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RedBox adds Mansa Mix, Ultimate Classic Wrestling

Redbox, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainmentcompany, has added two new Free Ad-Supported Streaming Television (FAST) channels to its Free Live TV service in the US. Mansa Mix, the destination for the best in Black culture and entertainment, and Ultimate Classic Wrestling, featuring classic wrestling matches, are now streaming completely free through the Redbox […]

November 15, 2023

Chicken Soup for the Soul to stream AI news channel

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment has announced it will be the first distribution point for the Artificial Intelligence (AI) streaming news company Channel 1. Through its network of over 140 touchpoints, including Redbox and Crackle apps on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV and Samsung, the company will provide immediate scale for Channel 1, […]

October 26, 2023

Redbox, Jewel-Osco launch Pizza and a Movie Night promo

Redbox, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment company, has announced the launch of a promotion with Itasca, Illinois-based grocery retailer Jewel-Osco to offer consumers ‘Pizza and a Movie Night’. By buying a Signature Select pizza, consumers will receive a code at checkout that can be redeemed for a free movie rental at Redbox kiosks […]

October 17, 2023

Crackle Connex selects TransUnion marketing solutions business

TransUnion has announced a partnership between its marketing solutions business, TruAudience, and Crackle Connex, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment’s advertising sales division. TruAudience will help Crackle Connex create custom audiences from first-party viewership data and retarget viewers of Connected TV (CTV) campaigns at Redbox kiosks nationwide. TransUnion’s audience insights, modeling and building solutions will […]

September 28, 2023

Redbox boosts kiosk titles

Redbox, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment company, has announced it will increase the number of catalogue and niche titles in its kiosks across the US to serve former Netflix DVD customers. As Netflix closes its DVD operations this week, Redbox has been working to provide content that the former DVD.com audience will enjoy […]

September 26, 2023

Crackle Connex works with Amazon Publisher Direct

Crackle Connex, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment’s advertising sales division, has announced that they are working to provide new advertising capabilities for its AVoD and FAST services. Crackle Connex implemented a streamlined integration path between Elemental MediaTailor from Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Amazon Publisher Direct, opening up supply to Amazon DSP advertisers across […]

September 13, 2023

Cossacks to premiere on Crackle

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment will premiere the Ukrainian fantasy series Cossacks on September 1st on its free streaming service Crackle. Directed, written, and shot on location in Ukraine and featuring a nearly entire cast of Ukrainian actors, Cossacks is a 12-episode sword and sorcery fantasy series. The series stars Yuriy Dyak (The Inheritance), […]

August 24, 2023

Chicken Soup for the Soul FAST channel on Philo

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment has launched its Free Ad-Supported Streaming Television (FAST) channel on the Philo streaming TV service. Philo viewers in the US can now access hundreds of hours of movies and television series  – 24 hours a day at no additional cost to their subscription plans. The Philo app can be […]

July 20, 2023

Redbox Romance kicks off Xmas season in July

Redbox, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment Company, has announced its Redbox Romance Free Ad-Supported Streaming Television (FAST) channel will begin streaming Christmas and holiday movies 24 hours a day starting this on July 1st through New Year’s Day. Available on the Redbox free streaming app, the Roku Channel, and LG FAST services, the […]

June 29, 2023

Super Mario sets Redbox kiosk record

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment has announced that its Redbox kiosks in the US saw a record week of rentals with the recent addition of the animated film The Super Mario Bros Movie. The film set several new records, including becoming the top movie rental for 2023, the most rented movie in its first […]

June 21, 2023