(NASDAQ: AMZN) – Amazon.Com, Inc.and Sony Computer Entertainment LLC (SCEA) today announced the launch of the Amazon Instant Video app for PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system, as well as an agreement to prominently feature the app on all PlayStation 3 game systems in the U.S. This makes the PS3 system the first and only video game console system to offer Amazon Instant Video. Customers can access Amazon Instant Video on their PlayStation 3 system for free by installing the Amazon Instant Video app directly from the TV/Video Services category on the XMB (XrossMediaBar). The Amazon Instant Video app can also be found in the PlayStation Store, under the Media & Apps category. For more information on how to get started visit, www.amazon.com/instantvideo/ps3.

Amazon Prime members can watch Prime Instant Videos on PlayStation Network, streamed directly to their PS3 system. In addition to receiving free two-day shipping on millions of items and access to thousands of books from the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library, Prime members can instantly stream more than 17,000 TV shows and movies, all for just $79 a year. Prime Instant Videos include hit TV shows like Glee, Downton Abbey and Sons of Anarchy and classic movies such as Office Space, The Graduate and Brokeback Mountain. Non-Prime members can start their free one-month trial today.

The Amazon Instant Video app also offers more than 120,000 TV shows and movies to buy or rent, including the latest hit movies like The Descendants, Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and War Horse and popular TV shows like Mad Men, Vampire Diaries and Justified. Plus, to celebrate the launch of the PS3 system app, Amazon is offering the first episode of more than 100 TV shows for free instant streaming to both Prime and non-Prime customers.

The Amazon Instant Video app is custom designed to harness the powerful entertainment capabilities of the PlayStation 3 system and provide customers with the best Amazon Instant Video experience to date including:

• Instant streaming of nearly 25,000 high-definition movies and TV shows that start and resume in just seconds.
• New smart lists such as Recently Watched, Next Episode and Personal Recommendations. These lists appear on the home screen of the PS3 system app and update dynamically based on what customers watch and buy. They make it easy for customers to find the next thing they want to watch – start watching an episode where they left off, watch the next episode in a series and introduce them to new TV shows and movies that they will love.
• Whispersync lets customers seamlessly switch from one device to another. Start streaming a movie on Kindle Fire, then pick up right where you left off on your PS3 system – avoid the frustration of having to find your spot.
• Your Video Library gives customers access to purchases from Amazon Instant Video on the PlayStation 3 system or any of the hundreds of other devices enabled for Amazon Instant Video. For a list of compatible devices click here.

“PlayStation 3 is a powerful home entertainment system and is incredibly popular with our customers. Since the launch of Prime Instant Videos one of the top customer requests has been to provide customers with an app for PlayStation 3,” said Bill Carr, VP of Video and Music at Amazon. “Pushbutton, which we acquired specifically for their expertise in TV entertainment app development, has done a fantastic job of developing our best video app yet. We are excited to deliver the PS3 app to customers today.”

“We’re always looking for new ways to expand the digital entertainment offerings across PlayStation Network, and we’re thrilled to be the first game console to deliver Amazon Instant Video to our community,” said Jack Buser, senior director of PlayStation Digital Platforms, SCEA. “Working with Amazon is a prime example of our commitment to providing our community with a wealth of options so they can experience entertainment the way they want.”

IP&TV World Forum is part of a global conference and exhibition attracting the big game players in IPTV and broadcast media as well as key speakers and workshops taking place under the decadent roof of Kensington’s Olympia Hall.

Our goal? To recruit! The Pushbutton / Amazon / Lovefilm stand was designed to attract the attention of potential employees from developers to designers and QA engineers to technical project managers. It was also a good opportunity to catch up with some familiar faces and network amidst broadcast media’s finest.

We had a fantastic response with CVs handed to us from keen developers, on-the-spot interviews taking place and lots of job descriptions taken away for perusal.

If you think you have what it takes to be part of our growing teams, get in touch today or check out our jobs page.

Pushbutton will have a stand at this year’s IP&TV World Forum in March. Not only will we be demonstrating some previous work, but more importantly, we are on the look out for talented designers, developers and project managers to join Pushbutton.

We have some incredible permanent opportunities for candidates at all levels for some exciting projects. Paula and James will be there to interview you on the spot – bring a CV and if possible, some examples of your work and you could be in a meeting discussing your future at Pushbutton! Email us at jobs@pushbutton.tv or click here for more details.

We’re looking forward to meeting you and answering any questions. You’ll find us on stand 77, towards the right of the entrance.

About The Event

IP&TV World Forum is unique in uniting the varied players in the broadcast landscape to advance the opportunities presented by IP delivery. The event brings together broadcasters from a wide variety or platform backgrounds – smart TV, OTT, cable, satellite, terrestrial, & telco–to-network, compare experiences and brainstorm solutions. The conference is incredibly rich in service provider case studies: not only did 180 different service providers present in 2011, but the conference attendance was over 50% service provider companies, providing a uniquely high value networking experience.

