Redbox

Redbox Automated Retail, LLC was an American <a href="/facts/Video_rental_shop/VpPAck1S">video rental</a> and <a href="/facts/Streaming_media/4rPhSq0Y">streaming media</a> company, based in <a href="/facts/Oakbrook_Terrace%2c_Illinois/2ucfqlzN">Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois</a> west of <a href="/facts/Chicago/yPMokrXH">Chicago</a>. Redbox specialized in <a href="/facts/Automated_retail/TrbCFVKp">automated DVD rental kiosks</a>, and operated <a href="/facts/Transactional_video_on_demand/jWQq1o80">transactional</a> and ad-supported <a href="/facts/Video_on_demand/jWQq1o80">streaming video</a> and <a href="/facts/Free_ad-supported_streaming_television/sA9N7l2P">television</a> services. From 2022 until its liquidation, Redbox was a wholly owned subsidiary of <a href="/facts/Chicken_Soup_for_the_Soul_Entertainment/80WCwJmQ">Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment</a>.
Redbox kiosks, which rented and sold films on <a href="/facts/DVD-Video/V7pyI58m">DVD</a> and <a href="/facts/Blu-ray/zyPalhfG">Blu-ray</a>, were located at retail stores, including <a href="/facts/Convenience_store/LpWjFLqc">convenience stores</a>, <a href="/facts/Supermarket/vmmcByVt">supermarkets</a>, and <a href="/facts/Pharmacy/P2KTFVdW">pharmacies</a>. 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.
In June 2024, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment filed for <a href="/facts/Chapter_11%2c_Title_11%2c_United_States_Code/PjdCBWfn">Chapter 11 bankruptcy</a>; the following month, the company’s case was converted to <a href="/facts/Chapter_7%2c_Title_11%2c_United_States_Code/QhsyoPsn">Chapter 7 liquidation</a>. As part of ongoing liquidation proceedings, Redbox’s online streaming services and mobile app ceased functioning in July 2024.

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