Redbox’s resurrection is well underway as the US DVD rental firm turned streamer gets to work developing new OTT video applications to be preinstalled on a range of smart TVs, set tops, and connected TV devices. TVoD and SVoD models have both failed to grow Redbox’s business sufficiently in the face of fresh competition in the US market, so now is the turn of AVoD – quite possibly as Redbox’s last chance saloon. Video software developer Vewd has been recruited to spearhead the app expansion effort, lending its app experience to launching Redbox on devices from Hisense, TiVo, Funai, as well as all new Vewd-powered smart TVs. Viewers can watch 100 free, ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channels, complementing its existing…