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Chicken Soup for the Soul orders Just for Kicks

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment has green lit the sneaker lifestyle meets hip-hop series Just for Kicks. The series comes from producer/director Rhyan LaMarr and entrepreneur Antoine Wade and features well-known entertainment and NBA stars, including Allen Iverson, Jordan Clarkson, Rich the Kid, Bun B, Barton Fitzpatrick, and many others. Just for Kicks is […]

June 12, 2023

Super Mario drives record revenue for Redbox

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment has announced that Redbox’s Transactional VoD service in the US had its largest revenue week in the company’s history. The Premium VoD and Premium Electronic Sell Through (PEST) debut of the animated hit The Super Mario Bros Movie surpassed the recent record PEST launch of Avatar: The Way of […]

May 22, 2023

Crackle Connex Joins Geopath

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment has announced that Crackle Connex, the company’s sales platform, has signed to become a member of Geopath, the not-for-profit organisation that provides the industry standard audience metrics for out-of-home (OOH) advertising. Crackle Connex will begin using Geopath data to understand audience targeting, audience measurement, and return on ad spend […]

April 26, 2023

Redbox expands kiosk deal with Dollar General

Redbox, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment company, has signed an expanded partnership agreement with Dollar General Corporation to add 1,500 Redbox kiosks over the next two years. This will bring the number of Redbox kiosks at Dollar General to over 5,000 US locations by the end of 2024. “Dollar General has been an […]

April 19, 2023

Redbox adds Fremantle, Revry, Love Stories TV channels

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment has announced it will add Free Ad-Supported Streaming Television (FAST) channels from Fremantle, Revry, and Love Stories TV to its Redbox Free Live TV service. These new channels – including The Jamie Oliver Channel, Supermarket Sweep, Revry, and Love Stories TV – will soon be available and can be […]

April 17, 2023

Chicken Soup for the Soul reports record TVoD week

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment has announced that the company had the largest Transactional Video-on-Demand (TVoD) revenue week in the company’s history. The Redbox streaming platform hit record revenue in the US with the premium release of Avatar: The Way of Water and the premiere of Creed III. The simultaneous release of Plane at […]

April 6, 2023

Livestream video shopping for Redbox service

Video commerce specialists QVC and HSN have launched their livestream shopping channels on Redbox’s streaming app. QVC and HSN are the only livestream shopping channels available on the Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment-owned Redbox Free Live TV service, which is accessible to millions of consumers via the free Redbox app. QVC and HSN are […]

March 13, 2023

Chicken Soup for the Soul reports record quarter

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, a provider of premium content to value-conscious consumers, has announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30th 2022. “This has been the best financial quarter in our history, and our position in the free and low-cost streaming ecosystem is stronger than ever after completing the acquisition […]

November 15, 2022

Redbox, Crackle on VIZIO TV remotes in 2023

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment has announced an expanded deal with VIZIO that brings the Redbox and Crackle free streaming apps to VIZIO remote controls. In the second half of 2023, consumers who purchase new VIZIO TVs will have immediate access to the Redbox and Crackle AVoD services through dedicated buttons. The Redbox and […]

November 14, 2022

Redbox surpasses 150 FAST channels

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment has announced that its Redbox Free Live TV service has surpassed 150 free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channels. Fear Factor, Deal or No Deal, The Biggest Loser, and Wipeout Xtra FAST channels, all from  producer-distributor Banijay, were recently added. In addition, Cowboy Way, True Crime Now, Paranormal Files and […]

November 4, 2022