LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cut-rate rental DVD kiosk operator Redbox says that it has renewed a deal to carry movies made by Universal Pictures 28 days after discs are made available for sale.
The deal announced Thursday extends through August 2014 a pact first made in April 2010.
Hollywood studios have differing views of how long Redbox, a subsidiary of Coinstar Inc., must wait after discs are released for sale.
Time Warner Inc.’s Warner Bros. said in January that it would not sell Redbox discs for rental until 56 days after they are released for sale, doubling the delay from a previous deal in a bid to encourage purchases.
But Redbox has been able get the discs through other sources, so now Warner Bros.’ titles are available seven days after release.
