Los Angeles Times: Blockbuster Inc. has begun testing movie-rental kiosks at Papa John's pizza outlets and Family Dollar stores. Movies at the kiosks will be available for $1, less than the cost for rentals at regular Blockbuster stores. The Blockbuster Express kiosks, which are about the size of a vending machine and hold 250 movies, are in three Papa John's International Inc. locations and seven Family Dollar Stores Inc. outlets in the Lexington, Ky., area, said Karen Raskopf, a spokeswoman for Blockbuster. The kiosks may help Blockbuster fend off DVDPlay Inc. and redbox Automated Retail, which is jointly owned by McDonald's Corp. and Coinstar Inc. The two companies have lured customers from Blockbuster movie rental stores by offering $1 DVD rentals at supermarkets, drugstores and McDonald's restaurants.
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