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Redbox Acquires NCR, Blockbuster Express For Up To $100 Million
Coinstar, the company behind DVD-kiosk service Redbox, today announced it had acquired NCR for as much as $100 million. NCR, once the central rival to Redbox through its Blockbuster Express brand, operates roughly 10,000 movie-rental kiosks throughout the country which will now come under Redbox and Coinstar’s control. They boast more locations than McDonald’s and [...]
2012: Chevy Super Bowl Commercial
Zach Borst, a 26-year-old filmmaker from Long Island, N.Y., wrote, produced and assembled a one-minute ad about a graduate getting a Chevrolet Camaro as a gift for a Chevrolet competition. When you see it, you’ll realize why Chevy picked it to air in the upcoming Super Bowl to an audience of 110 million people. Borst [...]
Photo Of The Week
Firefighters rescue a family from a car dangling over a bridge after a fiery crash on Highway 101, California, US.
VIDEO: Twilight Airplane Landing At LAX
This is a cockpit view landing approach of a commercial airliner at Los Angeles airport (30 minutes compressed into 3 minutes, which is 10 X faster than normal speed.) A very colorful and unique perspective of the city lights from the cockpit of a commercial jet as it makes some final turns before landing at [...]
Very Cool Extreme Sports Video
A compilation of the most awesome bicycle, snowboard, ski, snowmobile, parkour, diving, rallycar and skate sports clips of 2011.
iPitch: Apple Prepares Bid For TV Rights
Apple could be set to rush soccer broadcasting into a new era with a revolutionary, multi-billion dollar bid for television rights to the English Premier League. The technology giant is interested in acquiring exclusive rights to screen EPL games in England when the next package (for the 2013-2016 seasons) is tendered. The Cupertino, Calif., company [...]
