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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Nasdaq: RDBX | |
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Founder | Gregg Kaplan |
| Defunct | 2024 |
| Fate | Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation by parent company |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
Area served | United States |
Key people | Bill Rouhana, Jonathan Katz |
| Products | Films TV series |
Production output | DVDs |
| Services | DVD rental Digital streaming |
| Revenue |  US$546 million[1] (2020) |
| US$114 million[1] (2020) | |
| US$–90 million[1] (2020) | |
| Parent | McDonald's (2002–2009) Outerwall (2005–2016) Apollo Global Management (2016–2021) Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (2022–2024) |
| Divisions | Redbox Entertainment |
| Website | www |
Redbox Automated Retail, LLC was an American video rental and streaming media company, based in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois. Redbox specialized in automated DVD rental kiosks, and also operated transactional and ad-supported streaming video and television services. From 2022 until its liquidation, Redbox was a wholly owned subsidiary of Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment.[2]
Redbox kiosks, which rented and sold films on DVD and Blu-Ray, were located at retail stores, including convenience stores, supermarkets, and pharmacies. At its peak in the early 2010s, the company operated kiosks at more than 34,000 locations,[a][3][4] and controlled more than half of the US DVD rental market.[5][6]
In June 2024, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy; the following month, the company’s case was converted to Chapter 7 liquidation. As part of ongoing liquidation proceedings, Redbox’s online streaming services and mobile app ceased functioning in July 2024. Although many of Redbox’s kiosks have been removed, many of the remaining kiosks have been taken by Hobbyists and Tinkerers who continue support these machines to function for the foreseeable future, Resources and technical guidance for keeping the kiosks running have been archived on DUHWeb's Redbox Tinkering Wiki. [7]
- ^ a b c "Redbox Investor Presentation Seaport Global Acquisition Corp" (PDF). Redbox. May 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
- ^ Manfredi, Lucas (2022-05-11). "Redbox to be acquired by Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment for $375M". Fox Business. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
- ^ "Globox picks up where Redbox left off". www.kioskmarketplace.com. 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ "Redbox Careers". Redbox.com. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
- ^ Williams, Joseph (2021-07-12). "Redbox's SPAC-funded evolution from DVD rentals to digital media". S&P Global. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ Ellingson, Annlee (26 July 2013). "Redbox controls 50% disc-rental share". L.A. Business First.
- ^ "Redbox Tinkering Wiki By DUHWeb". duhweb.com. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
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