Redbox Instant gains support for Xbox Live

Sorry, PlayStation 3 owners, your console doesn't get first dibs on Redbox Instant.

Redbox starts selling event tickets in L.A.

Recently launched Redbox Instant isn't the only thing Redbox is doing to expand its business beyond physical DVD and game rentals.

Redbox Instant by Verizon launching out of beta in March

Streaming movie service Redbox Instant by Verizon will fully launch to the public before the end of the first quarter, the venture's CEO said today at a CES 2013 breakfast.

Here’s what the Redbox Instant subscription service will cost you

The streaming/DVD rental subscription service from Verizon and Redbox is rumored to launch before the end of the year, and now we're finally hearing details about what it's going to cost.

Redbox & Sony reach DVD deal that ensures zero delay on new releases

DVD rental kiosk service Redbox has extended a distribution deal that will allow the company to continue renting movies from Sony Pictures to customers the same day they hit retail shelves.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Xbox 720, 3DS XL, and surviving the zombie apocalypse

If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best games stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.

Redbox reveals game rental stats and trends (exclusive infographic)

Last year, Redbox turned its sight on video game rentals in a big way, and has shared some recent stats from that endeavor with GamesBeat.

Extole turns regular customers into brand ambassadors, raises $10M

Nearly every company has a social presence these days, but personal recommendations are often a more powerful way to boost sales. If you’ve never heard about a company before, but your friend has, you’ll likely trust her opinion over that …

Verizon/Redbox video service will be subscription-based, offer a “competitive” content library

Top executives from Verizon and Redbox revealed more details about the new jointly-operated rental service announced earlier today.

The video rental service will allow people to access streaming video through Verizon, while also taking advantage of Redbox’s DVD and Blu-Ray …

Verizon and Redbox join forces on new video rental service

Verizon and Redbox are teaming up on a new video rental service that will directly compete with Netflix, the companies announced in a joint statement today.

The new service will allow people to access streaming video through Verizon, while also …

Redbox says no to 56-day delays on new Warner Bros. DVDs

Video-rental kiosk company Redbox is refusing a Warner Brothers request to make customers wait roughly two months before being able to rent a newly released WB movie on DVD, the company announced in a statement yesterday.

The statement is in …

Redbox launches daily trivia-based discounts

Redbox, the dollar-a-day DVD rental kiosk company, has launched a new promotion where customers can earn discounts by partaking in movie trivia.

The trivia is powered by Scene It?, the popular multiplayer trivia game, and can earn you up to …

Want to rent a new Warner Brothers DVD via Netflix? Prepare to wait longer

In an effort to boost lagging DVD sales, film studio Warner Brothers has decided to delay all new releases from becoming available through many popular movie rental services.

This means you’ll have to wait 56 days after a new Warner …

Redbox announces its most-rented movie of 2011

With 2011 in the bag, Coinstar-owned DVD rental company Redbox has revealed which movies were the most-rented, by genre, throughout all of last year.

If you’d like to watch the 5-minute video ceremony, complete with cheesy clip art (c’mon Redbox, …

Why a streaming movie service from Verizon & Redbox is bad news for Netflix

A Verizon streaming service has the potential to ruin Netflix’s domestic and international business aspirations — and quite possibly destroy the entire company.

On its own, Verizon doesn’t seem like a threat to other streaming video services. But now the …

Soaring RedBox lifts Coinstar profits, planning online streaming service

Video and game rental service RedBox is having a banner year, increasing the Q3 earnings of parent company Coinstar 90 percent, the company announced today in its earnings call.

Coinstar’s RedBox kiosks, located in grocery stores and other retail spots, …

Redbox jumps into video game rentals

Redbox, which runs several kiosks in stores that let individuals rent movie DVDs at cheap rates, announced Thursday that it is introducing video game rentals to around 21,000 of its kiosks.

The company had announced in April that it planned …