TV Shows Absent from Redbox/Verizon's Netflix Rival at Launch

Joint venture between telco and Coinstar to debut streaming plan starting at $8

By Todd Spangler, Multichannel News -- Broadcasting & Cable, 12/12/2012 1:34:55 PM

Verizon Communications and Coinstar's Redbox expect to debut a movies-only Internet streaming service later this month -- priced starting at $8, the same as Netflix -- but initially the Redbox Instant by Verizon will lack any TV show content and far fewer movies than Netflix.

The unlimited streaming-video plan will include about 5,500 movies from Warner Bros. and Epix -- the premium cable network owned by Paramount Pictures, MGM and Lionsgate -- plus four nights of DVD rentals available at Redbox's 36,000-plus kiosks nationwide for $8 per month. For Blu-ray Disc rentals, the service is $9 per month.

When Verizon and Coinstar announced the JV in February, they said the service would provide TV shows, as well as movies, available on multiple devices. Netflix claims to offer more than 100,000 titles, including a broad selection of television series.

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