Redbox
Sign in to saveRedbox Automated Retail, LLC was an American video rental and streaming media company, based in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, west of Chicago. Redbox specialized in automated DVD rental kiosks, and 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.
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- Official website
- www.redbox.com
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- inception
- 2003-00-00
- Commons category
- Redbox
- social media followers
- 289379
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 2024-07-10
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22 sectionsContents
- History
- Founding under McDonald's
- Purchase by Coinstar
- Expansion and new products
- Expansion into Canada
- Purchase by Apollo and IPO
- Acquisition by Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, bankruptcy and liquidation
- Rental kiosks
- Equipment history
- Redbox+
- Major host chains
- Streaming services
- Redbox Instant
- Redbox On Demand
- Redbox Free Live TV
- Redbox Entertainment
- Filmography
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Redbox Automated Retail, LLC was an American video rental and streaming media company, based in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, west of Chicago. Redbox specialized in automated DVD rental kiosks, and 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.
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, and controlled more than half of the US DVD rental market.