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Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment cuts costs a year after buying Redbox

A year after Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (CSSE) purchased Redbox for $375 million, the company continues to be hit by losses and looks to reduce costs across all aspects of its business. C

TikTok content to be featured on 3K+ Redbox kiosks

Redbox, the operator of DVD rental kiosks, today announced a new deal with TikTok that allows the company to feature popular content from the short-form video app on more than 3,000 Redbox kiosks nati

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Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment acquires Redbox for $375M to accelerate its streaming business

Crackle owner Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, an ad-supported video-on-demand streaming company, acquired Redbox Entertainment, the operator of 38,000 DVD rental kiosks, for $375 million, com

Redbox enters the free, ad-supported streaming market

Redbox has entered the ad-supported streaming market with the launch of Redbox Free Live TV. The company, best known for its DVD rental kiosks, has been dabbling with streaming for years as consumer d

Redbox lands deal with Warner to rent DVDs on the same day they go on sale in physical stores

DVD and Blu-ray rental kiosk operator Redbox announced a deal with Warner Bros. today that allows it to begin offering new releases on the same day they go on sale in physical retail stores. Redbox’

Redbox unveils its service for digital movie purchases and rentals

Redbox, the company behind the ubiquitous supermarket kiosks for renting DVDs, is moving into the world of digital streaming. Technically, Redbox On Demand is still in beta, but this marks the broader

Analyzing the spectrum of corporate innovation from R&D to VC

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Redbox is giving streaming another shot

After unceremoniously putting the old kibosh on it Instant service back in 2014, your friendly neighborhood DVD dispenser Redbox is ramping up to give streaming another go. The movie distributor, whos

Redbox To Kill Off Its Streaming Service Next Week

Well, that didn't last long. 18 months after opening its doors to the public, Redbox Instant (the online streaming arm of those Redbox kiosks you see in grocery stores around the country) is shutti

Redbox Instant, The Netflix Competitor Launched This Week, Won’t Run On Jailbroken iOS Devices

<a target="_blank" href="http://www.redboxinstant.com/">Redbox Instant</a>, the video-streaming service that <a target="_blank" href="http://www.techmeme.com/130314/p49#a130314p49">arrived</a> to the

Redbox Instant By Verizon Launches Into Beta As App Goes Live On Android And iOS

Redbox Instant by Verizon, the up-and-coming joint venture that's preparing to take on Netflix, <a target="_blank" href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.redboxinstant">is now live in

Warner Bros. Signs Up As First Studio Partner For Redbox Instant By Verizon, Gets 28-Day Delay For DVD Rentals

Redbox and Verizon are moving closer to the launch of a new streaming service to compete with Netflix, Amazon Prime Instant Video, and other online video companies. Today, they announced that they sig

Sparkart: How A Digital Agency Helped Redbox Get Into The Ticketing Business

Earlier this month, Redbox announced that it's going to start selling live event tickets from its ubiquitous red kiosks. That seemed like a smart move for Redbox, which is best-known as a DVD rental s

Verizon And Redbox Taking On Netflix With New Joint Venture

Ladies and gentlemen, it looks like the mysterious <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2011/12/07/verizon-and-redbox-planning-major-partnership-for-early-2012-launch/">Project Zoetrope</a> will soon be se

Verizon And RedBox Planning Major Partnership For Early 2012 Launch

Yesterday, it was <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2011/12/06/verizon-planning-netflix-competitor-for-2012-debut/">reported</a> that Verizon was planning a Netflix competitor and in talks with various

Redbox Raises Price On Rentals To $1.20

This will not end well. Redbox, in position to be the cheap, local, easy alternative to the confusing, troublesome Netflix, has decided to raise its rates to $1.20 per day. I guess they wanted a piece

Redbox Expanding Game Rentals To 21,000 Locations In June

<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/redboooox.jpg" />We've seen games at some <a href="http://www.crunchgear.com/tag/redbox/">Redbox</a> locations for a good while now, but

Redbox Prepping Movie Streaming Service, Could Partner With Amazon

<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/inside-redbox.jpg">Redbox already <a href="http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/09/22/blockbuster-she-is-dying/">took down</a> chain DVD rental

Once Upon A Time In America … Blockbuster Files For Bankruptcy

<img src="http://tctechcrunch.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/downfall.jpg" class="shot2" /> It's come to <a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/blockbuster-reaches-agreement-on-plan-to-recapit
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