TalkTalk has acquired Tesco’s blinkbox business, alongside the troubled supermarket’s broadband and fixed line voice base.
Blinkbox brings in Ultraviolet
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.
Tesco pulls out of Blinkbox
Tesco is putting its Blinkbox video streaming business up for sale as the company seeks to concentrate on its core supermarket operations.
Brits are bonkers for TV box sets
Blinkbox said its recent online survey shows the extent of Brits’ box set obsession.
Youngsters love ‘binge viewing’
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.
Game of Thrones breaks blinkbox records
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.
Blinkbox strikes movie deal with StudioCanal
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.
Blinkbox secures Disney Day&Date
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.
Blinkbox checked out by Tesco
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.
Blinkbox secures BBC content
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.