Providing information in the field of entertainment via an interactive global computer network, networked kiosks, computers, mobile devices, game consoles, app-enabled TVs and optical and magneto-optical disc players; providing information in the field of entertainment by means of communications networks; providing facilities for DVD and movie purchase and rental; vending machine services; automated retail vending machine kiosk services featuring entertainment content; vending machine services rendered through automated kiosks featuring entertainment content; automated retail vending machine kiosk services featuring DVDs, movies, and prerecorded electronic media featuring entertainment content; online retail store services featuring DVDs, movies, prerecorded electronic media featuring entertainment content; computerized online retail store services featuring pre-recorded videos; distributorship services in the field of entertainment content in the nature of DVDs, movies, digital content, and pre-recorded media featuring entertainment content; rental of video recordings by means of communications networks; video-on-demand transmission services, video broadcasting, and transmission of voice, data, images, data signals, messages and information by electronic communications networks; rental of films, motion pictures, television and radio programs, sound and video recordings; rental of images, excerpts, and video and sound recordings; subscription services for all of the above