Five years ago this week… UK IP video technology supplier Amino Communications acquired Dutch video app developer 24i Media for €24.1 million ($27.1 million), in what at the time appeared like a match made in heaven. The acquisition had very little overlap and highly complementary product lines, and Amino at the time said the long and short of the deal was all about integrating 24i’s smart framework with the Amino TV back-end with an immediate eye for increasing market share in the Android TV operator tier market The company rebranded as Aferian in 2021, and today while 24i is doing well, Amino device sales have cratered. Redbox, the DVD rental firm owned by Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, is in the…