Disney CEO Bob Iger: We May Make Redbox Wait 28 Days to Buy Our Movies

February 7, 2012 By Brent Lang 2 days ago

The Disney chief Bob Iger told analysts that UltraViolet sales are "not as robust" as expected

  

Redbox Buys Rival NCR Corp.'s Kiosks for $100M

February 6, 2012 By Todd Cunningham 3 days ago

Redbox snaps up NCR kiosks on same day parent company Coinstar posts strong 4Q earnings and announces Verizon deal. The stock surges

  

Verizon, Redbox Plan New Streaming Venture (Updated)

February 6, 2012 By Tim Molloy & Brent Lang 3 days ago

Rollout in second half of the year and service will also offer discs

  

Netflix Caves on Warner Bros. 56-Day Rental Delay Demands

January 11, 2012 By Brent Lang 4 weeks ago

Redbox and Blockbuster still haven't budged

  

Warner Bros. Planning 56-Day Release Window Delays (Report)

January 6, 2012 By Brent Lang 4 weeks ago

The studio will extend waiting period for Netflix, Blockbuster and Redbox in bid to prop up flagging DVD sales

  

Verizon Rumor Mill Keeps Spinning: Will It Buy Troubled Netflix?

December 12, 2011 By Brent Lang 8 weeks ago

Shares of the subscription rental company are rising on a DealReporter story that it will move from Redbox to red envelopes

  

Redbox and Verizon Get Hitched: Are You Worried Now, Reed Hastings?

December 8, 2011 By Brent Lang 9 weeks ago

A TechCrunch report says that the two companies are building a Netflix killer

  

Redbox Ups Rental Price to $1.20, Says It'll Have Streaming Plan By Year's End

October 27, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 15 weeks ago

Kiosk chain says price hike is related to operating expense increases

  

Thanks to New Kiosk Installations, Redbox Q2 Profits Soar

July 28, 2011 By Brent Lang 28 weeks ago

Operating income up 98 percent while revenues climb 34 percent

  

Mitch Lowe Out as President of Redbox

July 21, 2011 By Brent Lang 29 weeks ago

Shares of the kiosk company plunge 10% on news of departure and a lower than expected earnings forecast

  

How Hollywood Cheapened Its Product

June 14, 2011 By Edward Jay Epstein 34 weeks ago

Through their mindless willingness to sell DVDs to Redbox and Netflix, the studios have cheapened their entire food chain

  

Another Tough Quarter: Say Goodbye to the Traditional Home Entertainment Biz

May 2, 2011 By Diane Garrett 40 weeks ago

The disc sales business is circling the drain faster than ever, as more consumers opt to rent/stream movies through Netflix or Redbox rather than purchase them

  

Redbox Says It Will Rent Video Games, During Quarterly Earnings Announcement

April 28, 2011 By Brent Lang 41 weeks ago

Coinstar's sale up 31 percent thanks to the growth of its kiosk movie rental business

  

28-Day Delays Won't Heal Home Entertainment's Gaping Wound

February 13, 2011 By Brent Lang 51 weeks ago

A year after their wide-scale adoption, release delays haven't slowed down operators like Netflix one bit, while the studios may not be getting quite as much out of them as they let on

  

28-Day Windows a Light at the End of the Tunnel for DVD, Blu-ray?

November 2, 2010 By Daniel Frankel 1 year ago

Convening for Blu-con Tuesday, a panel of home-entertainment presidents claim things are looking up -- and real growth could return as soon as 2012

  

Redbox Expands Videogame Rental Tests

October 13, 2010 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Games will rent for $2 in select markets this month

  

Blockbuster Says Bankruptcy Makes it Stronger -- But Time Has Passed It By

September 23, 2010 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Analysis: "“It’s hard to see what niche they’re filling -- Blockbuster is not the fastest, not the cheapest and not the most convenient”

  

Redbox Expands Convenience-Store Footprint

September 16, 2010 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

New agreements could add as many as 1,700 new locations

  

Why Hollywood Should Be Afraid of Netflix ... Very Afraid

September 14, 2010 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

By cornering the digital rental market, the subscription service represents not just a challenge to DVD sales but a threat to pay TV

  

Blockbuster Revenue Down 20%; Gets Debt Extension

August 13, 2010 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Losses widen, while cash-strapped movie-rental company continues to flirt with bankruptcy

  

Redbox to Carry Blu-rays

July 29, 2010 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

New discs will cost renters $1.50 instead of standard dollar-a-night fee

  

How Much Longer Can Blockbuster Hold On?

July 28, 2010 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

With Redbox, Netflix and longtime mismanagement dogging it, it's likely not a question of if the debt-plagued company will fold, but when

  

Redbox Ramps Up Test of Price Increases

July 1, 2010 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Adds four cities to study of discs renting for $1.15 to $1.50, up from its standard $1 fee

  

Paramount Says Redbox Can Ignore Release Windows

June 15, 2010 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Studio's study shows day-and-date rental activity has had minimal impact on sales

  

Redbox DVD Rentals Soar

April 30, 2010 By Dylan Stableford 1 year ago

DVD revenue up 70 percent, driving parent company's profits

  

Redbox Resolved: Holdouts Uni, Fox Reach Deal

April 22, 2010 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Kiosk operator will honor 28-day delay on new releases, get a price break from final two studios

  

Warner Gives Blockbuster a 28-Day Leg Up

March 23, 2010 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Struggling rental chain will be able to offer new movies before Netflix and Redbox

  

Warner, Redbox Settle Dispute

February 16, 2010 By Daniel Frankel 1 year ago

Studio's DVD and Blu-ray titles will be available 28 days after release

  

Led by Redbox, Kiosk Revenue Grows

January 5, 2010 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

Business sees 94 percent spike

  

Redbox Pulls Grisly Brittany Posters

December 23, 2009 By the Chicago Sun-Times 2 years ago

Promos for straight-to-DVD "Deadline" feature the actress bloody in a bathtub.

  

Paramount Delays Decision on 5-Year Deal With Redbox

December 15, 2009 By Daniel Frankel 2 years ago

Studio extends trial agreement with the $1-a-night DVD rental firm

  

Blockbuster Partner Buys Kiosk Operator DVDPlay

December 10, 2009 By Wrap Staff 2 years ago

NCR moves aggressively to challenge Redbox