Redbox And TikTok Set Deal For Videos To Stream On 3,000 Kiosks (deadline.com)

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[-] dill@lemmy.one 25 points 1 year ago

Literally why?

[-] BrikoX@lemmy.zip 19 points 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.xyz 4 points 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.one 7 points 1 year ago

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

[-] thejml@lemm.ee 6 points 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.world 1 points 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.

[-] TheCelticPirate@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

They do well in rural areas that have little to no internet options.

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 4 points 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.