Entertainment & Gaming News & Media
Music download kiosks uncertain part of Trans World Entertainment re-branding
May 24, 2007
SmallCap Investor.com: Trans World Entertainment Corp. execs say the company will focus on re-branding in an effort to turn around poor results. Part of the…
read nowFlickStation Media considering acquisition offers
May 23, 2007
ATLANTA — The management team of FlickStation Media has confirmed they have received acquisition interest from a variety of interested parties and would start…
read nowHigh-speed radio spec may move video from kiosks to cell phones
May 21, 2007
Techon.com: A group of 20 companies including NICT (National Institute of Information and Communications Technology), Sony Corp. and Matsushita Electric…
read nowKroger expands DVD-rental-kiosk program
May 14, 2007
CINCINNATI — Kroger-owned Ralph's supermarkets, Food 4 Less and FoodsCo stores, all located in California, have completed the installation of 50 DVD-rental…
read nowMusicGenome kiosk gets personal
May 10, 2007
ESSEN, Germany — MusicGenome presented its Smart Multi-Terminal May 8-11 at the Kiosk Europe Expo. The terminal, a digital media kiosk, was developed in…
read nowGrocery chain replaces video rental counter with DVD kiosks
April 25, 2007
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — E-Z Movie Rental, headquartered in Utah, used to have an established video rental service in the Foodland grocery store chain in Hawaii, and…
read nowMOD Systems, IBM demo retail solutions at Self Service Expo
April 23, 2007
SEATTLE, Wash. — MOD Systems, a provider of in-store digital media solutions, announced it will demonstrate its integrated hardware and software solutions for…
read nowIndian post office opens as Internet kiosk
April 19, 2007
Newindpress.com: An Indian post office has opened its doors as an Internet kiosk. The country's first-ever postal netcafe, PostNet, was inaugurated at the…
read nowCompany using RFID for DVD-rental kiosks
April 18, 2007
Rfidjournal.com: Touch Automation is using RFID technology in CD- and DVD-rental kiosks. The company has deployed at least 1,000 kiosks, located mainly in…
read nowChina deploys RFID in Olympic tickets
April 16, 2007
Sda-asia.com: As the mad scramble for tickets to the 2008 Beijing Olympics begins, organizers have announced that high-tech methods will be employed to…
read nowMusic downloads coming to fitness clubs, gyms
April 16, 2007
SALT LAKE CITY — Gym rats looking for the right tunes to burn fat, pump iron or pass time on the treadmill are about to hit the jackpot. An agreement…
read nowInternet, gaming café debuts at Denver airport
April 15, 2007
LOUISVILLE, Colo. — ZOOX Stations Inc. and RMES Communications Inc. have teamed to bring the first Internet and PC game Café to Denver International Airport…
read nowRedbox debuts at Chicago's Jewel-Osco
April 15, 2007
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. — Select Jewel-Osco locations are premiering redbox's fully automated DVD rental kiosks. Following a deal with SuperValu, redbox is…
read nowRedbox debuts at Midwest retailer Albertsons
April 12, 2007
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. — Renting movies in the Western United States is more convenient than ever as select Albertsons locations premiere redbox fully…
read nowRedbox surpasses 38 million DVD rentals
April 10, 2007
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. — Redbox, a kiosk-based DVD-rental company, has surpassed 38 million rentals and 2,900 locations nationwide. Launching only 1…
read nowMarathons use RFID, keep racers connected to fans
April 8, 2007
CNN.com: Runners in marathons around the country are being provided with RFID chips that attach to shoelaces. As they cross large rubber mats along the…
read nowStaples Center to accept Expresspay contactless payment
April 4, 2007
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — American Express announced Staples Center, in conjunction with Levy Restaurants, as the latest national merchant partner to accept…
read now3M intros new touchscreen, monitors
April 2, 2007
ESSEN, Germany — 3M will show its touchscreen and touchmonitor products for the self-service kiosk and ATM markets May 8-10 at Kiosk Europe Expo 2007. The…
read nowDVD kiosk revenue forecast to $1 billion
March 29, 2007
Videobusiness.com: Over the next five years, DVD kiosks could generate as much as $1 billion in revenue, representing 10 percent of the traditional rental…
read nowATM service provider partners with casino kiosk company
March 27, 2007
WESTMONT, Ill. — Pendum Inc., a provider of ATM maintenance and armored service, announced a partnership with NRT Technology Corp. to provide service to NRT's…
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