Articles about Outerwall

CEO of Redbox and Coinstar maker Outerwall out as businesses split into separate enterprises following acquisition

Outerwall, the Bellevue-based operator of Redbox movie rental kiosks and Coinstar coin counting machines, said this week its deal to be… Read More

Redbox and Coinstar maker Outerwall agrees to $1.6B buyout from private equity firm

Outerwall, the Bellevue-based operator of Redbox movie rental kiosks and Coinstar coin counting machines, today announced that it has entered… Read More

Report: Redbox tests another streaming service, two years after axing digital subscription program

Redbox is testing a new streaming service with a small group of customers called Redbox Digital, Variety reported on Thursday. The… Read More

Report: Redbox getting back into video streaming with Redbox Digital service

Redbox is reportedly getting back into the video streaming game with a new service called Redbox Digital. The move, reported in… Read More

Redbox and Coinstar parent Outerwall to ‘explore strategic and financial alternatives,’ hinting at possible sale

Outerwall, the Bellevue, Wash.-based parent company of Coinstar, Redbox and other automated kiosks, says it “has initiated a process to explore strategic and… Read More

Analysts: Redbox might be dying, but this week’s 29% stock drop was an overreaction

Redbox may be dying, but it’s not dead yet. And that creates opportunity. That’s the key message from several stock market analysts who… Read More

Redbox-owner Outerwall pays $18M to acquire gadget trade-in site Gazelle

Outerwall, the Bellevue-based parent company of kiosk businesses including DVD rental service Redbox and change counter Coinstar, has acquired Boston-based gadget… Read More

Analyst calls ecoATM a failure, Outerwall takes $85.9M impairment charge on electronics kiosk business

EcoATM, a maker of in-store kiosks where shoppers recycle used phones, tablets and other electronics, is a failure, according to an… Read More

Former Clearwire CEO Erik Prusch takes top job at Outerwall, owner of Redbox

Outerwall, the company known for operating Coinstar and Redbox kiosks, announced on Friday it has named former Clearwire chief Erik… Read More

Outerwall shuts down Redbox kiosks in Canada, beats Q4 earnings expectations

As part of its fourth quarter earnings report today, Outerwall said it is shutting down its Redbox DVD rental kiosks… Read More

Outerwall CEO resigns, stock spirals as board declares time for leadership change

Management changes continue at Outerwall, operator of the Coinstar coin counting and Redbox movie and game rental kiosks. Today, the… Read More

What Redbox learned from its short-lived movie streaming venture

LAS VEGAS — Outerwall Inc., the parent company of businesses including Coinstar and Redbox, is here at CES for the first time… Read More

Coinstar and Redbox have a new sister: Outerwall pilots ‘SAMPLEit’ kiosks

LAS VEGAS — Outerwall Inc., the parent company of businesses including Coinstar and Redbox, has quietly been piloting a new line… Read More

The best and worst performing tech stocks of 2014 in the Seattle area

It was a busy year for publicly-traded tech companies in the Seattle region, with plenty of winners and losers. The… Read More

Redbox boosts prices for DVD, video game and Blu-ray rentals

It’s going to get a little more expensive to rent DVDs, games and Blu-ray discs from your neighborhood Redbox kiosk.… Read More

Redbox revenues tumble 11 percent, company blames ‘weak release’ schedule from Hollywood

Bad movies. That’s in essence what caused weak revenues at Redbox during the third quarter, with the movie rental service’s… Read More

Outerwall profits up as Redbox sees 200M rentals in Q1

Bellevue-based Outerwall today posted its first quarter earnings and saw revenues increase by 4.7 percent to $600 million. Outerwall, the… Read More

Turn old gift cards into cash: Outerwall plans expansion of Coinstar Exchange kiosks

If you’re like most Americans, you’ve got a healthy supply of gift cards piled up in your purse, wallet or… Read More

Former Warner Bros. executive named Redbox president

A former Warner Bros. Home Entertainment executive, Mark Horak, has been named president of Redbox this afternoon as the video… Read More

Redbox president exits as parent Outerwall cuts 251 jobs and drops three new ventures

Redbox president Anne Saunders has left the job after a little more than a year in the role — one… Read More

Shares of Redbox parent jump after hedge fund discloses large stake, encourages sale

Shares of Outerwall, the Bellevue company best known for its Coinstar coin counting machines and Redbox movie rental kiosks, jumped… Read More

Redbox now has 50% of the physical rental market as Outerwall posts increasing profit

Redbox parent Outerwall, the Bellevue-based company formerly known as Coinstar, announced today that Redbox now has 50 percent of the physical… Read More

Redbox parent Outerwall buying ecoATM kiosk company for $350M

Outerwall, the Bellevue-based company formerly known as Coinstar, is buying ecoATM, a San Diego company that makes automated kiosks for buying… Read More