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"Expanding its available TV show content in the UK, LoveFilm today announced it has signed a deal with Disney UK and Ireland to bring X-Men, Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk and other animated TV series from the comic book giant to its instant streaming catalog.\r\n\r\nFollowing the deal, Amazon-owned LoveFilm will add episodes featuring Marvel characters from the past 50 years, providing another reason for UK consumers to sign up for the online streaming and DVD rental service.\r\n\r\nJim Buckle, Managing Director at LoveFilm, said:\r\nWe already have a fantastic range of animated TV content on offer for our customers and it is great to see it expand with Marvel animation as a result of this new deal with Disney. It is an exciting development as many of our members will have grown up watching Marvel classics and can now catch up whenever they choose. The collection will also appeal to new fans.\r\nNetflix already offers its customers a number of animated Marvel shows, although this is set to expand after\u00A0Walt Disney Studios and Netflix entered into a multi-year agreement. The deal allowed Netflix to become the\u00A0only US subscription service with licensing to show first-run live-action and animated films from the studio.\r\n\r\nThe deal is significant as it gives Netflix the ability to show those titles as soon as they\u2019re available for anyone to watch in the first pay window, not just those with video on demand.\r\n\r\nEarlier this month, LoveFilm announced it\u00A0had partnered with ITV and BBC Worldwide, as well as Channel 4, to give its members instant access to TV titles from the UK\u2019s largest broadcasters.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nImage Credit: bbyphotos/Flickr"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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