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| Developer(s) | TalkTalk Group |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 2007 |
| Operating system | Windows XP (x86 only) Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows 8 Windows 8.1 Windows 10 Mac OS X (x86 only) Xbox 360 Xbox One PS3 iOS Android |
| Type | Video on demand, TV, music streaming |
| Website | talktalktvstore |
TalkTalk TV Store (formerly blinkbox) was a UK-based transactional (purchase and rental) video-on-demand (VoD) service available on Macintosh and Microsoft Windows computers, games consoles, tablet computers and Smart TVs.[1] Content is generally streamed, with downloading currently possible on Windows PC/laptops. The blinkbox brand had been extended to companion services offering digital music and books.
Tesco bought an 80% stake in the business in 2011 as part of a move into digital content. On 8 January 2015 the company sold blinkbox Movies to TalkTalk Group, who stated they intended to integrate the service into its own range of services.[2] Tesco sold blinkbox Music to Guvera on 26 January 2015,[3] and confirmed it would close its blinkbox Books division at the end of February 2015.[4] TalkTalk renamed the blinkbox Movies service in 2016. In May 2018 TalkTalk announced that they would close the service completely, with customers transferring to rival service Rakuten TV.[5][6][7]
- ^ "How to watch blinkbox on a range of devices". Blinkbox. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ^ Harris, Jamie (9 January 2015). "TalkTalk to drop blinkbox name and integrate services". Digital Spy. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ Glenday, John (26 January 2015). "Tesco sells Blinkbox Music to Guvera". The Drum. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
- ^ Armstrong, Ashley (26 January 2015). "Tesco gives up on e-books as it closes blinkbox Books". The Telegraph. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
- ^ "TalkTalk Broadband Deals: Home Internet & Phone Offers".
- ^ "TalkTalk off-net TV customers switched to Rakuten TV". 12 April 2018.
- ^ "UPDATE ISP TalkTalk Shifts UK Off-net TV Only Customers to Rakuten TV". 12 April 2018.