Hoyts Kiosk
Hoyts Kiosk, previously known as Oovie, was an Australian company that specialised in the rental of DVDs and Blu-ray Discs via Automated Retail kiosks. In 2013, Hoyts Kiosk had over 500 kiosks in Australia, located in every state and territory except South Australia, with more than 250,000 active customers.[1]
| Type | Subsidiary of Hoyts |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail/DVD rental |
| Fate | sold and rebranded |
| Successor | Video Ezy |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Defunct | 2018 |
| Headquarters | Sydney |
Area served | Australia |
| Website | HoytsKiosk.com.au |
Kiosks were located at grocery stores, shopping centres, convenience stores, and fast food restaurants.
History
Oovie was launched as Instant DVD by Sydney-based entrepreneurs Andrew Evetts and Ian O'Rourke. In October 2009 they sold the business to Hoyts who rebranded the company as Oovie.[2]
In November 2017, Hoyts Kiosk was acquired by Video Ezy Express and all its machines were rebranded.[3][4]
Kiosk design and operation
Customers could choose a DVD at any kiosk, or select and reserve online for collection at a kiosk. DVDs could be returned to any kiosk in Australia.[5] Movies had to be returned by 9 pm the following day or a further day's rental was charged.
See also
References
- Cameron, Nadia (25 March 2013). "Tech in marketing: Personalising email-based customer communication". cmo.com.au. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
- Murfett, Andrew (13 February 2010). "Boom in DVD rentals is one out of the box". theage.com.au. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
- "Thanks for visiting Hoytskiosk.com.au". Video Ezy. Archived from the original on 26 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- Duke, Jennifer (5 January 2018). "Hoyts DVD vending business to be swallowed by rival Video Ezy Express". The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment Co. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- Kermond, Clare (23 January 2012). "Hot competition for DVD rentals". businessday.com.au. Retrieved 27 October 2012.