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  • Redbox, the DVD and Blu-ray rental business that well belly up over the summer, still has customers' private information on its machines.

    Turns out Redbox's derelict kiosks are a big red security risk

    Redbox kiosk machines may still have some of its customers' private information on its machines even though they've been taken out of operation.

    Danny Gallagher
    10.18.2024
  • LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JULY 01: A Redbox movie rental kiosk stands inside a Walgreens store on July 1, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, the parent company of Redbox, filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy on June 28. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

    Say goodbye to Redbox

    Redbox's parent company has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.

    Mariella Moon
    07.11.2024
  • A Redbox video rental machine is seen at a Walmart in Broomfield, Colorado November 24, 2014. Outerwall Inc hiked prices for renting movies and video games at its Redbox kiosks to help fund improvements in its business as streaming sites reduce demand for DVDs. The cost of renting a DVD will increase to $1.50 per day from $1.20, while rental rates for Blu-ray discs will rise to $2 from $1.50, starting Dec. 2. The daily rental rate for video games will go up to $3 from $2 from Jan. 6. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS ENTERTAINMENT)

    The owner of Redbox has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

    Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, which acquired the movie rental service Redbox in 2022, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Deadline reports.

    Cheyenne MacDonald
    06.29.2024
  • COCONUT CREEK, FL - JULY 17: A general view of Best Buy as U.S. corporations implement mandatory masks to be worn in their stores upon entering to control the spread of COVID-19 as Florida's Department of Health on Friday confirmed 11,000 new cases of COVID-19 in a single day on July 17, 2020 in Coconut Creek, Florida. Credit:

    Best Buy may end DVD and Blu-ray sales early next year

    The news follows shortly after Netflix ended its DVD delivery service.

    Sarah Fielding
    10.13.2023
  • BRAZIL - 2022/02/05: In this photo illustration the Redbox Automated Retail LLC logo seen displayed on a smartphone and on the background. (Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

    Redbox's new owner is the company that saved Sony's Crackle

    Redbox has been bought by the same company that rescued Sony's Crackle service from oblivion.

    Jon Fingas
    05.11.2022
  • "Jacksonville, Floria, USA-April 18, 2012: A Redbox Movie DVD rental Kiosk outside a drug store in Jacksonville, Florida. Coinstar Inc., the parent company of Redbox, has 35,400 DVD Rental Redbox kiosks in 29,300 locations in supermarkets, drug stores, mass merchants, convenience stores, and restaurants."

    Redbox adds on-demand movies and shows to its free streaming service

    The company rolled out an ad-supported live TV option in February.

    Kris Holt
    12.08.2020
  • Indianapolis, US - June 13, 2016: RedBox Retail Kisok. RedBox Rents DVDs, Blu-Ray and Video Game Discs I

    Redbox's Free Live TV comes to Xbox One consoles

    Redbox's Free Live TV service is available on consoles through an app for the Xbox One.

    Jon Fingas
    10.24.2020
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    Redbox debuts a free, ad-backed live TV service

    Redbox is still better known for its rental kiosks than anything else, but it's clearly keen to expand its streaming offerings. The company has launched a free, ad-supported live TV service (appropriately, Redbox Free Live TV) for some users. You don't need to sign in -- you just have to use Redbox's website or mobile app to tune in. You'll eventually see the service reach other platforms where Redbox is available, including smart TVs, Apple TV boxes and Roku players.

    Jon Fingas
    02.16.2020
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    Redbox is selling off its video games at major discounts

    Following the news that it's exiting the game rental business, Redbox has put its entire stock of PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch games on sale. While supplies last, you can a lot of recent games at a significant discount. For instance, PlayStation 4 exclusive Marvel's Spider-Man is a mere $10, while Death Stranding, Hideo Kojima's latest opus, is only $25. You can see all the titles that are on sale by visiting Redbox's website.

    Igor Bonifacic
    12.20.2019
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    Redbox stops renting video games, and will stop selling them too

    Redbox has been handy for renting video games to get through their stories without buying a copy outright, but that won't be possible from now on. The company has confirmed circulating reports that it's no longer renting games at its kiosks. Not only that, but it's bowing out of sales, too. While Redbox said on Twitter that it was ending sales "early next year," a spokesperson told The Verge that purchases would only be available "through the end of the year." Don't expect to buy a game to usher in 2020.

    Jon Fingas
    12.10.2019
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    Redbox will stop selling Disney movie codes as part of settlement

    Disney's lawsuit against Redbox is over, and it's not great news for Redbox. The two sides have agreed to a settlement that will have Redbox stop the sale of movie download codes from Disney disc packs. Attorneys for Disney had accused Redbox of violating copyright by offering the codes separately from the discs that went into rental kiosks. Redbox had accused Disney of anti-competitive behavior and succeeded in thwarting a preliminary injunction that would have blocked sales, but its defense fell apart after Disney reworked the disc packs' terms to make code access contingent on how you bought the movies rather than physical ownership.

