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Redbox to Rent Summit, NCircle DVD Titles in Kiosks

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 2, 2009 - 11:38am.
Oakbrook Terrace, Ill. - Redbox, the automated DVD rental kiosk unit of Coinstar (NASD: CSTR), announced on Monday that it has signed new two-year distribution agreements with Summit Entertainment and NCircle Entertainment. Summit's recent films include "Twilight" and "Knowing," while NCircle distributes mainly children's titles, such as "Richard Scarry's Busytown Mysteries," and "Sid the Science Kid." Redbox operates a network of 15,000 $1-per-night automated DVD rental kiosks in the U.S.

tags: Movies | DVD | Kiosks | Redbox | Summit Entertainment | NCircle Entertainment |

NCR to Put Blockbuster DVD Rental Kiosks in Big Y Stores

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 27, 2009 - 10:24am.
Duluth, Ga. - NCR (NYSE: NCR), a maker of automated kiosks, announced on Thursday that it will install Blockbuster Express (NYSE: BBI) DVD rental kiosks in 57 Big Y grocery stores in Massachusetts and Connecticut. The kiosks can house up to 800 DVDs, which cost $1 per night to rent. NCR said it will invest up to $60 million this year to build out its DVD rental kiosk operations. It expects to deploy more than 2,500 in 2009, making for a total of 10,000 kiosks by mid-2010.

tags: Movies | DVD | Kiosks | Retail | Blockbuster | NCR | Blockbuster Express |

Paramount Enters Trial with DVD Rental Kiosk Firm Redbox

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 26, 2009 - 1:21pm.
Hollywood Calif. - DVD rental kiosk firm Redbox, a unit of Coinstar (NASD: CSTR), announced on Wednesday that it has signed a trial licensing program agreement with Viacom's (NYSE: VIA) Paramount Home Entertainment, to provide Paramount DVD releases to Redbox kiosks through the end of 2009. Paramount will provide its titles to Redbox on the same date as their official release date -- a source of contention for a number of other studios that has resulted in ongoing litigation. Redbox also agreed to destroy its used Paramount DVDs rather than put them up for resale. Paramount then has the option to extend the program to 2014.

tags: Movies | DVD | Viacom | Kiosks | Paramount | Redbox |

Report: DVD Rental Kiosks to Take 30% of Market Next Year

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 26, 2009 - 11:42am.
Port Washington, N.Y. - Automated video rental kiosks, operated by companies like Redbox (NASD: CSTR), are expected to grow from 19% of the total market in the first half of 2009 to 30% of the total market next year, according to a report from market research firm NPD Group.
tags: Reports | Movies | DVD | Netflix | Kiosks | Blockbuster | Research | Redbox | NPD Group |

DVD Rental Kiosk Firm Redbox Sues Warner Home Video

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 19, 2009 - 9:16am.
Oakbrook Terrace, Ill. - Redbox, a unit of Coinstar (NASD: CSTR) that operates over 17,000 $1-per-night DVD rental kiosks, has filed suit against Warner Home Video (NYSE: TWX), alleging the studio is degrading consumers' rights by limiting distribution of its DVDs to Redbox until 28 days after they go on sale. Last week, Redbox filed a similar suit against News Corp.'s (NYSE: NWS) 20th Century Fox, and yesterday, a federal court dismissed two motions in Redbox's lawsuit against Universal (NYSE: GE).
tags: Law | Lawsuits | Movies | DVD | Warner Bros. | Kiosks | Copyright | Universal Pictures | News Corp. | 20%% | Redbox |

Redbox Antitrust Lawsuit Against Universal to Proceed

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 18, 2009 - 9:08am.
Oakbrook Terrace, Ill. - Redbox, a unit of Coinstar (NASD: CSTR) that operates a network of DVD rental kiosks, said on Tuesday that a federal court has allowed its antitrust lawsuit against Universal Studios Home Entertainment (NYSE: GE) to proceed, denying the studio's motion to dismiss. "The Federal Court's decision marks an important step forward in our effort to protect consumers' right to convenient, affordable access to new release DVDs at redbox locations nationwide," said Redbox president Mitch Lowe.
tags: Law | Lawsuits | Movies | DVD | Warner Bros. | Kiosks | News Corp. | Universal Studios | 20%% | Redbox |

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.
tags: Law | Lawsuits | Movies | DVD | Kiosks | Copyright | News Corp. | 20%% | Redbox | Coinstar |

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.
tags: Law | Lawsuits | Movies | DVD | Kiosks | Universal | News Corp. | 20%% | Redbox | Coinstar |

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.

