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With news that Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) may be hiding more than $3.6 billion in debt off its books, both subscribers and investors may be thinking about other options. Citigroup (NYSE: C), in its recently released report on Netflix, remained positive on the stock, though it did mention that...

Netflix can run but it can't hide from Redbox's continued growth and expansion. This time the DVD rental service, which is owned and operated by Coinstar (NASDAQ: CSTR), is bringing its famed kiosks to Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) stores all across Canada. According to The Globe and Mail, Redbox has also...

Insiders may sell shares for any number of reasons, but there is really only one reason insiders buy shares of a company -- they believe the stock price will move higher and they want to profit from it. Pullbacks and sell-offs provide a perfect opportunity for investors who have faith in a company...

Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) is scheduled to report its first-quarter 2012 results tomorrow, April 19, before the markets open. Verizon ended 2011 with improving top and bottom lines. Its wireless business remained healthy, with strong gross subscriber additions. The company also reduced its...

2012 has been the year of new streaming video services. Coinstar's (NASDAQ: CSTR) Redbox and Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) announced earlier this month that they will partner up to launch a new service to challenge the market leader Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX). In addition, just two days ago...

Should consumers spend $4.99 a month on Comcast's debut streaming-only video service? Over the past decade, Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) began to roll out an impeccable new service to its subscribers called Comcast On Demand. The service was one of the first of its kind, allowing cable users to click...

DVD sales are already in the toilet. By 2017, DVD rentals might be as well. Earlier this week, Coinstar (NASDAQ: CSTR) and Verizon (NYSE: VZ) sent shockwaves through the video rental community when the two corporations announced an unprecedented deal to launch a new streaming video service while...

Has the change-counting kiosk maker come up with the perfect formula for video renting success? For roughly two decades, when consumers wanted to rent a movie, they went to Blockbuster Video. There were other video chains in the mix as well, such as Family Video and Hollywood Video. But it was...

Streaming video may be the future, but most companies have forgotten that we are living in the present. As most Benzinga readers are now aware, Verizon (NYSE: VZ) and Coinstar (NASDAQ: CSTR) have teamed up to destroy the nation's video rental service: Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX). In addition to this...

What do Verizon and Coinstar need to make this venture a groundbreaking success? For starters, a little groundbreaking content would be nice. While it might be too much to ask, Verizon (NYSE: VZ) could go the route of Starz, HBO, Showtime, and other cable networks and develop a few exclusive shows...

Two companies have a message for the nation's largest streaming video site: you're screwed! Verizon (NYSE: VZ), the cellular giant that many expected to acquire Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), has seemingly found a way to build a better video empire: by teaming up with Coinstar (NASDAQ: CSTR). It's an...

There will be plenty more quarterly reports this week for analysts and traders to peruse. On the schedule are Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), Hasbro (NASDAQ: HAS), PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP), Time Warner (NYSE: TWX), Visa (NYSE: V), Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS), Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFM) and Yum! Brands (NYSE:...