Tesco beef up their ClubCard TV offering yet again!

   We're already big fans of the Tesco's ClubCard TV platform, we've covered it a fair few times and the last was when they added a tonne of new cooking shows. Today the latest improvement includes the addition of a new set of cooking and drama shows, but this time they're from ITV.

   There are over 160 episodes from  Gordon Ramsey's Hells Kitchen USA, to things like A Touch of Frost, Cracker and Prime Suspect and don't worry they'll all still be free to ClubCard customers! ON top of that deal there's a new partnership with which gives users access to 'Elite New Face', which is a new nine programme series which follows the progression of a modelling contest which draws people from around the world!

   Obviously the free service is a nice addition as it stands, but at the moment Tesco only offer streaming through your laptop and internet connection, but they're busy at work on mobile apps and apps from consoles and for TV boxes, so in future there will be more compelling options. For the moment head over to clubcardtv.com and make the most of your free shows from the likes of the Warner Bro.s, Endemol and Aardman studios.
Via PocketLint.

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Tesco's Clubcard TV gets much better: BBC shows on board!

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   A couple of weeks back Tesco launched Clubcard TV, a new service designed to offer loyal customers access to films, tv shows and other sorts of consumable content online. Today that service got better because the guys have announced a new partnership with BBC worldwide.

   The new shows will focus on comedy, drama and cooking programming, the last of those being an obvious choice for a supermarket right? There will be a focus on shows by chefs Antonio Carluccio, Ken Hom and Gary Rhodes, as well as other sorts of programs like Two Pints of Lager, Blackpool and Stig of the Dump will become staples on the online service and they'll join the shows which are already offered by Warner Bros, Endemol and Aardman studios.

   For all of the details of this deal check out the press release below:
Via Engadget.

Tesco cooks up Clubcard TV deal with BBC Worldwide

Tesco has secured a raft of popular cookery, comedy and drama programmes for innovative ad-supported streaming service Clubcard TV following a deal with BBC Worldwide.

The agreement, which includes shows featuring star chefs Antonio Carluccio, Ken Hom and Gary Rhodes, will see hours of BBC Worldwide content made available to its 16 million Clubcard members via the ad supported service.

Comedies Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, Goodness Gracious Me and Alistair McGowan's Big Impression join dramas Carrie's War and Blackpool and children's classics Stig of the Dump and The Secret Garden on the free service, which can be accessed online at www.clubcardtv.com.

Tesco is the first retailer in the UK to reward its customers with their own online movie and TV service. Content spanning comedy, drama, kids TV, romance, thrillers and documentaries is on offer with no charges, contracts or subscriptions.

Clubcard TV has been developed by the team behind the Tesco movie and TV service blinkbox and, in another UK first, is supported by targeted advertising based on users' shopping habits. The service has thousands of TV episodes and movies following deals with Aardman, Endemol and Warner Bros.

Scott Deutrom, MD Clubcard TV, said: "With this deal we're adding a raft of new TV titles to our expanding catalogue, providing access to even more great digital entertainment in a way that's easy and accessible for customers."

Lisa Rousseau, Head of UK, Ireland and Pan European Television Sales, BBC Worldwide, said: "We're thrilled to have concluded such an extensive deal with Clubcard TV which will offer their customers a rich range of fantastic British content."

   

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Google Play Giftcards land in the UK: Available at Morrisons and Tesco!

   Today Google has officially announced that gift cards for the Play Store are available and they've teamed up with Tesco and Morrisons to offer the cards initially.

   At the moment if you have a look at outlets which have the cards available, there's a nifty little checker here, then you may notice that your local supermarket won't have them available right from the off, instead the places stocking the gift cards will grow 'over the coming weeks' until 'all UK branches of Tesco and Morrisons' have them!

   Google is currently offering the cards with three different amounts of credit on board, there are £10, £25 and £50 options available! There's nothing too high tech here, you basically scratch off the label to reveal a code, and from there you type the code in on the Android or web version of the Play Store and there you have it!

   The vouchers can be spent on anything apart from hardware in the store, which shouldn't be too much of a problem, if relatives know you want a device just remind them that the cards won't be an option!

   We don't have any word on whether Asda, Sainsburys, Waitrose, Spar or One Stop will start issuing these yet, but where Tesco and Morrisons lead we would expect at least Asda and Sainsbury's to follow soon after!
Via AndroidCentral.

   The full press release is embedded below:

"Google Play gift cards now available in the UK
We're pleased to announce that Google Play gift cards will be available in the UK from today [Wednesday, March 6 2013].
Gift cards make it even easier to buy apps, games, books, movies, music and magazines from Google Play, Google's one-stop-shop for all your digital entertainment needs.
Over the coming weeks, gift cards will go on sale in all UK branches of Tesco and Morrisons.
The gift cards will be available in denominations of £10, £25 and £50, and can be redeemed against digital contntent purchases on Google Play, including music, magazines, books, movies and apps.
With Google Play, you can buy books, apps, games and music, and rent or buy movies, on the device of your choice – be it a computer, Android phone or tablet. All of this entertainment is available across multiple devices – buy a book on the web, for example, and it's instantly available on your phone or tablet.
Consumers can access, purchase or rent this digital content in a variety of ways:
On Android devices: Android phone and tablet users can click on the Google Play store app to shop for books, movies, apps, games, magazines, devices and music. All content can be "pinned" to the device for offline use without a data connection;
On the web: Users of Chromebooks, PCs, Macs and all other computers can access their digital content online through the web version of Google Play (play.google.com).
And now users can pay via Google Wallet or by redeeming a Google Play gift card."

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