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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.

Slow Fade-Out for Video Stores

Jessica E. Vascellaro and Sam Schechner, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on September 30, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

Blockbuster Inc.’s bankruptcy last week has made it official: Technology is killing the video-rental store—and a piece of American culture with it.

Coinstar: Merriman Says "Avatar" Release Could Trigger Fox Deal

Eric Savitz, Blogger and Columnist, Barron's, Tech Trader Daily in News on April 6, 2010 at 11:00 am PT

Coinstar shares are trading modestly higher after Merriman Curhan Ford analyst Eric Wold asserted in a research note today that the coming release of Avatar on DVD could be a catalyst for a distribution deal between the DVD kiosk vendor and 20th Century Fox, which is unit of News Corp.

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.

Weekend Update 2.20.10–Set It and Forget It Edition

Drake Martinet in News on February 20, 2010 at 3:33 pm PT

We’re all about value and ease of use at AllThingsD. That’s why, if you keep reading right now, you’ll get all of the following. You’ll get the Walt’s Personal Technology column with the full line of Mossberg’s Mailbox and Mossberg Solution accessories. You’ll also get a full installment of Boomtown, complete with the snark and analysis you rely on. But wait, there’s more!

Warner and Redbox Settle Up; Consumers Will Wait to Watch

Peter Kafka in Media on February 16, 2010 at 1:19 pm PT

Redbox, which looked like a major problem for Hollywood a few months ago, may be a little more palatable after all. Now Redbox renters, like Netflix subscribers, will have to wait a month to watch their favorite new movies.

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.

Watch Hollywood Crater in a Single Sentence

Peter Kafka in Media on February 1, 2010 at 11:57 am PT

DVD sales are collapsing, nearly as quickly as music sales did over the last decade. Just ask MGM, which saw sales drop off a very steep cliff in just a couple of years. And remember this when you hear talk of Hollywood’s resurgence or the coming boom in 3-D.