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Redbox Raises DVD Rentals to $1.20 - Blu-ray Prices Stay the Same
Mon Oct 31, 2011 at 12:00 PM ETTags: Redbox, Kiosks, Blu-ray Rentals (all tags)
Well, they couldn't stay at $1.00 forever, but the effects of this price increase should be interesting to see.
Redbox, the rental kiosk chain famous for their $1.00 a night DVD rentals, has finally raised its prices. DVDs are now going to run $1.20 a night, which isn't actually too ridiculous. It does mean that the company loses out on a long established selling point though.
"This marks the first price increase for a Redbox standard definition DVD rental in eight years," says Redbox CEO Paul Davis. "The change is primarily due to the increase in operating expenses, including the recent increase in debit card interchange fees as a result of the Durbin Amendment."
While the news may upset DVD renters a bit - we'll have to wait and see how it pans out - Blu-ray fans are exempt for now. Rental of Blu-ray discs at Redbox will stand at $1.50 a night as it always has. Now that there's an even smaller disparity between Blu-ray and DVD rentals, this may even encourage holdouts to finally take the step into HD.
Source: Home Media Magazine
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F.Y.E Tests In-Store Movie Rental Kiosks
Wed Jul 27, 2011 at 12:00 PM ETTags: Kiosks, High-Def Retailing (all tags)
Two California based stores have kiosks set up that offer DVDs and Blu-rays before Redbox gets them.
One way to succeed in business is to innovate and break through boundaries and do something that no one thought could be done. That's what Redbox did with their kiosks. Another way, and this is the f.y.e. route, is to model yourself after someone else successful.
The retail chain with 440 stores nationwide is testing out the idea of rental kiosks in two new stores in Torrence and Glendale, California. You can rent new releases the day they're available for sale and then return them to the kiosk or drop them in the store's night drop box.
Pricing is set at $1 a day for everything in the kiosk including new releases and, you'll be happy to hear, Blu-rays.
Source: Home Media Magazine
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Digiboo is Bringing Download Kiosks to Airports
Thu Feb 10, 2011 at 12:00 PM ETTags: Kiosks (all tags)
You'll be able to download movies to a flash drive and watch them on your portable device.
Redbox and Blockbuster Express kiosks have been doing incredibly well. You can find them, Redbox kiosks anyway, in just about any city by visiting the biggest store. If there's a Meijer or a Walmart nearby, there's probably a Redbox nearby.
The one place they haven't managed to infiltrate yet is airports. One of the most obvious reasons why is that most people don't carry DVD players on the plane. Plenty carry netbooks, laptops, and portable devices that are capable of playing a digital file.
A company called Digiboo is planning to install 7,000 digital movie kiosks in airports around the country. Each would offer over 1,000 movies and allow users to download movies to a USB 3.0 flash drive. Each download, says the company, would take around 30 seconds.
Source: Home Media Magazine
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Blockbuster Express Launching 3,000 New Kiosks in 2011
Mon Feb 07, 2011 at 10:30 AM ETTags: Blockbuster, Kiosks, Redbox (all tags)
“We feel good about what we learned in 2010"
Blockbuster has been hit hard in the last couple of years. With the popularity of Netflix and Redbox constantly growing, renters have abandoned that once giant chain.
They're feeling good about 2011 though, and are deploying 3,000 new kiosks to add to the 8,000 already in the wild. Blockbuster seems to see kiosks as the future, and has had some success with most of their existing kiosks.
"We are either addressing site issues or redeploying machines that did not show up to have the rental foot traffic we had expected," says Blockbuster's John Bruno.
Bruno also says that the premium rentals for newer titles has paid off, surpassing the company's expectations.
Source: Home Media Magazine
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Blockbuster Gets a 28 Delay on Kiosks For Warner Bros Movies
Mon Dec 20, 2010 at 10:00 AM ETTags: Blockbuster, Kiosks (all tags)
Hey Blockbuster, remember that edge you had? What are you thinking?!
The one thing that Blockbuster has going for it isn't pricing or service - the company isn't the best at either. Blockbuster's huge advantage over contenders like Netflix and Redbox has been new movies and the lack of a delay window.
It looks like that advantage is drying up a bit, at least at Blockbuster kiosks. A new deal with Warner Bros puts the same 28 day delay on Blockbuster's kiosks, putting them equal with Redbox in timing. It's bad news for Blockbuster.
Blockbuster stores will still be getting movies on the day of release, so it's not a total loss for the company, but this move makes their Blockbuster Express kiosks less appealing.
Source: Engadget
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Blockbuster Changes In-Store Pricing – Adds New Movies to Kiosks
Fri Dec 10, 2010 at 12:00 PM ETTags: Blockbuster, Kiosks (all tags)
The tiered pricing is confusing at best, but where else are you going to go for new release Blu-ray rentals?
It's hard to decide what to think about Blockbuster. The company has a lot of clout, and they make good decisions on occasion. Then they go and do something that seems boneheaded again. Today they did both.
The good decision is, of course, trying out new release movies in kiosks. The current test pricing for DVDs is $2.99 for the first night and $1 a night after that. Blu-rays will be tested at $3.99 for the first night with the same $1 a night fee afterwards.
Over 900 kiosks are currently being tested in the San Francisco, Phoenix, Miami, and Atlanta areas.
The boneheaded decision is a return to tiered pricing in stores, which makes the rental situation confusing again. Titles labeled as "Just Arrived" will run $4.99 for three days, but don't get that mixed up with "New Release" titles, which run $2.99.
Also on the menu are "Top Picks" titles that you can rent for $2.99. Everything else will be $0.99 for three days.
Source: Home Media Magazine
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