    Jon Fingas
    11.16.2019
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    Redbox, Lionsgate deal keeps new movies in kiosks

    Lionsgate has signed a multi-year agreement with Redbox on its titles, including day-and-date distribution for its discs. Films from the studio will be available to rent at Redbox's 42,000 kiosks on the same day they go on sale. It's a good sign for the DVD rental operator, which continues to stay in business despite declines in disc sales and rentals since the advent of streaming.

    Amrita Khalid
    06.12.2019
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    Redbox will rent Warner Bros. films on release day (updated)

    Redbox's new deal with Warner Bros. to make all its movies available for rental the day they're released on home video. The previous agreement delayed arrivals until a week after they'd come out for consumer market. Now, not only can folks pick them up on DVD in the company's signature kiosks, they can also access them via the provider's Redbox On Demand service.

    David Lumb
    06.27.2018

  • Disney’s lawsuit against Redbox may have backfired

    Disney's attempt to prevent Redbox from buying its discs for rental and resale may have blown up in the House of Mouse's face. The Hollywood Reporter describes how District Court Judge Dean Pregerson sided with Redbox to shoot down a Disney-mandated injunction. In addition, Pregerson contended that Disney may itself be misusing copyright law to protect its interests and its own forthcoming streaming service.

    Daniel Cooper
    02.22.2018
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    Redbox says Disney lawsuit is a baseless attempt to stamp out rivals

    Last month, Disney filed a lawsuit against Redbox claiming that the rental company was violating Disney's copyrights. Redbox buys the Disney discs it rents at retail and when those discs come with download codes for digital copies, Redbox sells them to its customers. But Disney says that's against its terms of sale and requested an injunction, any profits Redbox made from those sales and $150,000 per copyright infringement. Redbox has now clapped back, Variety reports, filing an opposition to Disney's complaint and injunction request.

    Mallory Locklear
    01.17.2018
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    Redbox deal with Universal eliminates rental window delay

    This week, Redbox, the company behind all those movie rental kiosks, extended its distribution deal with Universal, . The studio had previously held fast on a 28-day window between when it released movies for home purchase and when people could rent them from Redbox. Now, that window has been eliminated. The new terms apply to both the physical locations as well as the company's new streaming service, which was announced earlier this month.

    Swapna Krishna
    12.26.2017
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    Redbox returns to internet video with On Demand service

    The last time Redbox tried online video in earnest it... didn't go so well. The company's Redbox Instant was effectively trying to challenge Netflix head-on, which seemed foolhardy even in 2013. After lots of teasing, though, it's ready for a comeback. It's launching a Redbox On Demand service that offers movies and TV shows (notably, including new releases) for purchase or rent -- it's steering clear of subscriptions this time. You can stream videos or download them for offline viewing, and it's available across a wide range of devices from the word "go." You can watch wherever you are with Android or iOS, while living room viewers can use Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku boxes or smart TVs from LG and Samsung.

    Jon Fingas
    12.13.2017
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    Disney sues Redbox for reselling DVD download codes

    Disney isn't too happy with Redbox at the moment. The short-term movie rental service has been selling the download codes that come with the Disney discs it buys and subsequently lends out to customers. The Wall Street Journal reports that unlike other studios, Redbox doesn't have a distribution deal in place with Disney and as a result, it has to buy discs at retail. Then, it sells the download slips to customers at its kiosks for between $7.99 and $14.99.

    Timothy J. Seppala
    12.01.2017

  • Redbox deals with Sony and Lionsgate bring discs with no delay

    This year Redbox is trying to make a resurgence, adding kiosks after a few years of shrinking availability. Of course, if it's going to draw people in for disc rentals over streaming, it will need to provide the movies they're looking for and renewed studio licensing deals will help make that happen. This week it renewed an agreement with Sony Pictures that secured its movies, once again, for rental at Redbox the same day they go on sale, while Lionsgate made a similar arrangement a couple of weeks ago. As Home Media Magazine notes, recent renewals with Warner and Fox bring their movies to the box a week after they go on sale, leaving Universal as the lone holdout still insisting on a 28-day window. The simple fact is that physical media isn't bringing in as much money as it used to, and studios are more flexible about methods that will keep people using discs instead of Netflix. Of course, Redbox still trails the availability of streaming video-on-demand in many cases, but it's also much cheaper, at just $2 or so for a Blu-ray copy.

    Richard Lawler
    08.26.2017
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    Redbox bets DVD rental kiosks are making a comeback

    Redbox has spent years trying to reduce its dependence on disc rentals, and not without reason. You don't have much as incentive to rent from a kiosk when online video (including from Redbox) is just a heartbeat away. That doesn't mean the company is giving up on the idea, though -- in fact, it just made a fresh commitment to the concept. CEO Galen Smith has revealed that Redbox will add a net total of 1,500 new DVD kiosks across the US, and will add more still in 2018. Don't think of this as an attempt to pretend the internet doesn't exist, mind you. Instead, it's about a smarter use of resources.

    Jon Fingas
    05.14.2017
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