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Dish To Shutter A Third Of All Blockbuster Stores

AP | Posted 02.26.2012

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The Associated Press ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Dish Network Corp. says in an annual filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it plans to c...

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Netflix Users To Wait Twice As Long For Warner Brothers Flicks

Peter Kafka | Posted 01.06.2012

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‪‬ By Peter Kafka, Warner Brothers Will Make Netflix, Redbox, Blockbuster Wait Longer for New Movies via All Things D Want to watch a new mo...

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In Memory of Video Stores

Hayley Rose Horzepa | Posted 02.26.2012

Read More: New Year's Eve, Tapes, Bookstoes, New Year, Books, Videos, Clerks, Blockbuster, Movies, New Year's, Culture News

When I am elderly I will surely be telling tales of going to Blockbuster on a Friday night and browsing the aisles for the perfect weekend flick.

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Netflix Rival Announced--But It's Not For Everyone

The Huffington Post | Jason O. Gilbert | Posted 11.23.2011

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Blockbuster has announced its unlimited movie streaming service, dubbing it a "stream come true." But while many thought the service would compete wit...

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Watch Out Netflix: Big Blockbuster Announcement Expected

AP | Posted 11.23.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO -- Dish Network Corp. is expected to unveil an Internet video service Friday in a move that could give movie lovers another reason to ab...

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WATCH: Blockbuster Takes A Lesson From Netflix

Posted 11.20.2011

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Netflix may have thought that its recent spell of bad PR would be improved by splitting off its DVD delivery into an entirely new service, Qwikster. B...

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9 Services That Could Be The New Netflix

Posted 11.19.2011

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NEW YORK (AP/The Huffington Post) -- The DVD-by-mail service Netflix built its business on will soon be known as Qwikster. The rebranding follows Netf...

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Netflix Makes HUGE Announcement

Posted 11.18.2011

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In a post on The Netflix Blog that went up Sunday night, the company's CEO, Reed Hastings, announced that Netflix would split its DVD-by-mail service ...

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Netflix Expands To New Countries

The Huffington Post | Jason O. Gilbert | Posted 11.06.2011

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¡Hola, Netflix! The movie-streaming service, which to date has been available only in the U.S. and Canada, has launched in Brazil and will be launchi...

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What Comes After Television, Bookstores and Banks?

Brett King | Posted 10.17.2011

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There's been a great deal of discussion lately about the impact of technology on traditional businesses such as bookstores, media, TV, newspapers and ...

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'Savage Beauty' One Of The Met's Top 10 Exhibits

Posted 10.08.2011

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty exhibition came to an end last night, but it has already considered one of the Met's...

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How Netflix Became A Bigger Loser Than Blockbuster In 2 Weeks

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Gilbert | Posted 09.24.2011

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There are several titles in Netflix's huge video library that might be used to describe the company's incredible fall from its customers' good graces ...

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Bye Bye, Netflix: Alternatives For Those Who Hate The Price Hike

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Gilbert | Posted 09.12.2011

Netflix jacked up its prices yesterday, and it appears from your comments that many of you are ready to storm Netflix HQ with pitchforks and fiery tor...

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10 Brands That Will Disappear Next Year

24/7 Wall St. | Douglas A. McIntyre | Posted 08.21.2011

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24/7 Wall St. has created a new list of brands that will disappear, which includes Sears (NASDAQ:SHLD), Sony Pictures (NYSE:SNE), American Apparel (NY...

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Why Hollywood is Placing its Bets on Viral Video

Marshall Goldsmith | Posted 08.17.2011

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Aside from TV commercials, billboards, product tie-ins, and the usual ilk, Hollywood is trying something new this year to promote their summer flicks: viral video campaigns.

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Colorado-Based Dish Network Acquiring Blockbuster For $228M

AP | MAE ANDERSON | Posted 06.06.2011

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NEW YORK — Dish Network Corp.'s agreement to buy Blockbuster Inc.'s assets out of bankruptcy could keep the movie-rental chain and its blue-and-...

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WD TV Live Hub a Solid 'Connectivity Box'

Abe Schwartz | Posted 05.25.2011

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I've been hearing about Google TV, Boxee, Roku, etc., since last year's South By Southwest. Basically, they're connectivity boxes. They connect you to...

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Priced for Decadence

James Berman | Posted 05.25.2011

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NFLX is a well-run company with a terrific brand. But it looks to be in the manic phase and vulnerable to a bipolar outcome, which on Main Street or Wall Street is called a crash.

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Blockbuster: Time to Call it Quits

Aanarav Sareen | Posted 05.25.2011

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As one of the leading forces of content less than a decade ago, why didn't Blockbuster partner up with hardware manufacturers to leverage a full-fledged streaming service?

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Music: George Michael's "Faith" And The Era Of The Blockbuster

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011

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It was the era of the blockbuster. From the late 1970s through the 1980s, pop music became dominated by a new phenomenon: albums that released a seemi...

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Carmelo Anthony May Be Biggest Snag In Proposed Blockbuster If He Decides Not To Sign In New Jersey

Posted 05.25.2011

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Earlier this week, reports surfaced that the Denver Nuggets front office was delaying a potential blockbuster deal that would send stars Chauncey Bill...

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Netflix Opens a Pandora's Box

Tom Silva | Posted 05.25.2011

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We're better educated and more curious about the world than big business gives us credit. And that's the lesson of Netflix. When given the choice of something interesting and exciting that sidesteps the mainstream, we will take it.

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The Wal-Mart/Netflix Conspiracy: Bad Movie

Al Norman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Netflix, Supracompetitive Prices, Wal-Mart, DVD Competition, Blockbuster, Collusion, Class Action Litigation, Business News

In 2005, Wal-Mart and Netflix announced that the companies' two online retail sites would "promote each other's core business." Now, the deal is back in the headlines -- but with a negative spin.

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Profiles in Doing Both: Is There a Sequel in Blockbuster's Future?

Inder Sidhu | Posted 05.25.2011

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To survive its bankruptcy, Blockbuster must move quickly and optimize its workforce and store count. It also needs to reduce its debt. Most importantly, Blockbuster must also reinvent how Americans consume media.

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10 Big Retailers That Are Shuttering Stores

DailyFinance | MERCEDES CARDONA | Posted 05.25.2011

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Your next shopping trip may not be as convenient as it used to be. The second quarter earnings season brought news from several major retailers that t...

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