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DVD Kiosk Firm Redbox Sues 20th Century Fox

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 12, 2009 - 12:00pm.

Oakbrook Terrace, Ill. - Redbox, the DVD rental kiosk unit of Coinstar (NASD: CSTR), said on Wednesday that it has filed suit in federal court against News Corp.'s (NYSE: NWS) 20th Century Fox movie studio, over Fox's decision to delay distribution of new release titles to Redbox kiosks until 30 days after public release. "At the expense of consumers, 20th Century Fox is attempting to prohibit timely consumer access to its new release DVDs at redbox retail locations nationwide," said Redbox president Mitch Lowe.

Fox Puts 30-Day Window on Redbox DVD Rental Kiosks

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 6, 2009 - 8:15am.

New York - News Corp.'s (NYSE: NWS) 20th Century Fox is putting restrictions on the placement of its movies in DVD rental kiosks operated by Coinstar's (NASD: CSTR) Redbox unit, in a bid to gain a greater share of rental revenues, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Redbox DVD Rental Kiosks to Feature in All Kroger Stores

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 3, 2009 - 11:26am.

Bellevue, Wash. - Coinstar (NASD: CSTR) announced on Monday that it has expanded its deal with grocery store chain Kroger, to host its Redbox DVD rental kiosks. Kroger currently hosts Redbox kiosks in 200 of its locations, but will add the machines in all 2,600 of its supermarket and convenience store locations by the end of 2010.

Coinstar Adds Prepaid Online Gaming Cards to Offering

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 4, 2009 - 12:42pm.

Bellevue, Wash. - Coinstar, an operator of automated coin redemption kiosks, has announced plans to begin offering prepaid online game cards for sites like Facebook and MySpace as one of the options for users of its machines. The company said it also partnered with online game publishers Aeria Games, Rixty, Spare Change and WildTangent to offer more than 15 products.

Coinstar Buys Rest of DVD Kiosk Firm Redbox for Up to $176M

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 13, 2009 - 8:28am.

Bellevue, Wash. - Coinstar (NASD: CSTR), the operator of a network of self-service coin counting and other machines in public places, announced that it will purchase the remaining stake in DVD rental kiosk firm Redbox that it does not already own, in a deal valued at up to $176 million.