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Aaron Seibers Stabs Himself So He Doesn't Have To Work At Blockbuster

Posted 11.03.2009 | Denver

Read More: Saint Anthony's Hospital, Colorado, Aaron Seibers, Denver, Blockbuster, Edgewater, Man Stabs Himself Blockbuster, Stabs Leg Blockbuster, Denver News

An Edgewater man has admitted to stabbing himself in the leg Monday night because he didn't want to go to work. Aaron Seibers, 29, reported that he ...

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Blockbuster Closings: Up To 960 Stores May Be Closed

AP | MICHAEL LIEDTKE | Posted 09.16.2009 | Business

Read More: DVD Rentals, Entertainment, Movie Studios, Blockbuster Closings, Redbox, Stores, Hollywood Video, Texas, Store Locations, Netflix, Movie Rentals, Blockbuster, Dallas, Blu-Ray, Business News

SAN FRANCISCO — Blockbuster Inc. may close as many as 960 stores by the end of next year, shedding more dead weight as the struggling video rent...

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Blockbuster News of Summer 2009

B. Jeffrey Madoff | Posted 11.08.2009 | Media

Read More: Sonia Sotomayor Supreme Court, Michael Jackson, Birthers, Twitter, Iran Election, President Obama, Blockbuster, Ted Kennedy, Star Trek, Transformers Revenge of the Fallen, General Motors Bankruptcy, Sarah Palin, Cash for Clunkers, Youtube, Harry Potter, Town Hall Meetings, Health Care, Afghan Taliban, David Letterman, Media News
B. Jeffrey Madoff

The summer's biggest news.

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Blockbuster To Stream Video Rentals To Samsung TVs

AP | MICHAEL LIEDTKE | Posted 08.14.2009 | Media

Read More: Blockbuster Streaming on TV, Samsung, Blockbuster Samsung, Blockbuster, Media News

SAN FRANCISCO — Having been a step behind in the race to pipe entertainment from the Internet to TV screens, struggling video rental-chain Block...

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"Star Trek" Reminds Me Why I Liked Winona Ryder

Mark Blankenship | Posted 06.10.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Winona Ryder, J. J. Abrams, JJ Abrams, Entertainment, Star Trek Movie, Heathers, Star Trek J.J. Abrams, Nostalgia, Science Fiction, Blockbuster, Movies, Star Trek, Entertainment News
Mark Blankenship

I haven't seen a Winona Ryder film in an actual movie theater since The Crucible was released in 1996. I had forgotten she could exist in those dimensions.

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Blockbuster, Conseco Seek Loan Changes

Bloomberg | Emre Peker | Posted 05.07.2009 | Business

Read More: Loan Changes Blockbuster, Conseco, Blockbuster Loans, Blockbuster, Loan Changes Conseco, Conseco Loans, Business News

April 6 (Bloomberg) -- Blockbuster Inc., the largest movie- rental chain, and insurer Conseco Inc. are leading a record number of companies seeking to...

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Blockbuster, TiVo Join Forces For Digital Movies

New York Times | BRAD STONE | Posted 04.25.2009 | Business

Read More: Tivo, Tivo Digital Movies, Tivo Blockbuster Digital Movies, Blockbuster Digital Movies, Blockbuster Tivo, Tivo Blockbuster, Blockbuster Tivo Digital Movies, Blockbuster, Business News

With its lingering debt problems resolved for now, Blockbuster is pinning some of its hopes on a digital future. The struggling video rental chain ...

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Blockbuster, TiVo Team For Movie Download Service

AP | DEBORAH YAO | Posted 04.25.2009 | Media

Read More: Blockbuster, Tivo, Blockbuster Tivo, Media News

Blockbuster Inc. plans to rent and sell its movies and TV shows through TiVo Inc.'s digital video recorders in the second half of this year. The Dall...

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Blockbuster Goes On Demand, Will Rent Movies Direct To TV

AP | MICHAEL LIEDTKE | Posted 12.27.2008 | Media

Read More: Blockbuster, Blockbuster on Demand, Blockbuster TV, Media News

SAN FRANCISCO — Blockbuster Inc. will start renting movies and television shows through a new gadget that may give consumers another reason to b...

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A Congressional Ultimatum for CEOs

Harry Moroz | Posted 12.14.2008 | Business

Read More: Investing, Say on Pay, CEO Pay, Drum Major Institute, Deregulation, Free Market, Executive Compensation, Barack Obama, Blockbuster, New York City, Economy, Jobs, Financial Crisis, Business News
Harry Moroz

This morning, Senator Chris Dodd warned that Congress might take a step that would send shivers down the spines of every CEO: federal caps on executive pay.

