Redbox Instant by Verizon available to public by March

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We’ve been waiting and waiting for our Redbox Instant beta access here at GeekWire and are wondering when we’ll receive our invitation. But now we know for sure that the service will be here, at the very least, in two months. Redbox Instant by Verizon CEO Shawn Strickland told reporters this morning at the CES… Read More…

Redbox Instant by Verizon rolled out to beta testers

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Last week, Redbox parent Coinstar and Verizon announced more details about their joint venture streaming video service, and now the service is being rolled out in a private beta. You can sign up here. Redbox Instant’s invitation-only beta product offers unlimited streaming of thousands of movies at $8 per month — free for the first month… Read More…

Hulu’s revenue up 65 percent to $695M in 2012, doubles paid subscribers to 3 million

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Based on the numbers, things are going very well at Hulu. The streaming video company released its 2012 results today and this year, the company will post $695 million in revenue, up 65 percent from last year. Hulu now has three million paying Hulu Plus subscribers and the number of Hulu Plus subscribers has more than… Read More…