Lovefilm woos Disney U.K.

By DIANA LODDERHOSE LONDON -- European online film and television subscription service Lovefilm has joined with Disney U.K. to provide people use of U.S. Television shows including "Desperate Average women," "Lost" and "Siblings and Siblings." The top quality VOD service, named ABC TV On-Demand, will offer you ABC Studios' library of network and cable series released as full seasons after their first operate on U.K. pay and/reely TV. Previous seasons of some series may even be accessible to Lovefilm people prior to the next season airs on U.K. TV. People will have the ability to access content via Internet-connected products including PC, The new sony Ps 3, Xbox 360 360, iPads and web-enabled Televisions and Blu-ray gamers. The information deal is yet another move ahead the chessboard for Amazon . com-possessed Lovefilm, that is ramping up biz on its home turf spurred by U.S. rival Netflix, which bowed within the U.K. on Jan. 9 having a streaming-only package in a cut rate of 5.99 ($9.25) along with a one-month free trial offer. Lovefilm responded having a cost cut, offering limitless streaming for $7.71 monthly. Since Netflix introduced it might be operating in Europe, both services happen to be competing very for content. To date, Netflix has deals include Miramax, BBC, ITV, Funnel 4, Disney, Lionsgate U.K. and Momentum Pictures while Lovefilm, that has two million customers, has handles The new sony Pictures, Warner Bros., BBC Worldwide, ITV, eOne and Studiocanal. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com