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With forty two DVD kiosks now in operation, The Movie Booth is gaining a foothold in the UK and Irish DVD rental market. The company installs their DVD machines into retail stores and base their business model on offering price and convenience to consumers.
Individual kiosks are managed by a number of operators across the [...]

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Since launching in the 80’s, Blockbuster has been synonymous with renting movies.  However, the company now finds itself on the brink of bankruptcy and may be forced to close stores across the globe as a result.  With debts of £635 and a share price that has dropped to 32 cents per share, the company is [...]

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A revolutionary new DVD vending service which has recently launched in Southern Co-Operative and Scotmid stores in Portsmouth and Edinburgh is set to allow the people of the cities to use the latest technology to watch their favourite films.

The Movie Booth are the UK’s leading distributor of DVD vending kiosks and have [...]

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Today’s postal strikes are set to cause misery for many British businesses.  However, few operations will be as affected by the strikes as the hugely popular Lovefilm, who offer a rental-by-post movie DVD rental service.  The company are set to face postal misery due to their reliance on the Royal Mail network, and some of [...]

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The credit crunch has forced retailers to use every business opportunity available to maximise revenue streams.  This has led to retailers streamlining operations and tightening budgets.  However, opportunities have also arisen for retailers to diversify products and services to generate new income sources.

A notable example of this appeared recently with news that Tesco [...]

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What you MUST know about the DVD rental industry…
We’ve recently spent a considerable amount of time compiling an in-depth report on the DVD rental market. You can get a copy of the full report by calling us on 0800 0434723 (UK) or 1800 932903 (Ire.).
The  report  gives  you a complete insight into market growth and [...]

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The ongoing doom and gloom in the financial world has led to many people being forced to change their spending habits.  However, a state of the art machine that has recently been installed in Lancaster and is the first of its kind in the county will enable local residents and shoppers to join many people [...]

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DVD rental kiosk growth in the United States has been nothing short of phenomenal in the past 18 months and the company leading the market – Redbox – are the most talked about company in the worldwide home entertainment sector at present.  In the USA, the concept has grown to the extent that [...]

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Movie Kiosk Launches in Enniskillen
 
The growth of DVD vending kiosks in Ireland continues tomorrow with the launch of a DVD machine in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland.  The state of the art machine will be installed in Donaldson’s in Enniskillen and is the third of its kind in Northern Ireland. The Movie Booth hope this will enable credit-crunched local residents [...]

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In a further display of the growing strength of the DVD rental kiosk industry and the general benefit of this business opportunity, Sony have announced a deal to partner with US DVD kiosk leadert Redbox.  Full details of the news are below…
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has signed a multiyear distribution agreement with Redbox Automated Retail [...]

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