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- You must register with LOVEFiLM to use the service

- DVD rental subscribers are able to view films online. Prices from £5.99 per month

- Movies on the "Watch Online" service can be streamed, mostly at a cost of £2.49 or £3.49 per film



- No late fees on rentals - cancel any time

LOVEFiLM claims a stock of 67,000 titles for DVD rental, many - but not all -of which can be streamed online.
    Games can also be rented or streamed

    Available only to UK users

  • For the online service films must be streamed via a computer or directly to devices which include web-enabled Samsung TVs,  Sony BRAVIA range of TVs, Blu-Ray disc players or Sony home cinema systems and to PlayStation®3

    Films cannot be downloaded for offline viewing






Some movies are free to download, and so are film trailers and TV shows. Most films are £2.99 to download for 24-hour viewing, £9.99 - £13 to buy

Tesco owns 80 per cent of blinkbox

A catalogue of several thousand movies, including classics, is available for sale, download or rental. Many TV programmes can also be downloaded for free.  Blinkbox also provides a social network facility. MS Digital Rights Management is used, which limits the computer equipment which can be employed.