers Kindle Fire Video Service In The U.K., One Month Free Trial For Fire Buyers

Amazon has confirmed it's using LOVEFiLM, the movie rental company it acquired at the start of 2011, to power the video service in Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HD tablets sold in the U.K.. The slates g

Amazon Ramps Up Global Expansion, Opens Massive Media R&D Center In London

As Amazon gears up for its quarterly earnings later this week, the company today has announced an expansion that points to its big ambitions in digital media, and an increasing focus on how that growt

In Its Ongoing War With Netflix, Amazon’s Lovefilm Signs 20th Century Fox Deal

Amazon-owned <a target="_blank" href="http://www.crunchbase.com/company/lovefilm">Lovefilm</a>, which competes with <a target="_blank" href="http://www.crunchbase.com/company/netflix">Netflix</a> in t

Amazon-Owned LOVEFiLM, The Netflix Of Europe, Signs Streaming Deal With NBCUniversal

In the midst of <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2012/05/23/amazon-partners-with-paramount-brings-hundreds-more-movies-to-prime-instant-video-service/">Amazon's recent moves</a> to rapidly grow its co

Challenging Amazon, Netflix debuts £5.99 video streaming service in UK, Ireland

<img src="http://eu.beta.techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/netflix.jpg" class="shot2" /> <a href="http://www.crunchbase.com/company/netflix">Netflix</a> has <a href="http://blog.netflix.com/2012/01/n

Challenging Amazon, Netflix debuts £5.99 video streaming service in UK, Ireland

<img src="http://eu.beta.techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/netflix.jpg" class="shot2" /> <a href="http://www.crunchbase.com/company/netflix">Netflix</a> has <a href="http://blog.netflix.com/2012/01/n

Challenging Amazon, Netflix Debuts £5.99 Video Streaming Service In UK, Ireland

<a href="http://www.crunchbase.com/company/netflix">Netflix</a> has <a href="http://blog.netflix.com/2012/01/netflix-launches-in-uk-ireland-today.html">made its debut</a> in the UK and Ireland in earl

Amazon’s LOVEFiLM Hits The Xbox 360 Tomorrow Complete With Magical Kinect Controls

Amazon took full control of Europe's largest movie and TV subscription service earlier this year and now, starting tomorrow, <a href="http://www.lovefilm.com">LOVEFiLM </a>will hit LIVE-enabled Xbox 3

Lovefilm gets its streaming hands on Disney

<img alt="" src="http://www.crunchbase.com/assets/images/resized/0001/7426/17426v3-max-250x250.jpg" title="Lovefilm" class="shot" width="250" height="72" />In what is being billed as a first outside o

Lovefilm extends its Internet-connected reach with support for Oregan's TV-friendly browser

<img alt="" src="http://www.crunchbase.com/assets/images/resized/0001/7426/17426v3-max-250x250.jpg" title="Lovefilm" class="shot" width="250" height="72" /><a href="http://lovefilm.com/">Lovefilm</a>,

If Amazon got LoveFilm at a $312m valuation – who is buying the drinks tonight?

<img src="http://eu.beta.techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/drinks.jpg" class="shot2" />With Amazon's <a href="http://eu.beta.techcrunch.com/2011/01/20/amazon-acquires-lovefilm-the-netflix-of-europe/">

While LoveFilm mulls a sale, it signs another movie house for streaming service

<img src="http://www.crunchbase.com/assets/images/resized/0001/7426/17426v1-max-250x250.png" class="shot2" /><a href="http://LoveFilm.com">LoveFilm</a>, currently the source of speculation over whethe
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