Looks like Redbox Instant just didn’t bring in the bucks that they, or Verizon, thought it would. The service will be shutting down on October 7th, 2014, at 11:59 p.m. PST.
The service is shutting down because it was not as successful as we hoped it would be. We apologize for any inconvenience and we thank you for giving us the opportunity to entertain you.
Redbox will be proactively sending out emails to current customers on October 10th with information on applicable refund options. Those will include partial monthly credits for the month and refunds for on-demand movies that have been paid for, but not yet watched.
There is the other matter of purchased movies that you own in your digital locker. Redbox is looking into solution on how to make sure your purchase is available to you. They don’t seem to have a solution as of yet. Individuals with content in their digital lockers should receive information in their email in boxes in about two weeks with a solution.
If you happen to have an Redbox Kiosk credits available, you will want to get those used before the aforementioned date and time as well.
They gave it a good run, but I think their business is better suited with the Kiosk rentals. The digitally hardened individuals out there have access to so much more that it is hard to convince us to spend $10 a month. “A” for effort guys. Maybe there will be a revamp and relaunch sometime in the future.
Source: Redbox
