We reported previously that Redbox and Verizon had entered into a joint venture to bring a new video rental service option to consumers that could rival Netflix. Well, it looks like Coinstar’s Redbox was not done there as they have purchased the entertainment division of a company...
Warner Brothers Gives Cold Shoulder to...
posted by Solomon Massele
Warner Bros. is another big Hollywood studios in a string of others who have not been playing nice with the likes of Netflix, Blockbuster, Redbox, and other similar services recently. Apparently Warner is trying to work out agreements that will keep new release movies away from rental...
Blockbuster Raises Prices At Rental Ex...
posted by Solomon Massele
Netflix did it, Redbox did it, and now Blockbuster Express follows the growing unpopular movement towards price increases for movie rentals. Blockbuster Express kiosks are very similar in size to Redbox kiosks and they are located in many different places as well. There is actually a...
Redbox Raises Prices For DVD Rentals
posted by Solomon Massele
Beginning on Monday, August 31st, Redbox will raise their daily rental fee to $1.20 from the current $1.00 a day charge. They have only mentioned raising the prices of regular DVD rentals and have not noted any upcoming changes to their structure of prices for Blu-Ray discs and video games....
Netflix Cancels Qwikster, Keeps DVD-by...
posted by Solomon Massele
Just checked my Netflix registered email and to my amazement I received an email from Netflix stating they are axing their previously announced launch of the Qwikster service. Qwikster was to be the newly spun-off DVD-by-Mail and service from Netflix. The Qwikster service was also said to...