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TalkTalk secures Blinkbox and Tesco Broadband

January 8, 2015 09.05 Europe/London By Julian Clover

TalkTalk has acquired Tesco’s blinkbox business, alongside the troubled supermarket’s broadband and fixed line voice base.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Top Story Tagged With: Blinkbox, TalkTalk, Tesco Edited: 9 January 2015 10:57

Blinkbox brings in Ultraviolet

October 14, 2014 09.54 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Tesco has become the first major retailer to introduce UltraViolet in store, meaning that shoppers who purchase a DVD with an UltraViolet sticker (from any retailer), they can redeem a free digital copy.

Filed Under: Newsline Tagged With: Blinkbox, UltraViolet Edited: 14 October 2014 09:55

Tesco pulls out of Blinkbox

October 2, 2014 10.05 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Tesco is putting its Blinkbox video streaming business up for sale as the company seeks to concentrate on its core supermarket operations.

Filed Under: Newsline, On Demand/VOD, Top Story, TV Tagged With: Blinkbox, Tesco Edited: 3 October 2014 11:53

Brits are bonkers for TV box sets

February 5, 2014 10.39 Europe/London By Robert Briel

Blinkbox said its recent online survey shows the extent of Brits’ box set obsession.

Filed Under: Newsline, Research Tagged With: Blinkbox, UK Edited: 5 February 2014 10:39

Youngsters love ‘binge viewing’

November 20, 2013 08.50 Europe/London By Robert Briel

Stats show that 24% of 16-24s download a TV series and binge watch entire seasons in one sitting, according to a report from Voxburner.

Filed Under: Newsline, Research Tagged With: binge viewing, Blinkbox, Lovefilm, Mubi, Netflix, Voxburner Edited: 20 November 2013 08:50

Game of Thrones breaks blinkbox records

July 18, 2013 08.38 Europe/London By Julian Clover

The launch of season 3 of Game of Thrones on the Tesco-owned blinkbox has given the entertainment download service a 632% increase in sales revenue compared to the same day in 2012.

Filed Under: Newsline, TV Tagged With: Blinkbox, Game of Thrones Edited: 18 July 2013 08:38

Blinkbox strikes movie deal with StudioCanal

January 23, 2013 20.48 Europe/London By Robert Briel

Tesco-backed Blinkbox has inked a deal with StudioCanal, snapping up the rights to a range of popular titles including Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now.

Filed Under: Newsline, TV Tagged With: Blinkbox, StudioCanal, Tesco, UK Edited: 24 January 2013 08:51

Blinkbox secures Disney Day&Date

April 4, 2012 11.32 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Tesco-backed online movie service Blinkbox has signed a new agreement with Disney UK & Ireland that will allow subscribers to buy titles on the same date as their DVD release.

Filed Under: Newsline, TV Tagged With: Blinkbox, Disney Edited: 4 April 2012 11:34

Blinkbox checked out by Tesco

April 20, 2011 17.21 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Blinkbox, the video-on-demand outfit established by former Channel 4 New Media executive Michael Cormish and Vodafone’s former head of content Adrian Letts, has been acquired by the UK retailer Tesco.

Filed Under: Connected TV, Newsline, Top Story Tagged With: Blinkbox, Tesco Edited: 26 April 2011 08:54

Blinkbox secures BBC content

August 21, 2009 10.55 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Blinkbox has signalled its intention to compete with Hulu and Arqiva’s proposed online video services with the signature of a new deal with BBC Worldwide.

Filed Under: Newsline, TV, Web TV Tagged With: BBC Worldwide, Blinkbox Edited: 21 August 2009 11:21

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