Public Media Works, Inc. announced that it has entered into a five-year collaboration agreement with 3D Mediacast, Inc. for its 3D LCD advertising screens to be built into EntertainmentXpress DVD kiosks at no cost to the company. According to the statement, 3DMC will also provide additional “no glasses needed” 3D screens to be placed in …
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Redbox Automated Retail, LLC announced that it will roll out fully automated redbox DVD rental kiosks at CVS/pharmacy locations nationwide, including Puerto Rico and Longs Drug locations in Hawaii. According to the statement, the national rollout, which comes on the heels of a pilot program at select CVS/pharmacy locations, will start this quarter with approximately …
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Redbox announced that it has started rolling out Blu-ray Disc (BD) titles with availability at approximately 13,300 kiosks nationwide. According to the statement, Redbox will rent Blu-ray Discs at $1.50 per night plus tax and the company expects to have availability across its network of approximately 23,000 kiosk locations by the fall.
According to published reports, Netflix Inc. is cutting more than 285 part-time jobs at two of its distribution centers in California. The reports indicate that 160 workers in Fremont and 125 in Santa Ana, CA will loose their jobs as Netflix moves to automated DVD mailer processing systems.
NCR Corporation announced that it will deploy BLOCKBUSTER Express kiosks in nearly all 555 QuikTrip convenience stores in nine states: Arizona, Illinois, Iowa, Georgia, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas.
Public Media Works, Inc. announced that it has signed a Letter of Intent to acquire Mediamatic Ventures, Inc. (dba Videomatic Canada), based in Cochrane, Alberta, Canada. According to the statement, Videomatic Canada has the second largest Canadian network of kiosks that rent and sell DVD movies and video games. The companies anticipate the definitive agreement …
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NCR Corporation announced the expansion of BLOCKBUSTER Express-branded DVD kiosks across Tennessee and Kentucky to nearly 100 Daily’s Convenience Stores.
NCR Corporation announced the expansion of BLOCKBUSTER Express-branded DVD kiosks in Tennessee and the mid-South with a deployment at MAPCO Express, Inc. convenience stores.
Movie Gallery Canada, Inc. announced that it will be liquidating inventory and other assets at all of its Movie Gallery and VHQ stores over the next six to eight weeks. According to the statement, all of its stores are scheduled to close on or before July 31, 2010, with the exact timing of individual store …
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Paramount Home Entertainment Inc. (PHE) and Redbox Automated Retail, LLC (redbox) announced that Paramount exercised its option to extend its revenue sharing license agreement, providing redbox access to PHE DVD and Blu-ray titles to rent at its approximately 22,000 kiosk locations on the same day they are released in the sell-through market.
Movie Gallery Canada announced that it will be closing 131 Movie Gallery and VHQ stores throughout Canada beginning Saturday, June 12, 2010. According to the statement, consumers can expect to find everything in the closing stores, including DVD and Blu-ray movies, video games and store fixtures at discounts beginning at up to 30% off. The …
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