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Failed streaming service Redbox Instant to shut down on Tuesday

article published on 5 October, 2014

Redbox Instant, the streaming service built as a joint venture by Verizon and Redbox, is going the way of the dodo. The company's service will shut down at 11:59 PM PST on Tuesday, and users can continue to stream films or use kiosk credits for the next couple of days. In their release, the company confirmed that the streaming service was a failure, explaining that "the service is ... [ read the full article ]

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sternrulez
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_ 		6. October 2014 @ 07:29 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I can't say that I didn't see this coming, as prior stories hinted at the problems they were having, but honestly I won't miss it very much. Compared to Amazon, their selection of 'subscription' movies were sadly lacking. The only good part was the 4 free rental credits each month, but even with that, our past several trips (or browsing the app) to The Box ended up being fruitless...either we had already seen their 'new releases', had no desire to see any of them, or my girlfriend wasn't into seeing what I wanted to that night.
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g_slide
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_ 		6. October 2014 @ 13:49 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I bet Netflix is laughing all the way to the bank with this.
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