KIOSKCOM: Coinstar president opens show with keynote

Gregg Kaplan, president and COO of Coinstar Inc. and founder of redbox, shared strategies for growing a kiosk network.

Redbox VP of operations named top woman in entertainment industry

November 10, 2009

Redbox has announced that Mary Leonard, the company's senior vice president of operations, has been recognized by "Video Business" and "Home Media Magazine" as…

NCR, MOD Systems trial movie-download kiosks at Blockbuster, Hollywood Video

November 8, 2009

Home Media Magazine reports that MOD Systems and NCR Corp. will deploy MOD's Retail Digital Content Distribution System, a digital movie-download kiosk, at six…

Coinstar Q3 income up 83%, revenue down slightly over Q2

The retail self-service leader continues its landmark year, thanks in part to the success of the redbox DVD-rental brand.

Redbox announces distribution deals with Summit Entertainment, NCircle Entertainment

November 1, 2009

DVD-rental kiosk brand redbox today announced two-year distribution agreements with NCircle Entertainment, a children's entertainment distributor, and Summit…

NEXTEP deploys Casino Express self-order kiosk at La. casino

October 29, 2009

NEXTEP SYSTEMS, a provider of touchscreen ordering kiosks and digital menu board solutions, today announced the launch of its Casino Express self-order system…

Empower Technologies selected for deployment at British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame

October 21, 2009

Empower Technologies, a Richmond, British Columbia-based provider of embedded computing systems, has announced a partnership with the British Columbia Sports…

Ticketmaster announces kiosk partnership with Hawaiian event complex

October 21, 2009

Ticketmaster has announced a multiyear extension of its partnership with Honolulu's Neal S. Blaisdell complex that will involve the installation of several…

MOD Systems CEO to speak at investor's conference

October 21, 2009

Digital-download kiosk provider MOD Systems Inc. has announced that CEO Anthony Bay will speak at William Blair & Company's 12th Annual Private Equity…

Redbox reportedly testing DVD sales through kiosks

October 19, 2009

According to a report from Afterdawn.com, redbox is testing DVD-sales kiosks in five Los Angeles-area locations. The Web site reports the DVD-rental brand is…

NCR releases new outdoor DVD-rental kiosk

October 19, 2009

NCR Corp. has announced the release of the SelfServ Entertainment 2381, the company's first DVD-rental kiosk for outdoor deployment.

MOD Systems exec to speak about digital distribution at Hollywood conference

October 13, 2009

MOD Systems Inc., a provider of digital movie- and music-download kiosks for retailers, today announced that Larry Smith, the company's senior vice president…

Video retailer association to launch anti-kiosk campaign

October 11, 2009

According to a report from Video Business, Video Buyers Group, an association of independent movie retailers, will launch its much-anticipated anti-DVD kiosk…

C-store brand to deploy Blockbuster Express DVD kiosks chain-wide

October 7, 2009

Tedeschi Food Shops, a convenience store chain with nearly 200 locations in the Northeast United States, will deploy Blockbuster Express DVD-rental kiosks…

MOD Systems reportedly piloting movie-download kiosks

October 4, 2009

According to a report from Video Business, digital-download kiosk maker MOD Systems will deploy kiosks over the next month that allow users to download films…

NEXTEP announces deployment of Casino Express kiosks at two facilities

September 21, 2009

NEXTEP SYSTEMS has announced the deployment of its Casino Express touchscreen buffet-entry kiosks at Casino Queen, in East St. Louis, Ill., and The Rivers, in…

NCR, Publix will roll out Blockbuster Express DVD-rental kiosks

September 15, 2009

NCR Corp. says it will deploy its Blockbuster Express DVD-rental kiosk in Publix Super Markets, which it says is the largest employee-owned grocery chain in…

Coinstar sells entertainment arm, focuses on coin-counting and redbox

September 9, 2009

Coinstar Inc. has announced in a news release the sale of its entertainment-service business, which comprises gumball machines, children's rides and video…

London newspaper says Coinstar trialing DVDXpress kiosks

September 7, 2009

According to reports from London's The Independent, Coinstar is testing its DVDXpress kiosk brand at 18 Tesco locations in the U.K. The paper says that if the…

ELO Media announces new DVD kiosk, financing program

September 1, 2009

ELO Media has announced the debut of its newest DVmatic DVD-rental kiosk, the DVmatic 550XL. According to a news release from the company, enhanced features…