If you're still trying to make the pieces of the recent "Verizon
is launching an over the top video service" rumor fit, perhaps
the missing element is information detailed by TechCrunch
suggesting Big Red is the unnamed partner aligned with Redbox's
upcoming online video efforts. According to the rumor, the two
would connect like Voltron, or, like Dish Network and
Blockbuster -- without the whole falling into ruin, bankruptcy
and eventual purchase part of the story -- for a subscription
service offering movies for streaming and download to a variety
of devices. Allegedly dubbed Project Zoetrope, it would launch
this spring however unlike Netflix or Amazon Prime Instant
Video's all-you-can-eat approach, its hook is described as a
credit based system allowing a certain number of movies to be
streamed or downloaded every month. It's all very sketchy at the
moment, but Redbox has gone dark about its streaming plans and
it's just about time we heard something there, so we'll add one
more thing to keep our eyes and