Warner Bros. relents, agrees to Redbox DVD deal
Warner will let Redbox offer its DVDs and Blu-ray discs 28 days after they go on sale, the same “window” followed by most other major studios.
Redbox, Warner Sign Kiosk Distribution Deal
Studio also joins kiosk vendor’s joint digital venture with Verizon.
Redbox and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Oct. 25 said they have signed a multi-year agreement to bring the studio’s new release Blu-ray Disc and DVD movies to Redbox kiosks 28 days after their retail release dates.
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After a Big Pullback, this Entertainment Stock Has Solid Upside Again
The entertainment industry continues to churn. Cable companies have been losing clients at a steady clip, Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX) has seen its subscriber base grow erratically, and attendance at movie theaters has been weak for several years, as this article notes.
Investors trying to identify winners and losers in this space have grown quite confused. [...]
Redbox Canada: DVD Movie Rental Kiosks Roll Out Across Country
TORONTO – When major video stores Blockbuster and Rogers Video began to close their doors last year, some movie enthusiasts hoped it would usher in a new era of digital possibilities for the Canadian rental market.
Instead, they’ve been left waiting as a handful of new entrants like Netflix and iTunes saunter into the billion-dollar industry [...]
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Warner Bros. relents, agrees to Redbox DVD deal
Warner will let Redbox offer its DVDs and Blu-ray discs 28 days after they go on sale, the same "window" followed by most other major studios.
Redbox, Warner Sign Kiosk Distribution Deal
Studio also joins kiosk vendor’s joint digital venture with Verizon. Redbox and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Oct. 25 said they have signed a multi-year agreement to bring the studio’s new release Blu-ray Disc and DVD movies to Redbox kiosks 28 days after their retail release dates. OUR EDITOR RECOMMENDS Jeff Bewkes Meets With Sony’s Michael Lynton as Search [...]
After a Big Pullback, this Entertainment Stock Has Solid Upside Again
The entertainment industry continues to churn. Cable companies have been losing clients at a steady clip, Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX) has seen its subscriber base grow erratically, and attendance at movie theaters has been weak for several years, as this article notes. Investors trying to identify winners and losers in this space have grown quite confused. [...]
Redbox Canada: DVD Movie Rental Kiosks Roll Out Across Country
TORONTO – When major video stores Blockbuster and Rogers Video began to close their doors last year, some movie enthusiasts hoped it would usher in a new era of digital possibilities for the Canadian rental market. Instead, they’ve been left waiting as a handful of new entrants like Netflix and iTunes saunter into the billion-dollar industry [...]
Redbox Parent Coinstar Exploring Potential Sale -Report
Coinstar Inc. (CSTR)–the parent of movie-rental-kiosks company Redbox–has been exploring the possibility of selling itself to an undisclosed private-equity firm for several months, the New York Post reported, citing sources. The paper said the Bellevue, Wash., company’s acquisition “talks are heating up” while it also navigates a vending-machine expansion ranging from coffee to photo printing. [...]
DVD and Blu-Ray Rentals Still Dominate Streaming and Video-On-Demand
DVD and Blu-Ray rentals may be receiving heavy competition from Netflix, Hulu, Vudu and other on-demand and streaming providers but they are still dominating the rental market. A recent NPD Group report found that 62 percent of all movie rentals in the US are still supplied by discs rented from brick-and-mortar shops, kiosks (Red Box) [...]
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