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…
    • BrikoX@lemmy.zipOPEnglish
      19·
      1 year ago

      Artificial views. It’s the same way cable tv gets their views by having it run in bars, restaurants, airports, etc.

      • deegeese@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        4·
        1 year ago

        Artificial ad impressions is more like it.

        Doesn’t matter if nobody’s watching, the digital ad buyers have no way of knowing.

  • Doombot1@lemmy.oneEnglish
    7·
    1 year ago

    I can’t believe Redbox still even exists at this point… let alone >3000 of the things.

    • thejml@lemm.eeEnglish
      6·
      1 year ago

      It’s the only place left to get a physical BluRay and they’re only for $2 instead of a stream for $5+.

      • SheeEttin@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        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.

    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      Eh, I like it sometimes. Renting a movie digitally costs $5+, renting that same movie from Redbox costs ~$2 and I don’t need to give up my info to some online service. it’s a little annoying going there physically, but I also have the option of ripping it from the DVD and watching it later (legality may vary, YMMV).

      So online rentals are more expensive and less privacy-friendly. That’s enough for me to favor Redbox.