redbox News & Media

CoolSys offers Redbox kiosk removal, recycling service

February 11, 2025

CoolSys, a provider of sustainable refrigeration, HVAC, energy and engineering solutions, has launched a service to remove and recycle Redbox kiosks, according…

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Company seeks court order to secure abandoned Redbox kiosks

November 18, 2024

A Murfreesboro, Tennessee company, Discarded Obsolete Machines and Technological Equipment Recovery, is taking action to address a growing security concern…

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Redbox kiosks hacked, exposing customer data

October 21, 2024

Customers of the now-defunct Redbox movie rental kiosks may be at risk of identity theft after a programmer revealed a security flaw, according to a New York…

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Redbox bankruptcy leaves retailers struggling with abandoned kiosks

October 16, 2024

Since Redbox's chapter 7 bankruptcy filing, more and more major retailers are grappling with what to do with the abandoned kiosks. Walgreens, for example…

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Redbox closes all kiosks, fires 1,000 employees

July 12, 2024

Redbox, a 22-year-old DVD kiosk rental business, is officially shutting down after its parent company, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, converted its…

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Redbox parent company files for bankruptcy

July 1, 2024

Redbox's parent company, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, has filed for bankruptcy protection, according to a CNN report. The company, which acquired…

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Portland, Maine supermarket chain pulling all Redbox kiosks

June 7, 2024

Hannaford Supermarkets in Portland, Maine will not longer offer Redbox kiosks in their stores as of June 15, according to a Q97.9 report.

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Redbox bolsters kiosk titles as Netflix ends DVD.com

September 27, 2023

Redbox, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment company, will increase the number of catalog and niche titles in its kiosks to serve former Netflix DVD…

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Redbox parent lifts Q2 2023 revenue, earnings take a hit

August 15, 2023

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment Inc., which recently acquired Redbox, lifted its Q2 2023 revenue over the prior year period but more than doubled its…

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Super Mario Bros movie sets record Redbox kiosk rentals

June 21, 2023

Redbox kiosks saw a record week of rentals with the recent addition of the animated film, "The Super Mario Bros. Movie," according to a press release.

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Dollar General to install 1,500 Redbox kiosks as new movie rentals soar

April 18, 2023

Redbox, which is owned by Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, has signed an expanded partnership agreement with Dollar General Corp. to add 1,500 Redbox…

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Redbox video rentals hit record week

April 6, 2023

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, which owns Redbox, today reported the largest transactional video-on-demand revenue week in the company's history…

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Redbox owner Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment improves Q3 2022 results

November 15, 2022

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment Inc., which merged with Redbox Entertainment earlier this year, boosted its Q3 2022 sales and improved its loss…

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Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment names leadership group

August 23, 2022

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, which in May agreed to acquire Redbox, has formed a leadership team drawn from both companies, according to a press…

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Redbox stockholders approve Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment merger

August 11, 2022

Redbox Entertainment Inc. stockholders approved the merger proposal in connection with the previously announced merger with Chicken Soup for the Soul…

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Lightbox teams with Redbox on digital video grocery network

June 29, 2022

Lightbox, a provider digital out-of-home video, has expanded its retail media network to include grocery stores nationwide, according to a press release.

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Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment to acquire Redbox for $375M

May 11, 2022

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc., an operator of advertising-supported video-on-demand streaming services, has agreed to acquire Redbox…

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Redbox lays off 150 due to COVID losses

April 20, 2022

Redbox Entertainment Inc. reduced its workforce by 150 employees on March 29 as part of a cost streamlining in response to "ongoing adverse effects of the…

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Vistar Media sees large growth in 2021, brings in $200M in campaign dollars

March 10, 2022

Vistar Media, a provider of software for digital out-of-home, experienced exponential growth during 2021, launching 20,256 campaigns from 1,462 advertisers…

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Redbox teams with digital media promotions provider Quotient to expand media network

December 15, 2021

Quotient, a digital media and promotions technology company, has partnered with Redbox to expand its media network, according to a press release. Quotient's…

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