North Americans still prefer renting movies on DVD and Blu-ray discs – to the tune of a whopping $5.6 billion last year. This is phenomenally exciting news for DVD Rental kiosk Owners, Operators, Franchisees and Licensees. Why? Because now you have the answer to the frequently posed question: What About Netflix? The answer is Movies on Disc Rental – $5.6 billion. Netflix – $3.2 billion. TKO. Reliable measurement sources confirm that disc rentals through retail outlets and kiosks vastly outweigh subscription video-on-demand services. (Check out a detailed Rentrak article in the News section www.signifi.com/kiosks/news.) The kiosk rental margin may be low, but the volume continues to grow. It is estimated that during 2012, consumers will spend 4.3 billion hours watching movies on DVD and Blu-ray discs. That translates to $11.1 billion versus only $1.7 billion in digital movie consumption. It's interesting to note that about 60% of Netflix’s streaming subscribers are reportedly watching TV programming rather than movies. Who wouldn’t want to get a piece of this action?

So it took the combined genius of Dr. Seuss and Disney to deliver the first big blockbuster of the year. According to the first weekend's opening take, this Lorax is one popular animated movie! And talk about brilliant casting: from Taylor Swift and Zac Efron all the way to the classic Betty White... these smart moviemakers have covered the gamut of target audiences with their savvy choices.   So while its popularity means we may have to wait a bit for a DVD rental release, there's no question it will keep our kiosks humming when it arrives. It will be a film that the kids will want to see over and over, and parents won't mind one bit.  

We’ve got the groundhog, the robin and the tulip to let us know that spring is surely just around the corner. What omens do we use for business? How can we tell what industry is emerging and going strong? What’s the best way to gauge the potential success of a business investment?

Sometimes, our customers become our best advertisements: we all know that nothing shouts success like success!

No business is recession-proof. In challenging economic times, with many consumers deep in debt and struggling to make ends meets, it’s easy to shy away from anything new, different and remotely uncertain.

The recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas was a big hit. Everything is getting smaller, thinner and faster, and touchscreen technology is everywhere.

An attractive, eye-catching DVD Rental kiosk will get attention. The biggest considerations for its success are 1) where it’s placed; 2) how well it can be seen and 3) the volume of consumer traffic it enjoys. How well the LCD screen on every Signifi DVD and Game Rental kiosk is used can also make a huge difference; it’s a real magnet for advertising revenue.

There was a time when it was easy to segment your entertainment market. In the sixties, all of North American would have their Sunday-night TVs tuned to Ed Sullivan at 8 pm. In the seventies, those same eyes were glued to the final episode of M*A*S*H. We basically watched what movies and TV shows the networks chose to air, on their schedule. And enjoyed Saturday matinees and date nights at the movies.

Redbox's DVD rental kiosks are attracting movie lovers fed up with Netflix's video subscription service. But now Redbox's owner, Coinstar Inc., is risking its own customer backlash by raising its prices, the same move that triggered Netflix's recent loss of 800,000 U.S. subscribers.

The Gamer addresses mass merchandiser dilemma of inventory and shrinkage management within retail environment, while winning over customers with intuitive touchscreen browsing, easy dispensing and online game reservations   Mississauga, ON – Signifi Solutions Inc. continues to push the envelope within the automated retailing sector with the launch of The Gamer, a new games retail kiosk, slated for the end of this month. This self-service solution joins the line-up of next-generation kiosks designed,