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Verizon Teams With Redbox for a Netflix-Style Video Service

Peter Kafka in Media on February 6 at 6:22 am PT

Here’s the Netflix-style video service that Verizon wouldn’t talk about a couple months ago — a joint venture with Redbox, which has an uneasy relationship with a lot of big media companies.

Hollywood Showdown: Blockbuster, Redbox Balk at Warner’s New Window

Peter Kafka in Media on January 6 at 5:08 pm PT

Warner Bros. wants to keep its DVDs out of the hands of renters for an extra month. Blockbuster and Redbox don’t want to play along.

Warner Brothers Will Make Netflix, Redbox, Blockbuster Wait Longer for New Movies

Peter Kafka in Media on January 5 at 2:21 pm PT

Want to watch a new movie just out on DVD from Warner Brothers? You’re going to have to buy it, or wait even longer to get it from Netflix or other disc renters.

Which Company Is the Most Social? Check the Social Business Index.

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on September 13, 2011 at 2:39 pm PT

The Dachis Group helps companies track data related to their social media marketing efforts. Now it’s sharing that data with the world.

Blockbuster Raises Possibility of Bankruptcy; Stock Swoons

Eric Savitz, Blogger and Columnist, Barron's, Tech Trader Daily in News on March 17, 2010 at 8:00 am PT

Blockbuster shares are trading sharply lower after the company said in its new 10-K filing with the SEC that it may have to file for protection from creditors under Chapter 11 of the federal bankruptcy code.

Wal-Mart, Target Limiting Redbox DVD Purchases

Eric Savitz, Blogger and Columnist, Barron's, Tech Trader Daily in News on February 3, 2010 at 2:11 pm PT

Coinstar faces a new challenge to the Redbox workaround. As Business Week reports, first Target and now Wal-Mart have imposed strict limits on the number of DVDs any one customer can buy at one time.

NCR's DVDPlay Buy Sets Up Battle, but Is Fight Already Over?

Scott Austin, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on December 11, 2009 at 4:28 pm PT

“Ladies and gentlemen, in the red corner, out of Bellevue, Wash….You know this company for its coin counting, but it also operates more than 22,000 Redbox DVD rental machines across the nation. Here to defend its title in DVD dispensing, please welcome….Coinstar!

Coinstar: Piper Bullish on Redbox; Launches With Overweight Rating

Eric Savitz, Blogger and Columnist, Barron's, Tech Trader Daily in News on October 6, 2009 at 6:02 pm PT

Piper Jaffray analyst Michael Olson today launched coverage of Coinstar with an Overweight rating and $38 price target. The parent of the Redbox video kiosk chain closed yesterday at $31.96. Olson sees several trends working in the company’s favor.

Fox Slaps Back (Legally) at Redbox

Kara Swisher in News on October 1, 2009 at 4:03 pm PT

In the ongoing fight between Redbox–which rents DVDs from kiosks for $1–and major Hollywood studios, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment just filed a brief to dismiss Redbox’s lawsuit against it. The fascinating legal battle between Redbox and the studios centers around the issues of steep discounting, windowing and the price for premium content.

Louie Swisher Hearts Redbox–But Hollywood Not So Much

Kara Swisher in News on August 31, 2009 at 3:10 pm PT

If you want to get Hollywood movie studio types irked, mention Google. And if you want them steamed, bringing up Netflix will usually work. But if you want to see the tops of their heads blow off, Redbox is just the ticket. Except not to their movies, it seems, if the major movie studio execs have their way in an ever-growing legal battle with the DVD-rental kiosk company. A typical consumer named Louie Swisher, though, begs to differ.