Blinkbox Scores HBO Content for U.K.

LONDON: The U.K. VOD provider Blinkbox has signed a deal with HBO for the electronic sell-through rights to a range of content, including the second seasons of Game of Thrones and Boardwalk Empire.

Blinkbox can now offer U.K. consumers HBO programming to download on PCs as well as stream on demand through connected TVs, consoles and the iPad. Also part of the deal are Treme, The Wire and The Sopranos, among others. Consumers can download single episodes or full seasons.

Colin Smith, HBO’s director of international digital distribution, said: “HBO delivers innovative, critically acclaimed programming and it is part of our ongoing strategy to make this content available to viewers in a variety of formats so they can immerse themselves in their favorite shows whenever, wherever.”

Michael Comish, Blinkbox’s chief executive, added: “This just adds to all that makes Blinkbox great: the latest movie releases available without subscription, and now acclaimed TV series before they are available anywhere else in the U.K.”