paidContentWhy Redbox Might Have To Agree To 56-Day Windows, Too
The last year has been pretty good to Redbox. The rental kiosk chain is about to embark on a new streaming venture with Verizon, and has bee… Read more »
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The last year has been pretty good to Redbox. The rental kiosk chain is about to embark on a new streaming venture with Verizon, and has bee… Read more »
Investors have filed to settle a lawsuit that claims Coinstar wrongfully juiced its share price by failing to disclose that some studios had… Read more »
The Netflix streaming app is now available on over 800 different devices, which is nearly double the number of devices that the app was on only six months ago. Yet for… Read more »
Verizon and Redbox announced in a press release this morning that they are forming a joint venture to offer video streaming and downloads beginning later this year, in addition to Redbox’s… Read more »
A lot has been made of Warner Bros. and its new eight-week window for DVD rental firms. But the new window is unlikely to change much for companies like Netflix, Redbox… Read more »
TechCrunch has the scoop of the morning, with an item claiming that Verizon’s alleged OTT plans, which were widely discussed yesterday, in fact involve a partnership with RedBox that will include… Read more »
The turmoil in the video rental market continues. Last week, shares of Netflix fell into the abyss after a weak earnings report and guidance. Now, its Coinstar’s turn. The Redbox parent… Read more »
Redbox was expected to be one of the big beneficiaries of Netflix’s most recent price change. But there wasn’t any apparent effect in Redbox’s numbers, as parent Coinstar reported revenues just… Read more »
Movies have long been used to sell technology. When the first Betamax came out it was an expensive novelty. It wasn’t until people could easily rent movies to watch on them… Read more »
For all the head-scratching and chin-pulling over Netflix’s decision to separate its DVD and streaming businesses, one important aspect of the move has gone largely overlooked: the effective separation of its… Read more »