You long says that Redbox, the company behind these kiosks rent DVDs for $ 1 at night, to extend their brand online, but its President officially confirmed yesterday that it will be offering a service that could compete against Netflix video streaming.
The big question now is who will partner with Redbox to get the service up and running, rather than building a massive infrastructure itself. Amazon.com may be the obvious choice, especially since it seems to already be preparing for a streaming service of your subscription. But Walmart is another option, especially since its acquisition of Vudu has already flows hardware devices.
Massive growth of redbox appears to be slowing down, perhaps because more and more people are watching videos online DVD rental. Another looming question is how the new service could assemble the contents that could not only compete with Netflix offer, but also provide a viable alternative.
What would it take to be a Redbox service that makes you go from Netflix streaming? Or subscribe to Redbox if you belong to Netflix already? Let us know in the comments section.
Sean Portnoy is a freelance technology journalist.
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