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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Amazon's LOVEFiLM Expands UK Content With Sony Pictures Television Deal

Amazon's LOVEFiLM Expands UK Content With Sony Pictures Television Deal

LOVEFiLM TV Deal, December 21, 2011/PRNewswire/ --

LOVEFiLM, an Amazon company, and Sony Pictures Television have signed a major
multi-year content deal giving LOVEFiLM members exclusive streaming access to new and
forthcoming Sony Pictures titles during the second subscription pay TV window, as well as
catalogue titles and TV series, from June 2012.

The milestone agreement with Sony Pictures Television is the latest in a line of
exclusive content deals announced by Amazon's LOVEFiLM in the UK in recent months,
including deals with Warner Bros., Entertainment One, STUDIOCANAL, Disney, Momentum and
Lionsgate.

LOVEFiLM members will be able to exclusively stream Sony Pictures titles including the
Academy Award winning The Social Network, action-thriller Salt, starring Angelina Jolie,
and sci-fi action blockbuster 2012 via LOVEFiLM Instant at no extra cost and as part of
their existing subscription.

The deal will also further bolster LOVEFiLM's extensive range of kids TV titles with
modern cult, animation favourites like Transformers, Spectacular Spider-Man and The Karate
Kid - adding a raft of series to existing LOVEFiLM catalogue titles like Pingu, Wallace &
Gromit and Fireman Sam.

In addition, LOVEFiLM members will have exclusive streaming access during this pay
window to a host of future releases from Sony Pictures including the No.1 box office hit
Arthur Christmas.

The deal will see Sony Pictures' recent and forthcoming releases, catalogue titles and
TV series added to the LOVEFiLM Instant service - available on the PC or via Sony
Playstation(R)3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Apple iPad(R) and a growing number of
Internet-connected TV sets and Blu-ray players.

Amazon's LOVEFiLM will continue to rent Sony Pictures titles on DVD and Blu-ray via
its LOVEFiLM By Post service.

Simon Calver, Chief Executive of Amazon's LOVEFiLM, said:

"Our latest major content agreement means we'll be able to exclusively offer our
members world-class content from Sony Pictures. The number of recent high profile deals we
have secured means we are able to keep expanding the service, offering our members high
quality films and TV and the ability to watch as much as they want for one low monthly
price."

Source: LOVEFiLM and Sony Pictures Television

LOVEFiLM Corporate PR Enquiries: Ben Simons or Eleanor Williamson, M:Communications, Tel. +44-(0)20-7920-2340, simons@mcomgroup.com / williamson@mcomgroup.com . LOVEFiLM Consumer & Trade PR Enquiries: Mischief, Tel. +44-(0)20-3128-6600, lovefilm@mischiefpr.com


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