TalkTalk now owns Tesco's Blinkbox and broadband services

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By Hugh Langley
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So how will this affect you?

Blinkbox
TalkTalk strengthens itself against the growing threat of BT

We knew Tesco's Blinkbox was probably going to be bought by someone - possibly Vodafone at one point - and it's TalkTalk that has landed itself the deal.

Not only that, TalkTalk has also acquired Tesco's broadband and voice services, meaning 75,000 broadband customers and 20,000 voice customers will be transferred to TalkTalk's service in the coming months.

As for Blinkbox, TalkTalk says it will begin integrating it into its own TV business "immediately". It's good timing too, with BT currently in the process of snapping up EE.

Hugh Langley
Hugh Langley

Hugh Langley is the ex-News Editor of TechRadar. He had written for many magazines and websites including Business Insider, The Telegraph, IGN, Gizmodo, Entrepreneur Magazine, WIRED (UK), TrustedReviews, Business Insider Australia, Business Insider India, Business Insider Singapore, Wareable, The Ambient and more.


Hugh is now a correspondent at Business Insider covering Google and Alphabet, and has the unfortunate distinction of accidentally linking the TechRadar homepage to a rival publication.