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Inside Redbox » Report: Internet VOD Slow to Catch on With …

While millions of Americans have internet video-on-demand-capable devices, only a fraction of them are actually being used for that purpose, it seems. According to a new report from the NPD Group, only five percent of …

Report: Redbox, Verizon to Partner on VOD | Home Media Magazine

Verizon and Redbox are planning a partnership that would see video content available for both streaming and downloading by May of 2012, according to the Web site TechCrunch.com.

Inside Redbox » Netflix's Hastings: We Got Overconfident

Few CEOs in recent years have fallen so far and so fast in the public's eye as Netflix's Reed Hastings. Before this summer, the man could seemingly do no wrong. Since then, there's been a lot of wrong. In remarks at the UBS …

Inside Redbox » Analyst: Netflix is “Broken”

That was fast. Just a day after Netflix CFO David Wells said that consumer attitudes towards Netflix were beginning to moderate, Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter is calling the company “broken” and says the worst is yet to …

Inside Redbox » Amazon to Spin Off Prime Streaming?

Amazon has been on a tear lately when it comes to the content and hardware side of streaming video. The online giant has been massively beefing up the content offering of its Prime streaming service, and has also been …

Analyst: Redbox Better Prepared for Possible Warner Embargo …

Redbox is better prepared than other rental channels to acquire new-release titles from alternate sources on street date should Warner Home Video double the current 28-day delay to kiosks and other renters, an analyst said.

Analyst: Netflix's Sub Drain Equals $160M Redbox Gain | Home …

With Netflix expected to lose 2.6 million to 3.6 million subscribers in the current fourth quarter, Redbox could realize incremental revenue of about $160 million as a result, an analyst said.

Inside Redbox » Fox Launches Virtual Disc Store in UK

Here's an interesting, if not terribly innovative, twist on physical media sales. Fox has launched a virtual disc store in the United Kingdom that allows users to purchase DVDs and Blu-rays on their smartphones. To make …

Inside Redbox » Blockbuster Owner Dish Network Gains Revenue …

Dish Network, who purchased ailing Blockbuster this spring, reported today that its net income rose 30% in the third quarter, but its subscriber base dropped by 110000. Details on the Blockbuster portion of Dish's business are …

Inside Redbox » Should Hastings Remain at the Helm at Netflix?

When your company has gone from being a consumer darling to an outcast in less than a year, shedding hundreds of thousands of customers and billions in market value along the way, there are inevitably going to be people …

Redbox To Raise Prices and Unveil Streaming Plans

According to The Wrap, everyone's favorite, neighborhood Blockbuster-killer now has its eye on the online streaming business. As they announced earlier this year, Redbox has confirmed plans to unveil their online streaming …