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Blockbuster Closings: Up To 960 Stores May Be Closed

AP | MICHAEL LIEDTKE | Posted 11.16.2009 | Business

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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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Redbox: Movie Studios See A Threat In Growth Of Redbox

The New York Times | BROOKS BARNES | Posted 10.22.2009 | Media

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By December, there will be 22,000 Redbox machines in spots like supermarkets, Wal-Mart Stores and fast-food restaurants. Redbox's growth -- it star...

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Why Must We Still Wait Months To See First-Run Movies On DVD?

John Farr | Posted 05.17.2009 | Entertainment

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John Farr

The conventional thinking that a movie is best appreciated on a huge screen and in an assemblage of strangers no longer holds true when compared to a high-definition home theater.

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On Paul McCartney, and the Memories He Made

John Farr | Posted 05.05.2009 | Entertainment

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John Farr

To relive Beatlemania in all its madcap glory, I suggest you sit yourselves down to the following double-feature.

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Product Service Systems: One You Already Know and One You Need to Know About

Collin Dunn | Posted 09.07.2008 | Green

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Collin Dunn

I'm a huge fan of the "Product Service System," better known to some as PSS. Though the name is easy to trip over, the concept is brilliant: rather th...

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Breakdown Knocks Out Netflix Site

AP | Posted 04.02.2008 | Business

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LOS GATOS, Calif. — Online DVD rental leader Netflix Inc. is suffering a technology breakdown that's knocked out its Web site, inconveniencing i...

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Edwards Barnstorms Through 24 Straight Hours Of Campaigning

Reuters | Matthew Bigg | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards barnstormed through 24 straight hours of campaigning on Wednesday to dramatize the urgency of his fight...

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Netflix Earnings Demolish Expectations

TheStreet.com | Nat Worden | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

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Price cuts enabled Netflix to regain its footing in the online DVD rental market after a challenge from Blockbuster spooked the company and its invest...

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