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Verizon-Redbox deal joins crowded field

Originally published: February 8, 2012 9:38 AM
Updated: February 8, 2012 10:54 AM
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Quick ReadVerizon-Redbox deal adds to growing field of online video-viewing choices.

The film quot;True Gritquot; is shown as one

Photo credit: AP Photo | The film "True Grit" is shown as one of the titles available on Wal-Mart's video-streaming service.

A new Internet streaming venture built around Redbox's DVD-rental kiosks adds to a crowded field of online video-viewing services dominated by Netflix.

In announcing the new venture Monday, Verizon Communications Inc. and Redbox's parent company, Coinstar Inc., did not say what types of content will be available or how much the service will cost when it starts in the second half of this year.

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