Redbox headed to the UK

December 7, 2010

Coinstar Inc.'s redbox kiosk brand and business model will soon be in the United Kingdom as part of a pilot program to license the brand to third parties…

28 days earlier: NCR's DVD kiosks work around new release delays

by Christopher Hall — w, t

NCR is testing premium pricing for premium new releases in its Blockbuster-brand kiosks.

Former redbox exec to lead rival DVD kiosk start-up

November 29, 2010

Public Media Works Inc., the Los Angeles-based parent of upstart DVD-rental kiosk company EntertainmentXpress, has hired former redbox executive Greg Waring as…

Redbox named a top brand of 2010

November 21, 2010

Advertising Age last week named the redbox DVD kiosk as one of America’s hottest brands of 2010, joining such brands as Droid, the TV show Glee, Hyundai, Bass…

MediaMatic, iMozi sign DVD kiosk manufacturing deal

November 21, 2010

Canadian DVD kiosk network operator MediaMatic Ventures Inc. announced it has signed an exclusive manufacturing partnership with iMOZI to ramp up production…

DVD-rental kiosks driving Coinstar, NCR

November 14, 2010

Investors and partners are looking favorably on the prospects of revenues generated by DVD-rental kiosks operated by the two of the major firms in the sector…

Public Media Works teams, again, with Signifi to tackle Toronto

November 14, 2010

Sausalito, Calif.-based Public Media Works and its wholly-owned subsidiary, EntertainmentXpress Inc., announced they had entered into a Collaboration Agreement…

Finding success in self-service: Kiosk execs discuss 'How to's'

Leaders offer ideas on engaging consumers and partners to launch winning products.

DVD kiosk push brings 3Q revenue rise, small loss for Global Axcess

November 11, 2010

Jacksonville, Fla.-based Global Axcess Corp. reported a net loss of $96,000 in the third quarter on revenues of $5.8 million as the company invested in…

Signifi will deliver DVD kiosks to Public Media Works

November 10, 2010

Sausalito, Calif.-based Public Media Works and its EntertainmentXpress subsidiary announced the signing of an exclusive digital kiosk manufacturing deal with…

Global Axcess signs deal to buy DVD rental kiosk business

November 9, 2010

Global Axcess Corp., a Jacksonville, Fla.-based ATM ISO, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase a privately held company that…

Amazon, Blockbuster, Walmart adding Video-On-Demand apps

November 4, 2010

Two postings this week from a technology blog indicate how quickly large retailers are offering video-on-demand, a service that directly competes with kiosk…

Flix Kiosks, Signifi market DVD rental to vending industry

October 31, 2010

The DVD rental kiosk manufacturers Flix Kiosk Co. and Signifi have partnered to target the vending and amusement companies seeking to enter the DVD-rental…

AVT develops video game-redemption kiosk

October 31, 2010

Corona, Calif.-based AVT Inc. announced it had developed a self-serve kiosk that allows consumers to "sell" their used video games for instant on-the-spot cash…

Redbox to offer digital streaming in 2011 with deep-pockets partner

Execs offer few details but confirm talks with unnamed hi-tech, strong-content suitors to expand redbox beyond DVD kiosks.

Redbox revs drive 42% rise in Coinstar 3Q results

October 28, 2010

Coinstar Inc. late yesterday reported third quarter revenues of $382 million, a rise of 42 percent from the same period a year ago, driven primarily by growth…

Growth in self-serve POS, DVD kiosk rental give NCR strong 3Q

NCR reports healthy revenues in the quarter as clients worldwide turned to its self-serve devices.

NCR exec sees market supporting 'tens of thousands' more DVD kiosks

October 17, 2010

NCR Corp. is committed to installing 10,000 BLOCKBUSTER Express DVD-rental kiosks and believes the North American market could support "tens of thousands" more…

Signifi forms Managed Services team to assist DVD kiosk owners, operators

October 17, 2010

Toronto-based Signifi Solutions announced it had launched a Managed Services division for its DVD, game and Blu-ray rental kiosks. The division will provide…

BLOCKBUSTER Express kiosks in at all 207 BI-LO grocery stores

October 13, 2010

NCR Corp. is expanding its DVD kiosk presence in the southeast United States with the installation of its BLOCKBUSTER Express-branded DVD kiosks in all of…