According to published reports, Netflix Inc. is cutting more than 285 part-time jobs at two of its distribution centers in California.
The reports indicate that 160 workers in Fremont and 125 in Santa Ana, CA will loose their jobs as Netflix moves to automated DVD mailer processing systems.
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Netflix Slashes 285 Part-Time Jobs
NCR Deploying BLOCKBUSTER Express Kiosks at QuikTrip
NCR Corporation announced that it will deploy BLOCKBUSTER Express kiosks in nearly all 555 QuikTrip convenience stores in nine states: Arizona, Illinois, Iowa, Georgia, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas.
Public Media Works Seeks to Acquire Videomatic Canada
Public Media Works, Inc. announced that it has signed a Letter of Intent to acquire Mediamatic Ventures, Inc. (dba Videomatic Canada), based in Cochrane, Alberta, Canada.
According to the statement, Videomatic Canada has the second largest Canadian network of kiosks that rent and sell DVD movies and video games. The companies anticipate the definitive agreement for [...]
BLOCKBUSTER Express Expands Across Tennessee and Kentucky
NCR Corporation announced the expansion of BLOCKBUSTER Express-branded DVD kiosks across Tennessee and Kentucky to nearly 100 Daily’s Convenience Stores.
BLOCKBUSTER Express Rolls Out at MAPCO Express
NCR Corporation announced the expansion of BLOCKBUSTER Express-branded DVD kiosks in Tennessee and the mid-South with a deployment at MAPCO Express, Inc. convenience stores.
Movie Gallery Canada Closing All 181 Stores
Movie Gallery Canada, Inc. announced that it will be liquidating inventory and other assets at all of its Movie Gallery and VHQ stores over the next six to eight weeks.
According to the statement, all of its stores are scheduled to close on or before July 31, 2010, with the exact timing of individual store closures [...]
Paramount and redbox Extend Multi-Year License Agreement
Paramount Home Entertainment Inc. (PHE) and Redbox Automated Retail, LLC (redbox) announced that Paramount exercised its option to extend its revenue sharing license agreement, providing redbox access to PHE DVD and Blu-ray titles to rent at its approximately 22,000 kiosk locations on the same day they are released in the sell-through market.
Movie Gallery Canada Closing 131 Stores
Movie Gallery Canada announced that it will be closing 131 Movie Gallery and VHQ stores throughout Canada beginning Saturday, June 12, 2010.
According to the statement, consumers can expect to find everything in the closing stores, including DVD and Blu-ray movies, video games and store fixtures at discounts beginning at up to 30% off. The store [...]
EntertainmentXpress Rolls DVD Kiosks Into Pizza Hut
EntertainmentXpress announced that it has begun rolling out its DVD digital entertainment platform in various Pizza Hut locations operated by Aurora Huts LLC of Mars, Pennsylvania.
BLOCKBUSTER Express Heads for Texas
NCR Corporation announced the first major introduction of BLOCKBUSTER Express-branded DVD-rental kiosks in Texas through the replacement of kiosks at 105 Tom Thumb and Randalls stores in Dallas, Houston and Austin.
According to the statement, BLOCKBUSTER Express kiosks have already been deployed in some area locations. Tom Thumb and Randalls stores will receive their BLOCKBUSTER Express [...]
ELO Media Announces DVMatic 600 ADA Kiosk
ELO Media announced it is now shipping its next generation DVD rental kiosk, the DVMatic 600 ADA.
BLOCKBUSTER Express Rolls Out at Kwik Trip
NCR Corporation announced it will deploy BLOCKBUSTER Express kiosks in more than 300 Kwik Trip convenience stores throughout Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin, increasing BLOCKBUSTER Express availability in the Midwest in addition to existing presence in markets such as Chicago, Detroit and Indianapolis.
According to the statement, “Kwik Trip stores take pride in offering customers immediate access [...]
Redbox Celebrates 25K DVD Rental Kiosks
Redbox and Flextronics announced that they have reached production of 25,000 redbox DVD rental kiosks.
According to the statement, each fully automated redbox kiosk holds 630 DVDs, representing up to 200 of the newest movie releases and allows consumers to use a touch screen to select their movies, swipe a valid credit or debit card and [...]
Public Media Works Completes Deal With EntertainmentXpress
Public Media Works, Inc. announced that it has completed its share exchange agreement with EntertainmentXpress, Inc.
According to the statement, under the terms of the share exchange agreement, as of the closing on May 4, 2010, Public Media Works has acquired the outstanding stock of EntertainmentXpress in exchange for Public Media Works’ agreement to issue 13,685,755 [...]
Global Axcess Signs DVD Rental Kiosk Agreement
Global Axcess Corp announced that it has signed a three-year agreement with a major grocery chain, to initially install 300 new DVD kiosk locations that can grow by 20% or more locations.