Redbox parent Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment has set a deal with TikTok that will see the platform’s short-form videos stream on screens atop some 3,000 Redbox kiosks nationwide. Thi…
I was going to make some comment about how long it would be to come out ahead since I would also have to buy a Blu-ray player, but turns out the cheapest ones are like $35, and probably even less used. So it would be like 12 movies for it to make sense.
I’d still rather just hit a button on my phone and have it play than have a separate player and have to go get discs.
I can’t believe Redbox still even exists at this point… let alone >3000 of the things.
It’s the only place left to get a physical BluRay and they’re only for $2 instead of a stream for $5+.
I was going to make some comment about how long it would be to come out ahead since I would also have to buy a Blu-ray player, but turns out the cheapest ones are like $35, and probably even less used. So it would be like 12 movies for it to make sense.
I’d still rather just hit a button on my phone and have it play than have a separate player and have to go get discs.
They do well in rural areas that have little to no internet options.