Entertainment & Gaming News & Media
NBC to provide kiosk downloads at CES
January 7, 2008
Video Business: Entertainment kiosk company Mediaport has inked its first video-download deal with a major studio, NBC Universal. The pact will kick off Jan.
read nowNevada company expanding sports-betting to kiosks
January 7, 2008
Casino Gambling Web: Nevada's largest sports book operator, Leroy's Sports Books, is expanding on the idea of sports betting at kiosks that it started last…
read nowTaiwan-based power-supply maker now offering gaming kiosks
January 3, 2008
DIGITIMES: ENG Electric, a Taiwan-based maker of switching power supplies, battery chargers and power transformers, has extended its product line to include…
read nowOnline poker kiosks headed to Croatia
January 2, 2008
LaunchPoker.com: Betting kiosks will soon offer online poker access in a variety of locations, thanks to a deal recently announced between online backgammon…
read nowBest Buy 'bait and switch' kiosks not connected to Internet
December 25, 2007
Los Angeles Times: The Connecticut attorney general's office sued Best Buy in May, charging the electronics heavyweight with using deceptive in-store websites…
read nowMedia Magic to provide movies, music for mobile phones
December 11, 2007
The Economic Times: Mobile-phone users can now buy their favorite movies, musics or even games directly from retail outlets, without the Internet. Customers…
read nowWeb-surfing free at India kiosks
December 9, 2007
The Hindu Business Line: India-based NETHOTZONE has joined hands with U.S. company Ahem! Management Solutions to set up kiosks providing a free Internet…
read nowKiwi technology behind digital book kiosks
December 9, 2007
Computerworld: Kiosks dispensing digital books at Dymocks stores across Australia and New Zealand are being developed by Advance Retail Technologies. Last…
read nowKiosk livens George Seurat's drawings
December 6, 2007
Dexigner: Behavior Design has reunited with New York's Museum of Modern Art for their latest exhibition, Georges Seurat: The Drawings, creating an interactive…
read nowAVP uses digital signage, kiosks for mobile marketing
December 2, 2007
LAS VEGAS — The Association of Volleyball Professionals has launched an interactive marketing campaign called the "Cuervo Cabana" for Jose Cuervo, the AVP's…
read nowRetail digital media kiosk honored for innovation
November 27, 2007
Let's Go Digital: MOD Systems has announced that the MOD Systems Consumer Kiosk, or MOD POD, has been selected as an honoree at the CES Innovations 200…
read nowBlockbuster tests video-rental kiosks
November 25, 2007
Los Angeles Times: Blockbuster Inc. has begun testing movie-rental kiosks at Papa John's pizza outlets and Family Dollar stores. Movies at the kiosks will be…
read nowRedbox surpasses Blockbuster in number of U.S. locations
November 25, 2007
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. — Redbox, the fully automated DVD-rental system featuring rentals for $1 per night, now has more U.S. locations than Blockbuster Inc.
read nowDVDPlay now in more than 960 Safeway stores
November 19, 2007
CAMPBELL, Calif. — DVDPlay, a DVD-rental kiosk developer and operator, now has its machines in more than 960 Safeway stores. Founded in 2002 with 11 locations…
read nowDVD kiosks to expand rental market share
November 18, 2007
Video Business: DVD kiosks located in supermarkets, fast-food restaurants and other high-traffic locations expect to expand their share of the rental market…
read nowMeijer tests HP digital-photo kiosks
November 18, 2007
The Grand Rapids (Mich.) Press: Meijer Inc. has introduced Hewlett-Packard's advanced Digital Photo Center Solution kiosks in its photo departments. Meijer's…
read nowDallas Airport hosts Traveler TechFest For airline passengers
November 15, 2007
Information Week: Air passengers at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport can try out the latest technology during a new Traveler TechFest. The…
read nowRedbox expands Walgreens rollout
November 14, 2007
AmOnline.com: Redbox, the DVD-rental kiosk featuring new release DVDs for $1 per night, is now available in select Walgreens locations throughout the…
read nowU.K. photo retailer links kiosks to Internet site
November 14, 2007
HEXUS: Jessops, a photographic retailer in the U.K., is the first such British retailer to link in-store photo-printing kiosks to its online photo printing…
read nowAustralian retailer to sell e-books at store kiosk
November 13, 2007
The (Australia) Age: One of Australia's largest book retailers has leapt into the 21st century with a move to sell digital books in text and audio formats.
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