United Leeds Endeavours, direct sales and
marketing company, charts the rise of online film services.
A few years ago if we wanted to get the
latest film to watch at home we would have headed out to our local DVD rental
store. Gone are those days, as Blockbuster stores shutdown by the dozen, people
in the UK are switching to online streaming services. Why the change? United Leeds Endeavours explains.
Michael Blake of United Leeds Endeavours
believes that it all comes down to convenience. “Our whole home-viewing
experience has changed in the last 5 years or so. We expect to be able to watch
things when we want, we want to be able to pause and rewind, and we also want
to be able to access everything from the comfort of our armchair. Online
streaming services tick all these boxes.”
Furthermore technology has changed so
rapidly now that gone are the days of sitting with a laptop on your bed waiting
for the buffering wheel to stop turning. You can hook your 50 inch 3D HD TV up
to the internet now and use services such as BBC iPlayer, Lovefilm and Netflix
at high speed on your screen.
With a multitude of services out there what
can you expect? From Netflix you can get a streaming. From
Lovefilm you can get the same as Netflix as also get DVDs delivered to your
door. Sky now has a huge bank of films that you can watch at anytime with their
services.
What does United Leeds Endeavours think
people can expect in the future? “We believe that companies like Lovefilm are
going to get their whole catalogue completely online. So whether you want to
watch the Dark Knight Rises or Casablanca you’re going to have the option to
watch everything. In the future all TVs are going to be directly connected to
the internet and we think that DVDs, like videos, will disappear completely.”
With Lovefilm today announcing that they
have signed another exclusive deal with a major film studio, this time Miramax,
the battle for customers gets intense. United Leeds Endeavours
believes this is only going to benefit the customer. Mr. Blake continued, “As a
direct sales company which works with the entertainment industry we’re seeing
first-hand as each company tries to offer a better and better service to their
customers to beat the competition. This is fantastic news for customers as they
reap the rewards of the companies hard work.”
