Redbox Lays Off 150 Employees, About 10% of Workforce, Blaming Impact From COVID

Welcome to Deadline’s International Disruptors, a feature where we shine a spotlight on key executives and companies outside of the U.S. shaking up the offshore marketplace. This week, we’re talking with British multi-hyphenate Charles Dorfman, who, through his two banners Samuel Marshall Films and Media Finance Capital, has worked across a range of titles from The Lost Daughter to 2nd Chance and his own directorial debut Barbarians. In his first major interview, he outlines his ambitions as a writer-director and as a financier-producer. 

With so many outlets for content and so many companies thirsting for eyeballs and audience attention, what most up-and-coming streaming services and companies like Apple TV+, Topic, etc., are that original content is the way to lure viewers. That often means spending upfront to score A-list talent to star in your projects, which is exactly what Redbox Entertainment is doing with a new action-thriller called “Black Site” that stars Jason Clarke, Michelle Monaghan, and Jai Courtney.

With so many outlets for content and so many companies thirsting for eyeballs and audience attention, what most up-and-coming streaming services and companies like Apple TV+, Topic, etc., are that original content is the way to lure viewers. That often means spending upfront to score A-list talent to star in your projects, which is exactly what Redbox Entertainment is doing with a new action-thriller called “Black Site” that stars Jason Clarke, Michelle Monaghan, and Jai Courtney.

A woman has told of her fury after being fined £150 for throwing two small crusts from a sandwich to pigeons in Piccadilly Gardens. Hazel Kirby said her punishment was triple the fine paid by Prime Minister Boris Johnson for breaching coronavirus restrictions at a Downing Street party during the pandemic.

Millions of households across England will be receiving a £150 council tax rebate which will be paid straight into their bank accounts.

Aldi have launched their most expensive Specialbuy ever - and it’s perfect for gamers looking to play Fortnite, Elden Ring and Call of Duty. The budget supermarket has released three gaming computers, but they come with a hefty price tag.

Anderson Cooper missed his CNN program tonight after saying on social media that he has tested positive for Covid.

Selome Hailu Timed to the Season 1 finale of hit ABC sitcom “Abbott Elementary,” Warner Bros. Television is donating 150,000 meals to Feeding America.Along with the meal donations, the show’s Think Outside the (Lunch) Box campaign aims to raise awareness about food insecurity with a week-long series on social media encouraging others to support Feeding America.

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth said COVID-19 had left “one very tired and exhausted” as she talked to health workers and a former patient about her own experience of “this horrible pandemic.”

For the second time in roughly as many weeks, President Joe Biden called Russia’s Vladimir Putin “a war criminal” on Tuesday.

Coronation Street fans were left stunned during the latest scenes on the soap as a heartbroken Toyah Battersby headed to the hospital and ended up confronting Abi Franklin after she discovered her son Alfie was the result of a one night stand with her fiance Imran Habeeb. The fresh drama began on the cobbles on Friday when Toyah revealed at her adoption hearing with Imran that he had been cheating on her and had a secret baby with their drug addict neighbour Abi.

PlayStation is making significant changes to its staff as it removed several sales and marketing positions, costing 90 people their jobs.As reported by Axios, planned cuts took effect this week with PlayStation shutting down its merchandiser team in the US. Those in these roles would visit retail shops to train staff on selling PlayStation products and ensure they knew details about inventory.

Some of the country's poorest households risk missing out on a scheme targeted to shield them as the cost of living crisis in the UK worsens, it is feared. Back in February, the UK government announced that around 20 million households in council tax bands A to D - including 95 per cent of rented properties - would benefit from a council tax rebate of £150.