Tag: blinkbox
TalkTalk buys Blinkbox from Tesco for £5m
Tesco has announced this morning that it has finally sold Blinkbox to TalkTalk – for a surprisingly low £5m. According to Business Insider, integration between Blinkbox and TalkTalk’s existing TV […]
Is TalkTalk planning to buy Blinkbox?
There have been rumours for a while that Tesco is looking to offload its struggling on-demand service Blinkbox – and today we’re hearing reports that it looks like TalkTalk could […]
Blinkbox adds offline viewing support
Exciting news for Blinkbox customers (yep, all six of you): The movie and TV on demand service has added offline viewing capabilities to its iPad and Android apps. Apparently the […]
Which UK streaming services have the Marvel movies?
Last night was a big night for film fans and comicbook geeks: Marvel announced its plans for “Phase 3” of the Marvel Cinematic Universe – and revealing who will be […]
Tesco evasive on the future of Blinkbox streaming service
Speaking at the Tesco Hudl 2 launch this morning there was one topic that Tesco’s Group Digital Officer Michael Comish clearly didn’t want to talk about: the fate of Blinkbox, […]
Is Tesco about to give up on Blinkbox?
Tesco could be planning to sell-off its video and music streaming service Blinkbox, if reports are to be believed. The news was reported in The Times (by way of the […]
Blinkbox bag HBO shows: Game of Thrones season 2, Boardwalk Empire, The Wire and more
Blinkbox, the Tesco-owned movie and TV cloud streaming and digital download service, have signed a deal that will see them getting top HBO shows before they even hit DVD or Blu-ray. Blinkbox have bagged the rights to distribute the US…
Blinkbox Xbox 360 update lets you nab movies directly from the Dashboard
Blinkbox, the movie download and rental service available to Xbox 360 users, has had its console app updated. Users of the service will now be able to purchase or rent Blinkbox movies directly from the dashboard, without having to delve…
More entertainment apps hit the Xbox 360
A second wave of apps for the all-new Xbox 360 dashboard has launched today. Continuing with the entertainment-focus of the first batch, UK users now get access to blinkbox, YouTube, MSN and MUZU.TV, alongside the recently-added likes of iTV Player,…
Tesco add digital movies to your physical DVD and Blu-ray purchases
Tesco are launching a new home entertainment venture today that will see the company offering a digital copy of a movie alongside select DVD and Blu-ray purchases. Claiming it's a "first for the industry" (though we're sure UltraViolet would have…