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Pushbutton will be appearing at the International CES 2012 (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas from Tuesday 10th – Friday 13th January.

This world renowned conference and exhibition features thousands of stands, talks and demonstrations from global electronic and technology companies. If you would like to meet up around the time of the show, then please get in touch.

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About CES

With more than four decades of success, the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) reaches across global markets, connects the industry and enables CE innovations to grow and thrive.

The International CES is owned and produced by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), the preeminent trade association promoting growth in the $186 billion U.S. consumer technology industry. CEA represents more than 2,000 corporate members involved in the design, development, manufacturing, distribution and integration of consumer electronics products. All profits from CES are reinvested into industry services, including technical training and education, industry promotion, engineering standards development, market research and legislative advocacy.

LOVEFiLM, an Amazon company and Europe’s largest subscription service – streaming movies and TV episodes over the Internet and sending DVDs by post – launches on Xbox LIVE, giving millions more film fans instant access to the movies they want to watch, when they want to watch them.

Xbox LIVE members will be able to instantly watch thousands of movies via LOVEFiLM Instant – the movie streaming service – including exclusive content such as the award-winning drama Gran Torino and teen phenomenon The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, with forthcoming titles The Dark Knight, breakout comedy The Hangover and dark romance Blue Valentine becoming available in time for Christmas.

Kinect for Xbox 360 will transform the way people use LOVEFiLM Instant to search and watch movies.  For the first time thanks to Kinect, LOVEFiLM can be effortlessly controlled using voice commands or gestures, enhancing the ease of the movie-viewing experience.

LOVEFiLM Instant is available on packages from just £4.99 via a huge range of devices including PCs, iPad®, Internet-connected TV sets, Blu-ray players, tablets and games consoles.  Becoming an Xbox LIVE integrated film service provider is another milestone in LOVEFiLM’s ambition to bring the service to as many homes as possible.

Simon Calver, CEO of Amazon’s LOVEFiLM, said:
“It is an exciting day for LOVEFiLM customers and an auspicious day for the TV entertainment industry as a whole.  Launching LOVEFiLM Instant on Xbox 360 and Kinect means bringing the service to a million more living rooms – a huge achievement.

LOVEFiLM members in the UK can access our content in another exciting, innovative way and all for one straightforward price.  The simplicity of our pricing and the ease with which customers can use LOVEFiLM Instant should make us the first choice for those customers who want fantastic entertainment at great value for money, anytime, anywhere.”

Stephen McGill, Director of Xbox & Entertainment for Microsoft UK said:
“It’s very exciting to see the launch of Amazon’s LOVEFiLM on Xbox LIVE.  Xbox owners will be eager to get started, using their Kinect-enabled consoles to interact with LOVEFiLM’s extensive catalogue of movies in ways that will only be available on Xbox 360.”

Pushbutton had a stand at Apps World 2011 in November which was held at Kensington Olympia in London.

Using demonstrations of the LOVEFiLM iPad and PS3 app, and IBC’s GUI interface, Pushbutton attracted a great deal of attention from international attendees including developers, designers and entrepreneurs from the world of apps.

The 2011 exhibition focused on tablet devices, mobile and TV applications from games and maps to broadcast media and books. Pushbutton were primarily on a recruitment drive, so it was great to meet so many talented individuals from varied backgrounds who we feel would be an asset to the Pushbutton team.

We’re looking ahead to revisiting IPTV World Forum in March 2012 where our CEO and CTO will be present to find more developers, designers and project managers to join us at Pushbutton and talk about what we’ve been up to recently.

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Microsoft and LOVEFiLM, Europe’s largest subscription service – streaming movies and TV episodes over the Internet and sending DVDs by post – have today announced a partnership that will make LOVEFiLM part of the next generation of TV entertainment, bringing the service to millions of Xbox 360 users across the UK and Germany.

The agreement between the two leading home entertainment companies sees LOVEFiLM become an official Xbox LIVE integrated film service provider and is the next step in LOVEFiLM’s strategy for multi-platform delivery – offering streaming on the LOVEFiLM Player, through the PC, iPad®, in-home connected living room devices, PlayStation®3 and soon, Xbox 360.

UK and German LOVEFiLM members will be able to instantly stream thousands of titles from major studios and independents, in addition to the rental by post service. Exclusive content available to stream includes the global phenomenon The Twilight Saga, Unknown, starring Liam Neeson and thriller Source Code, starringJake Gyllenhaal – to name a few.

With Kinect for Xbox 360, user interaction will be made more personal and intuitive, with the ability to effortlessly control the LOVEFiLM Player App through motion, gestures and voice commands. This interactivity will revolutionise the way film fans manage their movie selection and engage with LOVEFiLM.

