Seeing a movie as soon as it’s released on Blu-Ray just became a little bit easier.
Redbox has announced that it extended its distribution deal with Universal, meaning that the previous 28-day window between when a movie is released for home purchase and when it’s made available for Redbox rental has been eliminated, Engadget reports.
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The deal matches similar deals that the rental kiosk has with other film studios, including Lionsgate and Sony, which both have same-day licensing agreements with Redbox. Warner and Fox have a week-long window before movies are made available at the kiosks. Meanwhile, Disney has been a bit tougher, and the rental company is currently facing a lawsuit after selling digital download codes that came with the Disney movies it had purchased.
The same-day release agreement with Universal will apply to both the physical locations as well as Redbox’s streaming service.
