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Enjoy Your Last Weekend Of $1 Redbox Rentals
The era of $1-per-night movie rentals was too sweet to last into November. Perhaps seeing some opportunity to up profits in the wake of Netflix's bumbling, Redbox announced its nightly DVD rental rate will rise to $1.20 on Monday. For now, Blu-rays will stick at $1.50 and video games will remain $2 per night.
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I Don't Want Some Justin Bieber Fan's Redbox Receipts
Andrew has a common problem: he keeps getting someone else's mail. Not in his paper mailbox, but someone else's e-mail. A Justin Bieber fan in a different state entered his e-mail address when renting a DVD, and Andrew received the receipt. When he contacted Redbox to straighten out the mixup, their unhelpful solution was to block all e-mail receipts from Redbox. Yep, including his own.
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Redbox Will Launch $2 Game Rentals In June
Finalizing a program
it's been testing for months, Redbox announced it's making $2-per-night video game rentals available at more than 21,000 kiosks nationwide starting June 17.
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Amazon To Battle Netflix, Offer Unlimited Streaming To Prime Members
Nearly six months after the initial reports that it was
working on a subscription video streaming service, Amazon announced today that it was joining the group of companies trying to unseat Netflix as the king of video streaming services by offering a "new benefit" to Amazon Prime members — unlimited video streaming from a library of 5,000 titles.
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Redbox Confirms Plans To Take On Netflix In Streaming Biz
Redbox wants to be the new Netflix, and the company is stepping into the realm of video streaming.
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Blockbuster To Waste $15-20 Million On TV Ads
Bankrupt relic of a bygone time, Blockbuster Video, announced plans yesterday to launch its first national TV ad campaign since 2007 and that they plan on somehow taking aim at Redbox and Netflix.
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Redbox Will Stream Movies Next Year
Not content to beckon to you subliminally from its kiosks planted in heavily trafficked areas, Redbox's corporate parent Coinstar announced it will launch a streaming service next year. Teaming with an unannounced partner, the instant rental service will go head to head with the Netflixes and Hulus of the world.
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Redbox Will Rent Games For $2
In July, we reported on Redbox
testing game rentals in select markets. And starting later this month, video game renters will be able to find their poison at even more Redbox kiosks.
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CVS Stores To Get Redbox Kiosks
In an attempt to spread their retail footprint even further, Redbox has made a deal with pharmacy chain CVS to begin rolling out their video rental kiosks at stores across the country.
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Redbox Randomly Charges $1.25?
Reader A. says Redbox randomly tried to charge him $1.25 for a $1 normal DVD rental. What's up with that?
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