Tesco’s Blinkbox Duels Netflix and Amazon in Britain
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As it expands abroad, the world’s largest subscription video service, Netflix Inc., has yet to make a profit from its international operations. Britain’s Tesco Plc wants to make Netflix’s life overseas even more difficult.
The U.K.’s biggest retailer is boosting investment in its digital download service, Blinkbox, which offers thousands of movies and TV series and will soon also feature e-books and music. The programs are streamed to computers, tablets, televisions and Sony Corp. PlayStation 3 consoles.