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The stock is down 3.9% in initial after-hours trading. The maker of the Redbox DVD rental kiosks says that CEO Paul Davis — who has held the top job since 2009 — will retire in March, and be replaced by CFO J. Scott Di Valerio. The change comes as the company, in a joint venture with Verizon, begins to roll out a…

The stock price is up more than 8% at midday after the New York Post said that the owner of the Redbox DVD rental kiosks is talking about selling itself to “an undisclosed private-equity firm.” Coinstar has a market value of about $1.7B. Some may consider it a bargain at a price that’s less than 9 times its expected…

Coinstar CEO Paul Davis — whose company owns the Redbox DVD rental kiosks — appeared on CNBC today to discuss a venture that’s almost as important to folks in the media business: coffee. Coinstar shares were up 6% after Coinstar said that by year end it will roll out 500 kiosks under the brand name Rubi that will…

Web site TechCrunch appears to have filled in a key missing piece to the reports this week about Verizon’s plan to launch a digital service for movies and TV shows: The site says that much of the content would come from a partnership with Redbox. Beginning on May 28 the companies will offer consumers opportunities to…

UPDATE: Redbox To Unveil Streaming Plan As It Raises DVD Rentals To $1.20 A Night There was an underlying message in Redbox parent Coinstar’s presentation to analysts yesterday following its 3Q earnings report: Warner Bros, Universal, and Fox had better not double the delay period for providing DVDs to Redbox. Despite…

UPDATE, 3 PM: CEO Paul Davis says the Redbox price increase to $1.20 a night followed “several months of testing” and was designed to keep prices “as low as possible for consumers” as operating costs rise. The company says that the “vast majority” of transactions at its kiosks involve debit cards affected by the…