Rdio an "expanded" experience incorporating this IP in late 2016. On April 2, 2013 Rdio launched Vdio, a movie and television show streaming service. Vdio was set up similarly to Rdio but adopted a pay-per-view model. The service focused on newly released titles from major Hollywood studios like Disney, Fox, Universal Studios, and Warner Bros. Current Rdio subscribers were given US$25 in credit to spend on Vdio. Vdio was shut down on December 27, 2013. In 2013, "Entertainment Weekly" compared a number of music services and judged Rdio the best, grading it "A" and writing that it had "by far the
Kid Brands shareholder approval to change its corporate name to Kid Brands, Inc. Along with the new name, the company’s common stock began trading under the symbol . The Shining Stars program was introduced in partnership with the International Star Registry. Russ Berrie's Shining Star Friends product line was introduced to market the program. A message on the Shining Stars website states that, "Russ Berrie Inc. the licensor of the "Shining Stars" brand filed for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy on 26th April 2011 and therefore we apologize that the Shining Stars website associated with the Russ Berrie Shining Star products is no longer