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Major retailers considering DVD-burning kiosks

June 19, 2006

ePaynews: Major U.S. retailers such as Wal-Mart, Target and Best Buy are evaluating the potential of DVD download kiosks to ensure their continued share of the $24 billion home DVD market. Retailers that previously sold discounted DVDs now see download-to-burn kiosks as a way to counter moves by Hollywood studios to offer digital content downloads to PCs, cell phones and laptops.

By fall 2007, DVDs could be burned in stores, according to insiders, but some licensing and technical issues need resolution.

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