{"id":5947,"date":"2014-10-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/2014\/10\/06\/verizon-redbox-pull-plug-on-streaming-service\/"},"modified":"2014-10-06T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-10-06T00:00:00","slug":"verizon-redbox-pull-plug-on-streaming-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/verizon-redbox-pull-plug-on-streaming-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Verizon, Redbox Pull Plug on Streaming Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\tOAKBOOK TERRACE: The online streaming service launched by DVD kiosk operator Redbox and telco Verizon in March of last year is being shuttered this week &quot;because it was not as successful as we hoped it would be,&quot; the companies said in a statement posted to the Redbox Instant website.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe plug is being pulled on the streaming platform at the end of the day tomorrow. Subscribers who paid for a full month of service after September 8, 2014, will be issued a refund of the monthly fee. The service says it is &quot;exploring options for customers who purchased electronic versions of on-demand movies.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe service came out of beta last March. For a monthly fee it provided streaming access to movies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OAKBOOK TERRACE: The online streaming service launched by DVD kiosk operator Redbox and telco Verizon in March of last year is being shuttered this week &quot;because it was not as successful as we hoped it would be,&quot; the companies said in a statement posted to the Redbox Instant website. 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