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Purveyor

(29,876 posts) Sun Oct 5, 2014, 06:08 PM Oct 2014

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Redbox, Verizon Shutting Down Streaming Service

Verizon and Redbox's parent company Outerwall have announced that they will shut down streaming service Redbox Instant.

Redbox Instant has struggled to compete with big-name rivals Netflix and Amazon, and it will cease operating from Tuesday

The companies said in a statement: "The joint venture partners made this decision after careful consideration.

"The service had not been as successful as either partner hoped it would be."

The statement also indicated that subscribers will receive details of how to obtain their refunds shortly.

Read more: http://www.digitalspy.com/tech/news/a601403/redbox-verizon-shutting-down-streaming-service.html#~oRRcC8Mf1L57bw#ixzz3FJL77kdn

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Redbox, Verizon Shutting Down Streaming Service (Original Post) Purveyor Oct 2014 OP

Good. Maybe now that damned Redbox ad that has been stuck on my PS3 for a year will go away. CBGLuthier Oct 2014 #1

Agreed! yeoman6987 Oct 2014 #2

+1 zappaman Oct 2014 #3

Redbox had a streaming service? NV Whino Oct 2014 #4

Very awkward user interface exboyfil Oct 2014 #5

Who wants to stream a movie in the supermarket? (nt) Nye Bevan Oct 2014 #6

CBGLuthier

(12,723 posts)

1. Good. Maybe now that damned Redbox ad that has been stuck on my PS3 for a year will go away.

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Sun Oct 5, 2014, 06:24 PM

Oct 2014

Their service really sucked anyway. Not competitive in the least.

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)

2. Agreed!

Reply to CBGLuthier (Reply #1)

Sun Oct 5, 2014, 07:15 PM

Oct 2014

zappaman

(20,606 posts)

3. +1

Reply to CBGLuthier (Reply #1)

Sun Oct 5, 2014, 07:18 PM

Oct 2014

NV Whino

(20,886 posts)

4. Redbox had a streaming service?

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Sun Oct 5, 2014, 07:55 PM

Oct 2014

Who knew? Um, maybe that was part of the problem.

exboyfil

(17,865 posts)

5. Very awkward user interface

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Sun Oct 5, 2014, 08:23 PM

Oct 2014

I did enjoy some of the older horror movies they seemed to have that Amazon or Netflix did not have. I gave it up after the free trial expired.

Nye Bevan

(25,406 posts)

6. Who wants to stream a movie in the supermarket? (nt)

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Sun Oct 5, 2014, 10:36 PM

Oct 2014

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