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Blinkbox (stylised as blinkbox) is 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=How to watch blinkbox on a range of devices )〕 Content is generally streamed, with downloading currently possible on Windows PC/laptops. The Blinkbox brand has 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 to TalkTalk Group, who stated they intended to integrate the service into its own range of services. Tesco sold Blinkbox Music to Guvera on 26 January 2015, and confirmed it would close its Blinkbox Books division at the end of February 2015. ==History== The company was co-founded in 2006 by Michael Comish (he was Blinkbox's chief executive officer until June 2013 when he became Tesco Group Digital Officer〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=blinkbox co-founder and CEO Michael Comish promoted to Tesco Group Digital Officer )〕) and Adrian Letts, chief operating officer of the blinkbox group of services and MD of the Movies and TV service, both former senior executives of Channel 4 and Vodafone respectively. Blinkbox was launched in October 2007 with the backing of a number of venture capital firms. On 20 April 2011, Tesco acquired an 80% stake in Blinkbox from Eden Ventures and Nordic Venture Partners, intending to use the company to boost its digital entertainment offering.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Tesco takes majority stake in Blinkbox )〕 The Movies and TV service has around one million users per month. In December 2014, Tesco was reported to be in negotiations with TalkTalk Group over the sale of Blinkbox Movies, after talks with Vodafone fell through. The sale to TalkTalk was completed on 8 January 2015. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Blinkbox」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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