Redbox Instant is coming to Google TV soon, Roku up next
Redbox Instant is coming to Google TV devices soon, and the company plans to launch a channel on Roku streaming media players soon after. Read more »
Redbox Instant app arrives on Xbox Live
Microsoft’s Xbox 360 is getting yet another video service with the launch of a Redbox Instant app. This marks the first time Redbox Instant is available on a game console. Read more »
Redbox Instant launches publicly, CEO calls original content talk premature
Redbox Instant is available to all after a closed beta test that netted the company tens of thousands of paying customers. CEO Shawn Strickland told us that his company won’t do original content any time soon. Read more »
How Redbox Instant is gamifying its beta test
Redbox Instant is letting its users play for prizes to get feedback on its beta test, and collect a lot of useful data in the process. Data that one day could be used to improve the service’s movie discovery. Read more »
Redbox Instant CEO: Netflix was wrong to sideline DVDs
Don’t count out DVDs just yet: That was one of the key messages that Redbox Instant by Verizon CEO Shawn Strickland had for a select group of reporters Wednesday. Strickland said that Netflix’s decision to sideline DVDs was a mistake. Read more »
Redbox Instant by Verizon officially launches beta test (exclusive video inside)
Redbox Instant by Verizon officially launched its beta test Wednesday, offering consumers online streaming and four DVD rental credits for $8 a month. Many of these details had been reported before, but we were able to obtain a video demonstrating the service on PCs and Macs. Read more »
Redbox wants to start streaming before Santa comes
Stocking stuffers anyone? I know, it’s only September, but Redbox and Verizon are already looking forward to the holiday season, when they plan to launch their Netflix competitor. The service, dubbed Redbox Instant by Verizon, also wants to offer pay-per-view streaming on its website. Read more »
Redbox Instant: No TV shows, way fewer movies
Redbox Instant by Verizon doesn’t want to beat Netflix with a bigger catalog, but rather focus on fewer titles that matter. You know, like that Redbox kiosk in your supermarket. Coinstar CEO Paul Davis revealed some details about the service during an interview. Read more »
