Entertainment & Gaming News & Media
Polar Frog moves DVD kiosks into airports
July 9, 2007
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Polar Frog Digital is placing its DVD manufacturing on-demand solutions, called MediaIgloo, into airports. According to a news release…
read nowMovie download kiosks springboarded by copyright decision
July 5, 2007
Video Business: Movie download kiosks are likely to start rolling out on a trial basis at stores this holiday season now that disc burning using…
read nowGiant Eagle plans to replace DVD rental stores with kiosks
July 4, 2007
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Giant Eagle is preparing to dim the lights on its 100 Iggle Video locations to make way for hundreds of automated kiosks. A company…
read nowKiosk company signs supplier for DVD burning
July 2, 2007
Video Business: Kiosk company TitleMatch Entertainment Group has inked a distribution deal with Eros Entertainment to make its films available online as well…
read nowRedbox to expand in McDonald's markets
July 2, 2007
CNNMoney.com: By August, Redbox will push its DVD-rental kiosks into new McDonald's markets, including Boise, Ind.; Des Moines, Iowa; Indianapolis; Kansas…
read nowSports betting and racing software for self-service kiosks launched
June 28, 2007
VICTORIA, Australia — BEToptions announced the launch of its BetPOS software for self-service kiosks, offering casinos, bookmakers, racecourses and other…
read nowCopy-protected DVD burning at kiosks now possible
June 28, 2007
Video Business: After a series of false starts, DVD burning has cleared its last technical hurdle, smoothing the way for movie download services and DVD kiosk…
read nowOpinion: Why isn't Blockbuster renting through kiosks?
June 27, 2007
SeekingAlpha.com: Even though DVD kiosks have proven to be popular, Blockbuster Video has for the most part stayed out of the DVD-kiosk expansion. It could be…
read nowRedbox surpasses 4,000 locations
June 24, 2007
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. — Automated DVD-rental company Redbox now has more than 4,000 locations in the United States, reinforcing, the company says, it's…
read nowMusic kiosks expand to more Army bases
June 19, 2007
SALT LAKE CITY — Digital music kiosks from Mediaport have been placed at three more U.S. Army bases, bringing the total to 21 military locations. The…
read nowSeepoint kiosks to enter gaming market
June 18, 2007
REDONDO BEACH, Calif. — SeePoint Technology announced that it has been approved by the Nevada Gaming Control Board to work in the gaming market. NGCB's…
read nowRedbox DVD kiosks head east
June 14, 2007
Video Business: Redbox is spreading its DVD-rental machines to 70 Wegmans Food Markets along the East Coast. About 4,000 Redbox machines are in use across the…
read nowAVP volleyball tour uses dual-display kiosks
June 13, 2007
REDONDO BEACH, Calif. — SeePoint Technology, provider of interactive self-service kiosk systems, announced that the AVP Volleyball tour will use SeePoint's…
read nowDVD kiosk vendors searching for customer stats
June 10, 2007
Video Business: Rental kiosk operators TNR Corp. and DVDPlay are taking a scientific approach to stocking their machines to appeal to supermarket shoppers.
read nowFormer Disney, Warner Bros. exec. joins kiosk company
June 5, 2007
HOUSTON — TNR Entertainment Corp. announced that entertainment and finance executive Robert E. Genthert has joined TNR as its chief financial officer. In…
read nowDVD rental kiosks part of Gulf Coast revival
June 4, 2007
GULFPORT, Miss. — Gulf Coast DVDs has placed three ELO Media's DVmatic DVD-rental kiosks in Gulfport, an area heavily impacted by Hurricane Katrina. …
read nowBar kiosks an attempt to get women to wager
June 4, 2007
New York Daily News: New York City Off-Track Betting is looking to put freestanding betting terminals in bars throughout the city. These moves are designed to…
read nowResearch: DVD kiosk placements triple
May 30, 2007
Investor's Business Daily: The number of DVD rental kiosks in the United States at the end of 2006 more than tripled from a year earlier, hitting 3,700 units.
read nowRedbox donates kiosk proceeds to local charities
May 29, 2007
(Jacksonville, Fla.) Daily Record: Ten charities, including Ronald McDonald House, Big Brothers Big Sisters, the MaliVai Washington Kids Foundation and Kesler…
read nowSolectron earns Redbox's vendor excellence award
May 28, 2007
Emsnow.com: Solectron Corp. recieved the 2007 Vendor Excellence Award from Redbox Automated Retail. The award honors companies that have driven the…
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