Redbox reached a new distribution deal with Universal Pictures to make the studio's Blu-ray Disc and DVD titles available for rental at Redbox kiosks the same day as retail sell-through dates.
The deal also makes Universal's movies available digitally through Redbox On Demand, which the company launched last week, via transactional video-on-demand rentals and electronic sell-through.
Under Redbox's previous pact with Universal, the kiosk operator had agreed to a 28-day window after home-video release to rent the studio's movies at its DVD kiosks.
The revised deal starts with January titles, which will include Tom Cruise-starrer "American Made" and comedy "Brad's Status," written and directed by Mike White and starring Ben Stiller, on Jan. 2, 2018.
Source: http://variety.com/2017/digital/news/redbox-universal-same-day-dvd-kiosk-rentals-1202647477/
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Phoenix666 on Thursday December 28 2017, @12:36PM (1 child)
Aristarchus, seriously, I say this with love: go outside and play. Running a multi-installment Offtopic sub-thread by yourself is not healthy.
Washington DC delenda est.
(Score: 2) by aristarchus on Thursday December 28 2017, @08:55PM
Point taken, Phoenix. Thanks.