tags: Movies | DVD | Kiosks | Retail | Redbox | Coinstar | Kroger |

Sony to Rent DVDs via Redbox Kiosks

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 21, 2009 - 11:50am.
Culver City, Calif. - Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (NYSE: SNE) on Tuesday announced a multi-year deal to provide its films to Redbox, the operator of a network of 17,000 automated DVD rental kiosks. A unit of Coinstar, Redbox offers DVD rentals for $1 per night through its kiosks, which can be found at grocery stores, McDonald's, Wal-Mart and Walgreens locations in select markets.

tags: Movies | Sony Pictures | DVD | Kiosks | Redbox |

MOD Systems Adds 5 Million DRM-Free MP3s to Store Kiosks

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 8, 2009 - 1:46pm.
Seattle - MOD Systems, a provider of digital media delivery systems for retailers, said on Monday that it has signed new agreements with the major record labels and a number of independent aggregators to offer over 5.2 million DRM-free tracks to retail stores. MOD Systems' kiosks in retail stores allow consumers to purchase and download digital tracks directly to mobile phones, MP3 players, SD memory cards, and USB storage devices.

tags: Music | DRM | Kiosks | Retail | MOD Systems |

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.

tags: Games | Social Networking | Kiosks | Retail | Coinstar |

Walmart Testing Used Video Game Trade-in Kiosks

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 18, 2009 - 1:26pm.
Los Angeles - Retail giant Walmart (NYSE: WMT) has partnered with kiosk vendor e-Play to test a line of automated video game trade-in kiosks in the Northeastern U.S., Kotaku reported. The machines, which apply trade-in values to a credit or debit card rather than store credit, are currently being tested in 77 Walmart stores. Other players in the used games space include GameStop, and newer entrants Best Buy, Amazon and Toys R Us.

tags: Games | Kiosks | Retail | Walmart | e-Play |

NCR Acquires TNR in Bid to Expand Blockbuster DVD Kiosks

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 22, 2009 - 7:15am.
Dayton, Ohio - NCR, a maker of automated kiosks that recently signed a DVD kiosk deal with Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI), announced on Wednesday that it has acquired TNR Holdings Corp., the second-largest DVD kiosk operator in North America.
tags: Deals | Movies | DVD | Acquisitions | TNR | Kiosks | Blockbuster | NCR |

GameFly Debuts First Game Rental Kiosks

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 6, 2009 - 1:34pm.
Los Angeles - Online video game rental service GameFly has introduced its first video game retail kiosks at Texas Tech University, Kotaku reported, citing the school's Daily Toreador. The GameFly G-Box will stock PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii game titles, offering rentals for $2.49 per day, or $1.99 for Wii titles, with an option to rent-to-own.

tags: Games | Kiosks | GameFly |

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.
tags: Deals | Lawsuits | Movies | McDonald's | Acquisitions | Kiosks | Universal Studios | Redbox | Coinstar |

Sony, Universal Team on PS3 Game, Blu-ray Disc Kiosks

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 5, 2008 - 1:25pm.

London - Sony Entertainment and Universal Pictures have partnered to stock vending machines in the U.K. with PlayStation 3 games and Blu-ray disc movies, Bit-Tech reports. The touch-screen kiosks will reportedly also feature slots for downloading content to different types of storage media.

tags: Games | Sony | Movies | Blu-ray | Kiosks | Universal Pictures | PlayStation 3 |

EMI Licenses Tracks to Airport Download Kiosk Firm InMotion

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 27, 2008 - 11:36am.

New York - Major record label EMI on Monday announced a licensing deal with InMotion Entertainment, which will bring the key current and catalog albums from the label's catalog to the company's PlayPoint Media Hotspot airport download kiosks. Consumers will be able to browse, preview and purchase DRM-free tracks from the touch-screen kiosks, which are located in over 20 U.S. airports. InMotion said albums will be priced at $11.99.

tags: Music | DRM | Kiosks | EMI | InMotion Entertainment |

DVD Kiosk Firm Redbox Sues Universal Over Rental Terms

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 14, 2008 - 9:45am.

Oakbrook Terrace, Ill. - Redbox, the operator of a network of in-store DVD rental kiosks, announced on Tuesday that it has sued Universal Studios Home Entertainment and three of its affiliates in federal court, alleging violation of antitrust laws and misuse of copyrights.

tags: Law | Lawsuits | Movies | DVD | Kiosks | Copyright | Redbox | Universal Studios Home Entertainment |

Toshiba Invests $20M in Download Kiosk Firm MOD Systems

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 25, 2008 - 7:32am.

Tokyo - Japanese electronics firm Toshiba announced that it has made a $20 million investment in MOD Systems, the developer of a digital media delivery system for retailers that lets consumers download digital content for burning to an optical format.

tags: Deals | TV | Music | Movies | Toshiba | Kiosks | Retail | Investments | MOD Systems | NCR |
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