Redbox celebrates birthday with free movie night

October 9, 2012

Redbox will celebrate its 10th birthday tomorrow with a one-day giveaway of movie or game rentals.

Redbox kiosks in Philly to offer event ticket sales

October 3, 2012

Today, Redbox announced it is now selling event tickets at select Philadelphia-area kiosks and online. Regardless of the ticket price, Redbox Tickets will be…

Coinstar mum on rumors of possible sale

August 17, 2012

Speculation continues on a possible sell-off of Redbox parent company Coinstar. The New York Post broke the story earlier this week, and shares of Coinstar…

Redbox responsible for Coinstar's Q2 growth

Q2 earnings call detailed the company's new ventures, didn't address streaming service scheduled to launch this year.

Redbox exec: Kiosk game rentals help drive video game sales

July 20, 2012

Last June's launch of video game rentals has made Redbox a destination for entertainment, not just DVDS, said Joel Resnik, vice president of video games at…

DVDNow rolls out in Costa Rica

July 9, 2012

DVDNow is launching this month in Costa Rica and is the first DVD kiosk company to enter the market, Scott McInnes, DVDNow Kiosks founder and CEO, said in a…

Redbox closes deal to buy NCR's DVD kiosks

June 26, 2012

Coinstar's Redbox has completed the acquisition of NCR's DVD kiosk business, including DVD kiosks, DVD inventory, intellectual property and certain retailer…

Redbox refuses to adhere to Disney's delay on 'John Carter'

June 7, 2012

Although Walt Disney Studios has jumped on the 28-day delay bandwagon of new releases, Redbox isn't waiting to give its customers access to the studio's newest…

Family Dollar to welcome redbox kiosks

June 5, 2012

Family Dollar Stores will be the newest locations for Coinstar’s redbox DVD kiosks. The retailers have entered into a multi-year agreement, according to a…

Coinstar testing photo kiosk

May 30, 2012

Coinstar is at it again. No longer satisfied with ruling the coin-counting and the DVD kiosk industries, it's been piloting several new kiosk projects…

Redbox sets sights on Canada

Will the retail giant push out the smaller competition?

Movie tickets coming soon to a redbox near you?

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

??Coinstar has made many a headline lately with its plans to broaden its kiosk businesses. It's been testing coffee and gadget-dispensing kiosks but now may…

Strong redbox demand inspires Coinstar to raise Q1 expectations

April 16, 2012

Coinstar announced Friday that the popularity of redbox has inspired higher than anticipated sales. The company expects income from continuing operations of…

Canadian retailers finally embracing kiosks

April 16, 2012

Canadian retailers are embracing kiosks, hoping to increase sales for DVD rentals as well as a variety of other products, according to Metro News Canada.

Canadian DVD kiosk co hoping to fill void left by Blockbuster

April 3, 2012

Canada has launched its first franchised DVD-rental kiosk company, Planet DVD, according to Canadian Business.

DVD rentals via kiosk grew 28 percent in 2011

March 26, 2012

Total DVD and Blu-ray Disc rental revenue topped $5.65 billion for the year, a 3.4 percent drop from the previous year, according to year-end 2011 figures…

Coinstar counting on new kiosk concepts to expand footprint

Movie rentals and coin counting aren't the only markets Coinstar hopes to dominate.

Minneapolis airport deploys movie kiosks

March 12, 2012

Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport is offering relief for bored travelers with Digiboo kiosks that sell and rent movies, according to a news story at…

Will DVD kiosks have a new competitor in UltraViolet movies?

March 7, 2012

Industry analysts are predicting that Walmart will announce its support for Hollywood's UltraViolet digital movie technology at a media event next week in…

Americans rent 2 billionth disc from redbox

March 5, 2012

Redbox has crossed the two billion mark for movie and game rentals. The two billionth disc, "Drive," was rented at a McDonald's restaurant in Philomath…