Major Pizza Hut franchisee to place EntertainmentXpress kiosks

March 24, 2010

MarketWatch.com reports that EntertainmentXpress has signed a deal with Pizza Hut franchisee Aurora Huts LLC of Mars, Penn., which operates 155 Pizza Hut…

Redbox sees Blockbuster get a better deal with Warner Bros.

March 23, 2010

ARStechnica.com: Warner Bros., the same movie studio that has recently announced "deals" with Netflix and redbox to delay the DVD release of its titles for 2…

GameStop CEO: Redbox success won't mean 'game over'

March 18, 2010

HomeMediaMagazine.com reports that while discussing GameStop's fourth-quarter and full-year 2009 financial results March 18, company CEO Dan DeMatteo said…

Public Media Works signs letter of intent with EntertainmentXpress

March 16, 2010

Public Media Works announced today its intent to acquire EntertainmentXpress, whose business model is built around the rapidly growing digital distribution…

Blockbuster seeks DVD cost breaks, may file bankruptcy

March 16, 2010

Blockbuster Inc., the money-losing video-rental chain with $855.9 million in debt, is in talks with Hollywood studios to reduce its DVD costs and said it may…

Kiosk movie rentals surpass other channels

March 15, 2010

BOULDER, Colo. & LAS VEGAS — Even before the blockbuster success of Avatar, consumers were bullish on seeing movies this year, according to a consumer…

Blockbuster Express merges online, kiosk DVD rental

March 14, 2010

DULUTH, Ga. – NCR Corp. has added functionality to blockbusterexpress.com that allows users to create a favorites list, browse available titles at their…

Prosecutor calls 'cut' on redbox charges

March 7, 2010

The Indiana prosecutor who had threatened to take deployers of redbox and other movie kiosks to task for renting R-rated films to minors has decided not to…

Global Axcess Corp. announces record net income for FY 2009

March 2, 2010

Global Axcess Corp., an independent provider of self-service kiosk solutions, recently announced the company's financial results for the fourth quarter and…

NCR's Mike Webster at NRF 2010

The senior vice president and general manager for the tech giant's retail and hospitality division talked about self-service and gave advice to retailers at…

Free redbox iPhone app exceeds 1 million downloads

February 23, 2010

DVD-rental kiosk pillar redbox this week surpassed one million iPhone application downloads, less than four months after the free iPhone app from…

Redbox turning Blu

February 18, 2010

Part of what led to redbox's decision to roll over for Warner Bros. was the possibility of getting the studio's movies on Blu-Ray, according to Home Media…

Redbox caves, agrees to 28-day delay with Warner Bros.

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Warner Bros. and redbox agree to a 28-delay on new releases at the discount DVD-rental kiosks; redbox-parent Coinstar's shares close 50 cents higher.

Miami startup edging into DVD-rental kiosk business

February 15, 2010

Miami's UniversiDVD tried targeting universities for DVD-rental kiosks, but has switched gear to target grocery stores as it tries to find a niche providing…

Small startup piloting DVD-rental kiosks in Iowa supermarket chain

February 14, 2010

Iowans Justin Sloan and Adam Landis, both just 25, have started a small company that launched its first movie rental kiosk eight months ago and is nearing the…

Analyst says redbox looking into e-distribution

February 14, 2010

An analyst with D.A. Davidson & Co. in Lake Oswego, Ore., says DVD-rental kiosk giant redbox is looking to get into the electronic distribution of movies…

Video Buyers Group president says redbox could face tough questions today

February 10, 2010

According to Home Media Magazine, Video Buyers Group president Ted Engen earlier this week questioned redbox's workaround strategy for stocking embargoed…

BLOCKBUSTER Express kiosks go to college

February 10, 2010

BLOCKBUSTER Express is rolling out kiosks at Florida universities, having just partnered with the University of Tampa to provide DVD rental at the school…

Pending redbox financials anxiously awaited

February 8, 2010

Analysts are anxiously awaiting — and guardedly optimistic about — Thursday's financial results from redbox parent company Coinstar Inc., according to Home…

Bill in Congress would mandate blind-accessible interfaces on all kiosks

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February 8, 2010

The Technology Bill of Rights for the Blind, if enacted, would make new technology a must for all self-service units.