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Redbox extends free video game offer; offers free rental

March 6, 2012

Redbox, has extended a free video game rental offer through Thursday, and thrown-in a free DVD rental to boot, according to a story at moneyland.time.com.

Netflix CEO explains price hike, renames DVD service ‘Qwikster,’ adds video games

September 19, 2011

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings finally apologizes for the price hike two months ago and reveals that DVD (and now video game) rentals are going to be run by a new company called Qwikster.

Stone Sour to headline Tuesday’s Avalanche Tour at Von Braun Center

March 31, 2011

HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA -? The hard-rocking band Stone Sour has always been dark and intense, but their recording sessions in Nashville for 2010’s “Audio Secrecy” really pushed them over the edge. The group is performing in the monster Avalanche Tour at the Von Braun …

Huntsville police blotter: Thief takes cheeseburgers, cigarettes from car

February 19, 2011

Unless otherwise noted, the following incidents were reported to Huntsville police Thursday and Friday. File image HUNTSVILLE, Alabama — Unless otherwise noted, the following incidents were reported to Huntsville police Thursday and Friday. In items with incomplete addresses, police withheld the…

Baldwin County documentary series nears completion

January 4, 2011

BAY MINETTE, Alabama — A 5-year project to document two centuries of Baldwin County history with a series of almost 50 videos should wrap up this month, county officials said. Re-enactors fire a cannon during a commemoration of the Battle of Mobile Bay at Fort Morgan. (Chip English/Correspondent) …

Fairhope library seeks wartime stories for Veterans History Project

December 21, 2010

The Fairhope Public Library is seeking wartime memories — Baldwin County residents' experiences of World War II and the United States' conflicts in Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere. The friends and staff of the Fairhope Public Library wish to honor area veterans by preserving stories of …

Saraland man sentenced for pirating DVDs

December 20, 2010

A Saraland man got probation last week for pirating thousands of counterfeit videos. A Saraland man got probation last week for pirating thousands of counterfeit videos. Chief U.S. District Judge William Steele also ordered the defendant, Billy Doyle Hughes, to …

Huntsville Angel Tree program still has 300-plus unadopted kids

December 10, 2010

"Time is running out" to provide a happy Christmas morning for all those signed up. View full size Michael Mercier / The Huntsville Times Al Drost, a volunteer at the Salvation Army Angel Tree in Parkway Place Mall, helps Lindsey and Gann Faulkner pick out an Angel. HUNTSVILLE…

New on DVD and Blu-Ray

November 26, 2010

Shoot-em'-up “The Expendables” leads this week's pack of DVD and Blu-ray releases. Raphael Seth reports.

Netflix raises basic price $1 a month; says it will focus more on streaming

November 22, 2010

Movie rental company Netflix Inc. said today that it will shift its focus to streaming television shows and films online, a departure from its model built around sending DVDs to customers in the mail. Netflix said today that it is…

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