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Netflix Says It’s Back to Boom Times. Wall Street Isn’t Convinced.

Peter Kafka in Media on April 24 at 4:01 am PT

Netflix says 2012 is going to be great. Wall Street remembers 2011.

Comcast’s Netflix Killer Isn’t One Yet. But It Could Be.

Peter Kafka in Media on February 22 at 7:39 am PT

Comcast won’t sell you its new Web video service unless you’re a Comcast cable subscriber. But it could change that overnight.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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.