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Madagascar Earns $63.5 Million at Box Office: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer November 10, 2008

Shelly Palmer | Posted 12.11.2008 | Media

Read More: Dreamworks, Role Models, Mgm, Movie, Facebook, Mediabytes, Movies, Blockbuster, Box Office, Apple, Shelly Palmer, Madagascar, Escape 2 Africa, Rumors, Youtube, Britney Spears, Media News, Netflix, Set Top Box, Myspace, Paramount, Media News
Shelly Palmer

"Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" took home the top spot at the Box Office this week. The DreamWorks-Paramount production took in $63.5 million at 4,056...

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Life Cycle: Kernels of Wisdom about Popcorn

Simran Sethi | Posted 10.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Popcorn, Blockbuster, Corn, Butter, Green, Grains, Movies, Dvds, Cinema, Green Living, Kevin Bacon, Salt, Night, Kernels, Diacetyl, Bag, Microwave, Health, Environment, Popping, Orville Redenbacher, Sarah Smarsh, Pop, Simran Sethi, Footlose, Green News
Simran Sethi

Life Cycle is a series of posts that looks at the environmental impacts of everyday things. Fall is upon us, and you've decided to make it a movie...

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Carl Icahn Prepared To Buy Circuit City

AP | MICHELLE CHAPMAN | Posted 05.17.2008 | Business

Read More: Carl Icahn, Carl Icahn Circuit City, Circuit City, Blockbuster, Business News

NEW YORK — Consumer electronics retailer Circuit City Stores said Friday that it will allow Blockbuster to review its books in connection with t...

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Netflix: Don't Call Us Obsolete

Fortune | Michael V. Copeland | Posted 04.26.2008 | Business

Read More: Reed Hastings, Netflix, Blockbuster, Silicon Valley, Business News

Netflix announces its first-quarter earnings after the bell Monday, April, 21. With a spate of upgrades by analysts during Q1, Netflix is expected to ...

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Netflix: Don't Call Us Obsolete

Fortune | Michael V. Copeland | Posted 04.26.2008 | Business

Read More: Reed Hastings, Netflix, Blockbuster, Silicon Valley, Business News

Netflix announces its first-quarter earnings after the bell Monday, April, 21. With a spate of upgrades by analysts during Q1, Netflix is expected to ...

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Blockbuster's Questionable Bid for Circuit City

Scott Anthony | Posted 04.22.2008 | Business

Read More: Netflix, Circuit City, Blockbuster Bid, Blockbuster, Best Buy, Blockbuster Circuit City Deal, Blockbuster Circuit City Bid, Business News
Scott Anthony

Combining Blockbuster and Circuit City seems like a pretty bad idea. Each company has distinct strategic issues to address. A merger could very well distract them from the task at hand at the exact worst time.

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Blockbuster Offers $1+ Billion For Circuit City

AP | DAVID KOENIG | Posted 04.22.2008 | Business

Read More: Blockbuster, Blockbusters Circuit City, Philip Schoonover, Circuit City Stock Price, Circuit City, Unsolicitied Bids, Blockbuster Bid, Blockbuster Unsolicited Bid, Blockbuster Stock Price, Business News

DALLAS — Blockbuster Inc., which has been busy trying to fix its own movie-rental business, is making a hostile takeover bid of just over $1 bil...

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Blockbuster To Stream Videos Direct To TVs

Hollywood Reporter | Andrew Wallenstein | Posted 04.18.2008 | Media

Read More: Blockbuster Streaming on TV, Apple TV, Blockbuster Streaming Video, Blockbuster, Blockbuster Apple TV, Media News

Apple TV is getting some competition from Blockbuster. The home video giant is developing a set-top device for streaming films directly to TV sets an...

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Will Apple Kill Netflix?

Motley Fool | Rick Aristotle Munarriz | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: News Corp, 20th Century Fox, Netflix, Apple, Itunes, Blockbuster, Business News

Apple has taken on computing giants, music industry behemoths, and even Hollywood fat cats with ease in recent years. There's no reason to break a swe...

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New "Jackass" Movie Bypassing Theaters, Heading Straight For Internet

AP | Erin Carlson | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Jackass Movie, Johnny Knoxville, Mtv, Viacom, Blockbuster, Jackass 2.5, Jackass, Business News

The next batch of painful "Jackass" stunts is coming to a computer screen near you. The first two films -- spun off from the former MTV series -- co-...

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Analysts: Postal Rate Change Will Wallop Netflix, Help Blockbuster

Silicon Valley Insider | Henry Blodget | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Increased Postal Rates, Netflix News, Tony Wible, Netflix, Postal Service, Blockbuster, Mark Mahaney, Citi Analysts, Business News

Another reason for Netflix (NFLX) to hurry up and transition to a purely digital model: A potential postal rate change could cut the company's operati...

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