Jens Molbak‘s decision to build Coinstar — a startup that would become a billion-dollar international coin recycling business — was driven by his Danish family’s values and his own impatience.… Read More
Seattle-based cryptocurrency startup Coinme raised $10 million in new funding from existing investors, the company confirmed to GeekWire. Coinme allows customers to buy and sell bitcoin with cash at more… Read More
Coinstar, the maker of kiosks that turn loose change into cash and gift cards, has partnered with cryptocurrency ATM startup Coinme to let users buy bitcoin. The Seattle-based companies said… Read More
Coinstar is known for its kiosks that count coins. But now the machines will also offer a bill pay service thanks to a partnership with Seattle startup doxo. Bellevue, Wash.-based… Read More
Outerwall, the Bellevue-based operator of Redbox movie rental kiosks and Coinstar coin counting machines, said this week its deal to be acquired by Apollo Global Management has closed. As part of the… Read More
Ellen DeGeneres took Michelle Obama to a CVS Pharmacy to prepare the first lady for life after the White House, and one of the first things the pair did was… Read More
Outerwall, the Bellevue, Wash.-based parent company of Coinstar, Redbox and other automated kiosks, says it “has initiated a process to explore strategic and financial alternatives to maximize shareholder value” — raising the possibility,… Read More
Outerwall, the company known for operating Coinstar and Redbox kiosks, announced on Friday it has named former Clearwire chief Erik Prusch as the company’s new CEO. He’ll be the latest… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Outerwall Inc., the parent company of businesses including Coinstar and Redbox, has quietly been piloting a new line of kiosks called SAMPLEit, dispensing beauty and cosmetics product samples… Read More
Bellevue-based Outerwall today posted its first quarter earnings and saw revenues increase by 4.7 percent to $600 million. Outerwall, the parent company to the Redbox, Coinstar, and ecoATM device recycling kiosks, also reported profits… Read More
If you’re like most Americans, you’ve got a healthy supply of gift cards piled up in your purse, wallet or kitchen cabinet. In fact, some reports indicate that as many… Read More
A former Warner Bros. Home Entertainment executive, Mark Horak, has been named president of Redbox this afternoon as the video service expands beyond its DVD rental kiosks into the world… Read More
Redbox parent Outerwall, the Bellevue-based company formerly known as Coinstar, announced today that Redbox now has 50 percent of the physical rental market for movies. Outerwall also posted its second quarter… Read More
Bellevue-based Coinstar, which operates coin counting and movie rental kiosks, is considering a corporate name change to Outerwall. The new name is meant to “signify innovation and pushing the walls… Read More
Editor’s Note: Nerd Notes is GeekWire’s roundup of random geekiness from around the globe. National Day of Unplugging (NDU): Beginning tonight at sunset, and ending 24 hours later, citizens across the… Read More
The digital and physical worlds are colliding, and Coinstar is poised to take advantage of the trend. The latest example is today’s news that the Bellevue-based coin-counting kiosk operator plans… Read More
Shares of Coinstar, the Bellevue operator of the coin-counting kiosks and Redbox movie rental service, fell more than four percent today after CEO Paul Davis unexpectedly announced plans to retire… Read More
First DVDs, then coffee, and as recently as last week, streaming video. Now, Redbox is entering the live event arena. The unit of Bellevue-based Coinstar is now offering tickets to… Read More
Sometimes people announce new jobs with an email, or a LinkedIn update. Seattle entrepreneur Buster Benson, the former Amazon.com developer who co-founded Rob0t Co-op, announced his new gig by posting… Read More
A few months ago, the tech blogosphere exploded after rumors emerged that Amazon.com was considering opening physical retail stores. Since those reports, we haven’t heard a peep about whether the… Read More
A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to stop by Coinstar’s annual analyst day, checking out some of the Bellevue company’s latest kiosk inventions. It was a fun day,… Read More
Earlier this week, I popped by Coinstar’s analyst day in Bellevue to get an inside look at some of the company’s latest R&D efforts. The maker of the Redbox DVD… Read More
Coinstar may be best known for its automated coin-counting machines and Redbox movie rental kiosks. But based on what we saw today at the company’s analyst day in Bellevue, they’ve… Read More
Movie streaming and digital downloads may be rising in popularity, but it looks like many of us aren’t quite yet ready to give up on good old-fashioned DVDs — even… Read More
Coinstar will seek to build on the success of its Redbox $1 movie rental kiosks with a line of automated machines that dispense coffee “that tastes pretty close to a cup… Read More
It has been a very busy day at Coinstar. The Bellevue maker of coin-counting machines already announced a strategic partnership between its Redbox video rental business and Verizon. Now, the company… Read More
Coinstar’s Redbox unit and telecom giant Verizon have formed a new joint venture that will combine online movies and DVD rentals in a unified subscription service for consumers. The companies announced the… Read More
Redbox is raising prices on DVD rentals from $1 to $1.20 due to higher operating costs associated with debit card fees. It marks the first time in eight years that… Read More
We’ve been tracking some departures, appointments and even new office space in the Pacific Northwest tech industry in recent days. Here are a few notable Tech Moves: Avvo, the online… Read More
Coming soon to the front stoop of your local 7-Eleven: Master Chief and Mario. Redbox, the movie-rental subsidiary of Bellevue-based Coinstar, is rolling out video games to more than 21,000… Read More
