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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...

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...

Coinstar (NASDAQ: CSTR) is scheduled to report third-quarter 2011 results Thursday, October 27, after the closing bell. The company's Redbox self-service DVD-rental business seems well positioned to pick up some of those customers who continue to abandon Netflix's (NASDAQ: NFLX) DVD-by-mail service...

The shares of Netlix (NASDAQ: NFLX) have been under a heavy pressure within the past two months and the subscribers seem to be abandoning the once beloved video service. As a result, Benzinga contacted some of Netlix' competitors today to find out, if the company's recent price increase has had a...

Coinstar (NASDAQ: CSTR) is scheduled to report its second-quarter 2011 results Thursday, July 28, after the markets close. Coinstar's Redbox DVD rental business may ultimately benefit from Netflix's (NASDAQ: NFLX) recently announced price change, but for the second quarter, investors no doubt will...

Coinstar (NASDAQ: CSTR) brand Redbox is consistently driving traffic to McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) parking lots, according to a Piper Jaffray research report published today. In the report, Piper Jaffray states, "Satellite images of 1,123 different McDonald's restaurants (455 with Redbox kiosks)...

(TheStreet) -- Carl Icahn made a big bet when, as reports claim, he invested in one-third of Blockbuster's (BLOKA) debt. But what exactly does Icahn hope to gain from the once video giant gone bankrupt? The big bet is that Blockbuster will be able to emerge from bankruptcy with nearly no debt and a...

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) has struck an agreement with Nu Image/Millennium Films to stream first-run theatrical films during the “pay window” when those movies are usually found on premium TV channels. The film companies said that they would provide Netflix with 5-10 movies a year, generally a few...

Coinstar (CSTR) rose over 16% today gaining $6.15 a share to finish the day at $44.36. Coinstar is best known as the owner of the Redbox DVD kiosks. Coinstar's DVD business grew a whopping 70% in the last quarter. According to J. Scott Di Valerio, Coinstar's chief financial officer "The traction we...