Tesco launching FREE rival to Netflix

beer enigma

Just announced, in beta at the moment but launching free to club card holders in the spring !


http://betanews.com/2013/02/12/tesco-launches-free-netflix-rival/

Technocentral

The cost of continuing content acquisition is enormous, Netflix has spent around 2 billion so far, I can't imagine a free service from Tesco being any serious competition though it will be interesting to see what's on it.

Dozen Wicked Words

Its powered by Blinkbox, which isn't available in Ireland. Doubt this will be any different.

TrustedApple

Tesco doing there own netflix will be like there really bad covers they play in there stores

Cant wait to see tescos remake of forrest gump

Notting is like a box of Tesco Valve chocolate

hdowney

I am quite skeptical about this, so we shall see

CastorTroy

samapple789 wrote: »

Tesco doing there own netflix will be like there really bad covers they play in there stores

Cant wait to see tescos remake of forrest gump

Notting is like a box of Tesco Valve chocolate

So you're saying it'll be like Be Kind Rewind?

Hematocyte

samapple789 wrote: »

Tesco doing there own netflix will be like there really bad covers they play in there stores

Cant wait to see tescos remake of forrest gump

Notting is like a box of Tesco Valve chocolate

I can't wait to start streaming all the Pixar movies from Tesco!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=np0AmM6MG-4

flazio

dooferoaks wrote: »

Its powered by Blinkbox, which isn't available in Ireland. Doubt this will be any different.

Blinkbox works in Ireland, I've rented from them before.

Dman001

Nothing to get too excited about. Anyone who used Blinkbox regularly would remember their freebie section, which they recently got rid of to make room for this. They had some good titles, like Dumb and Dumber, Blade, Risky Business etc. But no way would it compete with Netflix.

Dozen Wicked Words

flazio wrote: »

Blinkbox works in Ireland, I've rented from them before.

I thought you needed UK Credit Card/Address, my mistake then.

flazio

Dozen Wicked Words wrote: »

I thought you needed UK Credit Card/Address, my mistake then.

Things might have changed since Tesco got involved I'm not sure, I may even have had to 'borrow' a Postcode to make it work I can't remember, I'm not a regular user. I just remember that because Blinkbox when it started was set up by the same people as 4OD they let Irish people in on the freebies and I rented Serenity (after watching through Firefly on Netflix) and Captain America (to be up to date for Avengers Assemble) off them before with no hassle.

Downlinz

First challenging the beef content of beef burgers, now netflix. Is there anything these fellows can't do?

D-FENS

Not to be outdone, Lidl and Aldi are bringing out their version too, every customer will recieve a free copy of the CCTV footage from their carparks the night before.

The bad news?....