Redbox Instant, the video-streaming service that arrived to the public this week, won’t work on your jailbroken iOS device. Instead, upon launching the mobile app, users with jailbroken devices are presented with an error message informing them that their “device is compromised.” The app then fails to load. There ...
Redbox Instant Ready to Open to Public
on 3.14.13
Redbox Instant by Verizon may be ready to launch its public beta test as early as Thursday, GigaOM has learned from an industry insider. The joint-venture between Verizon and Redbox launched its private beta test in December, offering subscribers Redbox rentals as well as a Netflix-like streaming service with a focus on ...
Fragmentation: Why No Streaming Service Can Be Perfect
on 2.11.13
Hulu Plus. Amazon Prime. Netflix. Redbox. In an ideal world, any one of these would someday become an all-encompassing streaming service. One subscription, one price, one ticket out of the cable's iron grasp. That's never been the case, of course. But as exclusive content deals keep piling up, it's increasingly clear that ...
Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, Redbox: Which Are Worth Your Money?
on 1.21.13
Thousands of titles available, for just $8 a month! Content from major movie studios! If you listen to the marketing behind most subscription video services on the Web, you might think you’d never run out of interesting things to watch. But before you commit to a subscription, you might want to consider whether the titles ...
Verizon’s Redbox Instant Launches Beta
on 12.19.12
Redbox Instant by Verizon, a joint venture between Redbox and Verizon Communications, is now gradually rolling out to users in private beta after being teased earlier this month. The service offers unlimited streaming movies, plus 4 DVD credits and includes a free, one month trial. Redbox Instant is launching at an $8 ...
Redbox Instant by Verizon Launches $8/month Service This Month
on 12.13.12
Redbox Instant by Verizon, a joint venture between Redbox and Verizon Communications, has just unveiled more specifics around the soon-to-launch service, with various deals in place with major Hollywood studios, channels and device manufacturers. Redbox Instant will launch as a beta service this month, landing with an $8.00 ...
Leaked Redbox Instant Details Reveal Cheap, Netflix-Killing Prices
on 11.30.12
Thanks to a (now password protected) page on Redbox's support site, details on the company's joint streaming venture with Verizon have finally surfaced. While the potential Netflix competitor has a smaller catalog of offerings, the $6 a month subscription rate should be enough to garner a few converts. Plus, screenshots ...
Redbox Instant targets launch by year-end, blends subscription streaming and DVD rentals with VOD
on 9.25.12
The last concrete details we'd heard about Redbox Instant was that it was entering internal alpha testing, but now Verizon exec Eric Bruno has revealed more background information. Previous info indicated the service would focus more heavily on movies than the back catalog of TV shows that is a part of Netflix Watch ...
Redbox Instant Streaming To Launch Alpha Testing, Name Former Verizon FiOS Exec Shawn Strickland CEO
on 7.24.12
In February, Coinstar subsidiary Redbox announced a joint venture with Verizon to launch a streaming video service. Later this afternoon, we're told, the companies will provide a bit more insight into the partnership, though details of the service are still extremely limited. Here's what will be revealed: The service will ...
Netflix And Disney Butt Heads Over The DVD Rental Window
on 6.11.12
While movie studios including Disney, Warner Brothers, Fox and others are trying to implement rental windows, rental companies such as Netflix and Redbox are looking to bypass them. The rental window is a time period between the day the DVDs go on sale and the day the rental companies can rent them out. Netflix has entered ...
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