Redbox Rents One Billionth Movie

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Redbox, the popular DVD rental kiosk provider and wholly-owned subsidiary of Coinstar, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTR), reached a major movie milestone today with the rental of its one billionth movie. "Clash of the Titans," rented from a redbox® location in Tampa, Florida, was the one billionth movie rented. The milestone occurs only six years after the popular red kiosks first debuted in Denver, Colo. Today, redbox has more than 24,000 convenient locations nationwide.

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Set your DVR: New premieres coming next week

Get your DVR ready, here are the new and returning shows for next week, starting Sunday Sep. 5:

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PLEX To Enable Next Generation of NETCAST™ Connected TV’S

San Francisco, CA & Berlin, Germany (IFA) – September 3, 2010 – Today, Plex (www.plexapp.com), a leading software provider of an open platform for media management and consumption, announced the availability of the newest version of Plex, the first open, three-screen media platform (PC, TV and mobile) designed to simplify and improve the way people experience personal, commercial and streaming content sources across a range of connected devices. Additionally, Plex revealed that LG Electronics will be integrating the Plex platform technology into its 2011 Netcast™ enabled HDTVs and Blu-ray devices, making media and applications accessible through a range of products.

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On Blu-ray next week, September 7

Coming next week on Blu-ray and DVD

Here are the movies you can Pre-Order or add to your Netflix queue for next week, Tuesday 9/7:

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Q2’10 TV Shipments Show Continued Growth, But Some Regions Weakening

SANTA CLARA, CALIF., August 31, 2010—Overall TV shipments continued to show resilience, bouncing back from dismal 2009 levels, but there were some indications of trouble in key markets. Global TV unit shipments rose 26% year-over-year (Y/Y) in Q2’10 to 56.2 million units, a 2% increase from Q1’10, according to the latest data published in the DisplaySearch Quarterly Global TV Shipment and Forecast Report. However the second-largest region worldwide, North America, had a 3% drop in TV shipments Y/Y after a weak 1% increase in Q1’10. In addition, China’s LCD TV market cooled off a bit, as unit shipments rose 31% Y/Y after triple-digit growth in 2009. This was less than the Chinese brands expected, as holiday sales were weaker than forecasted.

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On Blu-ray next week, August 31

Coming next week on Blu-ray and DVD

Here are the movies you can Pre-Order or add to your Netflix queue for next week, Tuesday 8/31:

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