Simon Calver, CEO of LOVEFiLM said:

“This is an exciting and important deal for our customers and is the next move in LOVEFiLM’s strategy of helping as many homes as possible connect to our service. We want to be the first choice for UK and German customers to get the best entertainment. Xbox LIVE already has a large consumer base of all ages – all of whom will now be able to connect with our great content, whether TV series’, exclusive digital films or DVDs, Blu-rays and games by post, all for one simple price

We are pleased to announce this partnership as both parties really focus on giving customers exciting and innovative services. We are proud to be a part of Microsoft’s expansion into the entertainment space and confident it will help fuel our ambition to become Europe’s largest membership entertainment service.”

Stephen McGill, Director of Xbox & Entertainment for Microsoft UK said:

“Microsoft is very excited to be welcoming LOVEFiLM to Xbox LIVE. I feel certain that the opportunity to interact with LOVEFiLM’s amazing catalogue of studio and independent film releases using Kinect-enabled voice and gesture commands will be well received by Xbox owners here in the UK.”

Members will be able to scroll through titles on the page, search through categories including ‘Pick of the Week’, ‘Most Watched’ and ‘Highest Rated’, view ratings and search through the LOVEFiLM instant offering by title, actor and genre.

Pushbutton CEO, Paula Byrne, added “Xbox is the perfect canvas for designers and developers of interactive media services to create exciting user interfaces. We are very excited about this announcement from LOVEFiLM and Microsoft. The future for film-loving Xbox owners looks bright indeed.”

Pushbutton, together with thousands of other media technology and broadcast companies, was an exhibitor at the epic IBC Show, in Amsterdam in September.

The show is the world’s biggest gathering of its kind; and is the single busiest event in Amsterdam’s calendar, attracting TV and media technology buyers and sellers from all over the world.

Pushbutton’s presence at the show marked the highlight of an intense period of research and development into futuristic user interfaces for media devices.We were privileged to showcase this work on the Universal Electronics and Intel stands, showing a specially created UI concept for a VOD store that used a ‘cross hair’ approach to selecting videos, and hardware acceleration to make the UI perform ten times faster than conventional VOD store electronic programme guides.

Working in partnership with Intel and Universal Electronics, the concept UI was designed and developed to show off the features of a new remote control from UE and the speed and performance of an Intel 4100 chipset-based set top box. The demos used real hardware – a real set top box, and a real remote controller, to demonstrate the concept UI. There were no hidden laptops running the demo behind the scenes.

Our innovative UI, sparked many discussions with visitors to IBC about how the user experience can be boosted using the Pushbutton approach of powering good GUI design with appropriate technology. The demonstration attracted hundreds of interested people over the weekend including executives from broadcast, consumer electronics, and telecoms companies from all over the world.

IBC 2011 was a triumph for Pushbutton. Our team was made up of designers and developers from the London and Calgary offices. Not only did the team acquit themselves well on the show floor showing off UIs, but they also performed pretty well on the party dance floors throughout IBC.

More events are coming up in the next few months including Apps World Europe at Kensington Olympia on 29th-30th November. This will provide another opportunity to see the innovative concept UI shown at IBC, and to hook up with members of the Pushbutton team. More details coming soon.

Take a look at our new jobs page and apply now. We’re growing and want you to come and grow with us.

Having recently been acquired by Amazon Inc, Pushbutton is expanding and looking for talented individuals to join our team of experienced developers and designers at our friendly, and supportive studio in the heart of quirky Clerkenwell.

Our company culture encourages creative thinking, initiative taking and the production of work that pushes the limits of platforms and sets a benchmark for quality.

Successful applicants will be enthusiastic, have excellent communications skills, and a determined ‘can do’ approach to work. We offer an excellent benefits package, ongoing training, and an inspiring work environment.

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LOVEFiLM on iPad puts hundreds of films at your fingertips, ready for instant streaming directly to your iPad, as well as letting you manage your account to add Blu rays, DVDs and games to your rental list. The app is now available to download for free from the App Store.

This is the third deployment that Pushbutton have produced in partnership with LOVEFiLM bringing Europe’s favourite video rental service to even more platforms, making it one of the most accessible streaming services in Europe.

As well as the PlayStation^®3, Cello and SONY Bravia TVs, Pushbutton has rolled out the service in Germany on PlayStation^®3 and SONY Bravia TV. As LOVEFiLMs key digital partner in all of these deployments, Pushbutton has drawn on its wide multi-platform experience  and  ’Calcium’ architecture for connected devices.

Pushbutton Managing Director, Paula Byrne, said “We are very excited about LOVEFiLM on iPad. A lot of love has been lavished on it and it shows. Working closely with the team at LOVEFiLM, we have produced a life-enhancing app for film fans. Now you can take LOVEFiLM with you when you travel, and I just think people are going to love it.”

Simon Calver, CEO of LOVEFiLM, says “In the process of making our service more portable than ever before, LOVEFiLM on iPad is the latest exciting step in giving film fans total control over their viewing schedule and our commitment to expanding the ways in which members can stream movies on a range of devices.”

To download the app, search for LOVEFiLM in the iTunes store on your iPad now and start receiving the films you want to watch, when you want to watch them.

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