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Redbox Adds Free RetroCrush Linear Streaming Anime Channel
posted on by Adriana Hazra
Redbox announced on Wednesday that it will add Digital Media Rights' anime streaming channel RetroCrush to its streaming service as a 24-hour channel. The company will also add new anime titles from Digital Rights Media to the free, ad-ed on demand (AVOD) section of its streaming service.
Some of the anime that Redbox will add include Astro Boy.
The Redbox application is available on Samsung, LG, Xbox, iOS, and Android.
added a RetroCrush programming block to its 'Anime All Day' channel on March 4. The channel has eight-hour RetroCrush blocks on Thursdays and Saturdays.
RetroCrush is a free, ad-ed video-on-demand service available in the United States and Canada. The service has apps on iOS, Android, Amazon Fire TV, Roku, launched through the STIRR streaming service in July 2020.
Digital Media Rights stated to ANN that its goal with the streaming service is to "serve as a community built for the consumption and discussion of the Golden Age of Japanese animation, (and some not so retro), from the perspectives of pop culture, fandom, art, internet memes & more."
The service plans to include a library of content that "hasn't had proper streaming releases outside of Japan."
RetroCrush's streaming partners include Happinet, among others.
Source: Press release
