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The Deep

Edward M. Weinman | Posted 05.17.2013 | Entertainment

Read More: Denzel Washington, Iceland, Films, Mark Wahlberg, Lost at Sea, 101 Reykjavik, Contraband, Blockbuster, Movies, Bjork, Shipwreck, North Atlantic Ocean, Baltasar Kormakur, Miracles, 2 Guns, Westman Islands, Hollywood, Fishermen, Entertainment News

With the blockbuster 2 Guns set to explode across U.S. multiplexes this summer, renegade filmmaker Baltasar Kormakur (Contraband) is about to become Iceland's most popular cultural export.

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Bad to Worse: Why Shareholder Activism Hurts Shareholders

Sanjay Sanghoee | Posted 05.03.2013 | Business

Read More: Shareholders, Corporate Governance, Carl Icahn, Hedge Funds, Activism, Shareholder Rights, Business News, Netflix, Corporate Greed, Blockbuster, Pension Funds, Business News

One of the ways (theoretically) in which businesses are held accountable by the public, or at least those with stock portfolios, is through shareholder activism. However, in practice, shareholder activism can actually be a case of a disease being used to cure an illness.

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3,000 Blockbuster Workers Laid Off As More Stores Close

AP | Posted 03.23.2013 | Business

Read More: Layoffs, Video, John Hall, Video Stores, Job Cuts, DISH Network, Blockbuster Closures, Business, Ap, Blockbuster, Business News

DENVER (AP) — Dish Network Corp. says it plans to close about 300 Blockbuster stores across the country, losing about 3,000 employees. ...

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Denver Musician Esmé Patterson and Comedian Kevin O'Brien on New Skin for Old Ceremonies

The Denver Diatribe | Posted 12.17.2012 | Denver

Read More: Buffalo Bill Downhill, Mara Wiles, Lancer Lounge, Dive Bars, DISH Network, Grapes-of-Rad, Starbucks, Esme Patterson, Kevin O'Brien, Denver, Blockbuster, Paper Bird, Harpoontang, Rockbar, Denver News

Denver-based musical polymath Esmé Patterson and stand-up comedian Kevin O'Brien joins us this week on the Denver Diatribe podcast to peel back new skin for old ceremonies.

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My Great American Video Store Documentary

Tribeca | Posted 11.21.2012 | Entertainment

Read More: Video Store, Documentary, James Westby, Tribeca Film, Indiegogo, Crowdfunding, Hollywood Video, Blockbuster, Entertainment News, Independent Video Store, Videos Stores, Video, Entertainment News

I don't stream -- maybe I'm in the minority, but I'm not sure I am. Because of all this, I am making a documentary feature film on the lamented loss of the independent video store.

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Dish To Shutter A Third Of All Blockbuster Stores

AP | Posted 02.26.2012 | Denver

Read More: Blockbuster Bankruptcy, Video, Dish Network Closing Blockbusters, Denver News, Englewood Colo, DISH Network, Colorado News, Colorado Business News, Blockbuster, Denver News

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 | Technology

‪‬ 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 | Home

Read More: New Year's Eve, Tapes, Bookstoes, New Year, Books, Videos, Clerks, Blockbuster, Movies, New Year's, Home 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 | Technology

Read More: Netflix Alternative, Streaming Video, Dish Streaming, Blockbuster Movie Pass, DISH Network, Blockbuster Streaming, Netflix, Blockbuster, Technology News

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 | Technology

Read More: Blockbuster Dish, Dish Blockbuster, Blockbuster Streaming Dish, Internet Video, Dish Streaming, Netflix, Blockbuster, Blockbuster Streaming, DISH Network, Technology News

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 | Comedy

Read More: Video, Reed Hastings, Netflix Price Increase, Netflix Qwikster, Netflix Blockbuster, Landline Netflix, Qwikster, Netflix, Landline Blockbuster, Netflix Spoof, Blockbuster, Comedy News

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 | Technology

Read More: Online Streaming, Video, Itunes, Hulu Plus, Video Streaming, Amazon Instant Video, Vudu Wal-Mart, Netflix Alternatives, Redbox, Qwikster, Alternatives to Netflix, Netflix, Hulu, Slidepollajax, Blockbuster, Technology News

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 | Technology

Read More: Dvds by Mail, Netflix Dvd, Reed Hastings, Netflix Streaming, Netflix Qwikster, Netflix Wall Street, Qwikster Netflix, Qwikster, Netflix, Streaming Dvds, Blockbuster, Video, Technology News

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 | Technology

Read More: Netflix Instant Spanish, Netflix Latin America, Netflix Launch, Netflix Streaming, Spanish, Netflix Brazil, Netflix, Portuguese, Blockbuster, Technology News

¡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 | Business

Read More: Borders, Banking, Pirates, Metal, Robert Tercek, Blockbuster, Bookstores, Tv, Business News

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 | Arts

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 | Technology

Read More: Netflix Prices, Netflix, Netflix Price Increase, Blockbuster, Redbox, Netflix Price Hike, Technology News

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 | Technology

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 | Business

Read More: Saab, A&W, Nokia, Kelloggs Corn Pops, Tri-Star, Apple, American Apparel, Sony Ericsson, Microsoft, Sony Pictures, Slidepollajax, Myspace, Blockbuster, Soap Opera Digest, Business News

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 | Business

Read More: Kungfu Panda, Commercial, Cannes Lions, Sharethrough, Dan Greenberg, Advertising, Videos Interactive Video, Youtube, Movie, Disney, Film, Marshall Goldsmith, Blockbuster, Hollywood, Business News

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 | Denver

Read More: DISH Network, Blockbuster Bought, Blockbuster, Denver News

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 | Media

Read More: Google TV, Roku, Xbox 360, Apple TV, External Hard Drive, Netflix, Hd, Video-Stores, Blockbuster, Media News

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 | Business

Read More: Charlie Sheen, Amzn, Stock Market, Netflix, Jeff Bezos, Nflx, Amazon, Apple, Apple TV, Movie Rentals, Blockbuster, Business News

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 | Media

Read More: Netflix, Blockbuster, Hulu, Media News

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 | Entertainment

Read More: Aretha Franklin, Wham, Michael Jackson, Wham!, George Michael, Paula Abdul, Prince, Madonna, Pop Albums, U2, Milli Vanilli, Faith, Blockbuster, Bruce Springsteen, Entertainment News

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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