{"id":4769,"date":"2013-07-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2013\/07\/24\/blinkbox-offering-free-preview-of-u-s-pilots\/"},"modified":"2013-07-24T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-07-24T00:00:00","slug":"blinkbox-offering-free-preview-of-u-s-pilots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2013\/07\/24\/blinkbox-offering-free-preview-of-u-s-pilots\/","title":{"rendered":"Blinkbox Offering Free Preview of U.S. Pilots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">LONDON: Blinkbox has reached agreements with Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Warner Bros., HBO and BBC Worldwide to offer customers a free preview of pilot episodes of series before purchasing.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">From July 24 to August 19, customers can preview such series as <em>True Blood<\/em>, <em>Supernatural<\/em>, <em>The<\/em> <em>Americans<\/em>, <em>The Following <\/em>and <em>The Wire<\/em>. Also included are <em>The Big Bang Theory<\/em>, <em>The Newsroom<\/em>, <em>Entourage<\/em>, <em>American Horror Story<\/em>, <em>Arrow<\/em>, <em>Veep<\/em> and <em>The Vampire Diaries<\/em>, among others. Customers can try as many shows as they&#8217;d like during the period. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">Michael Comish, <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">blinkbox&#8217;s CEO, <\/span><\/span> commented: &ldquo;Great TV continues to be one of our biggest obsessions and the fuel for many conversations. There&rsquo;s more choice than ever before thanks to services like ours and our insights told us that customers relished the opportunity to try TV before committing to purchase. After all, life&rsquo;s too short to watch something that you&rsquo;re just not into.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">&ldquo;We think you should be able to enjoy great TV all year round, anytime and anywhere, not just when programs are scheduled. We&rsquo;re confident that we have the best selection of great TV, so offering a taster for free seems like a good way to introduce people to our service. We&rsquo;re delighted to be able to say &lsquo;try TV on us.&rsquo;&rdquo;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON: Blinkbox has reached agreements with Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Warner Bros., HBO and BBC Worldwide to offer customers a free preview of pilot episodes of series before purchasing. From July 24 to August 19, customers can preview such series as True Blood, Supernatural, The Americans, The Following and The Wire. 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