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{{Main|Redbox revokes access to all digitally purchased movies and shows}}

Redbox found itself bankrupt, largely due to mismanagement from executives and shut down all of its services.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/21/24183454/redbox-universal-missed-payment-17-million|title=Redbox missed a multimillion-dollar payment it couldn’t afford to miss|first=Janko|last=Roettgers|work=The Verge|date=2024-06-21|access-date=2025-04-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250404122125/https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/21/24183454/redbox-universal-missed-payment-17-million|archive-date=2025-04-04|url-status=live}}</ref> This would not just include the Redbox kiosks, but also their streaming platform.

[[File:~~Screenshot 2025-01-17 164008~~.png|thumb|A Roku user who claimed they lost $10,000 worth of content on Redbox.]]

[[File:Redbox customer testimonial roku.png|thumb|A Roku user who claimed they lost $10,000 worth of content on Redbox.]]

From the shutdown, all users who had purchased content could not download or view any content, including one Roku user who claims that they lost approximately $10,000 of media.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://community.roku.com/t5/Channels-viewing/Redbox-bankrupt-app-shows-nothing/m-p/980612/highlight/true#M169649|title=Re: Redbox bankrupt... app shows nothing |author=DSHouston07|work=Roku Community|date=2024-07-06|access-date=2025-04-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250126183301/https://community.roku.com/t5/Channels-viewing/Redbox-bankrupt-app-shows-nothing/m-p/980612/highlight/true#M169649|archive-date=2025-01-26|url-status=live}}</ref> Redbox did not redefine terms such as “own” or “purchase” in their terms of service like Sony. Redbox only limits in their terms of service how many devices purchased content can be downloaded to.

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 {{Main|Redbox revokes access to all digitally purchased movies and shows}}
 Redbox found itself bankrupt, largely due to mismanagement from executives and shut down all of its services.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/21/24183454/redbox-universal-missed-payment-17-million|title=Redbox missed a multimillion-dollar payment it couldn’t afford to miss|first=Janko|last=Roettgers|work=The Verge|date=2024-06-21|access-date=2025-04-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250404122125/https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/21/24183454/redbox-universal-missed-payment-17-million|archive-date=2025-04-04|url-status=live}}</ref> This would not just include the Redbox kiosks, but also their streaming platform.
-[[File:Screenshot 2025-01-17 164008.png|thumb|A Roku user who claimed they lost $10,000 worth of content on Redbox.]]
+[[File:Redbox customer testimonial roku.png|thumb|A Roku user who claimed they lost $10,000 worth of content on Redbox.]]
 From the shutdown, all users who had purchased content could not download or view any content, including one Roku user who claims that they lost approximately $10,000 of media.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://community.roku.com/t5/Channels-viewing/Redbox-bankrupt-app-shows-nothing/m-p/980612/highlight/true#M169649|title=Re: Redbox bankrupt... app shows nothing |author=DSHouston07|work=Roku Community|date=2024-07-06|access-date=2025-04-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250126183301/https://community.roku.com/t5/Channels-viewing/Redbox-bankrupt-app-shows-nothing/m-p/980612/highlight/true#M169649|archive-date=2025-01-26|url-status=live}}</ref> Redbox did not redefine terms such as “own” or “purchase” in their terms of service like Sony. Redbox only limits in their terms of service how many devices purchased content can be downloaded to.