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September 23, 2010Blockbuster Seeks Chapter 11 ProtectionPosted by Willian SmithTroubled video-rental chain Blockbuster Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, and said it plans to keep stores and kiosks [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 25, 2010Blockbuster Files For BankruptcySend by www.goupstate.comBlockbuster video stores used to be the town square for home entertainment, bustling with people roaming the aisles in search of a movie that the whole family could enjoy in their living room for just a few bucks. [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 25, 2010Blockbuster Fast-forwards To Chapter 11 - KansasCity.comPosted by Willian SmithBlockbuster video stores used to be the town square for home entertainment, bustling with people in search of a movie that the whole family could enjoy in their living room for just a few bucks. The stores melded discovery and [...] Rating: ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 25, 2010Blockbuster Video Online Versus Redbox | Moving RelocatingPosted by Willian SmithThe first is the addition of Blockbuster video online to its offerings of products. It is a DVD rental club that allows its users several different monthly rental plans. Several of the plans offer unlimited DVD rentals. [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 23, 2010Blockbuster Video, Phoenix, AZ : Reviews And Maps - Yahoo! LocalPosted by Willian SmithBlockbuster Video, Phoenix, AZ : Reviews and maps - Yahoo! Local, 602.955.9696. Get Ratings, Reviews, Photos and more on Yahoo! Local. [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 25, 2010Blockbuster Flops, Files For Bankruptcy | SeacoastOnline.comPosted by Willian SmithSAN FRANCISCO ? Blockbuster video stores used to be the town square for home entertainment, bustling with people roaming the aisles in search of a movie that the whole family could enjoy in their living room for just a few bucks. [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 24, 2010From Video Powerhouse To Has-been: Blockbuster's Bankruptcy Filing ...Posted by Willian SmithSAN FRANCISCO ? Blockbuster video stores used to be the town square for home entertainment, bustling with people roaming the aisles in search of a movie that the whole family could enjoy in their living room for just a few bucks. [...] Rating: ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 24, 2010The ?90?s On My Mind?Super NintendoPosted by Willian SmithIt?s time once again for my weekly look back on my favorite decade. This week we set the way-back machine to 1991 for the release of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It was a 16-bit gaming console. So, ummm?what?s that mean? Well, in short, it means that it is awesome! With twice the graphic [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down |
September 25, 2010Does Word Choice Matter? ? Compare ?Blockbuster Video? To ?Netflix ...Send by Randy MayeuxCompare ?Blockbuster Video? to ?Netflix?. Does word choice matter? In every way. In 1985, a company named iteself Blockbuster Video. In the blink of an eye, video tapes were replaced by DVDs. Shortsighted name! [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 23, 2010Blockbuster Bankruptcy Nears With Up To 800 More Store Closures ...Send by Dawn KawamotoBlockbuster's long anticipated bankruptcy filing is apparently headed down the final stretch and could come by the end of the week. One of the cost-cutting moves the video chain is teeing up calls for 500 to 800 additional store [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 24, 2010Blockbuster Going Out Of Business - Blockbuster Video Declares ...Posted by Willian SmithRenting a movie wasn't just renting a movie -- it was an experience that defined our communities and ourselves. DVD-by-mail, while more convenient, just isn't the same. [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 24, 2010Debt, Changing Media Habits Topple Blockbuster | KVAL CBS 13 ...Posted by Willian SmithBlockbuster Inc., once the dominant movie rental company in the U.S., filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Thursday, after reeling from mounting losses, rising debt and competitors that have better catered to Americans' changed [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 23, 2010Blockbuster Errors | Fabulous Females MoviePosted by Willian SmithBlockbuster Blunders In this week's B-movie, two larger-than-life killer ocean creatures destroy everything in their paths, despite a team of brainless. [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down |
September 24, 2010Blockbuster Files For Bankruptcy ProtectionPosted by Willian SmithNEW YORK? Troubled video-rental chain Blockbuster Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, and said it plans to keep stores and kiosks open as it [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 23, 2010Report: Blockbuster To File Bankruptcy Tomorrow MorningSend by Anonymous Coward (UID 1106989)About a month ago, we wrote about reports that Blockbuster Video would be filing for bankruptcy in mid-September. So it shouldn't come as a huge surprise that Bloomberg News is reporting that the video chain will be making the filing [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 24, 2010Why Blockbuster Filed For Bankruptcy - The Curious Capitalist ...Send by Stephen GandelBlockbuster Was Relying on a Drink Island to Revive Stores Back in April, months or years after lots of other people, I got the idea that there was no way video chain Blockbuster could avoid bankruptcy. [...] Rating: ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 24, 2010Blockbuster Files For Bankruptcy After Online Rivals Gain -- Signs ...Posted by Willian SmithBlockbuster anticipates it will pay something to unsecured creditors, court papers show. Blockbuster Video Italy Inc., Blockbuster International Spain Inc., Blockbuster Canada Inc. and nine other units also sought protection. [...] Rating: ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 24, 2010Cold Fusion Guy: Blockbuster's BeginningsSend by Jim PeetAfter the collapse of the oil market in the mid-eighties, Cook, at the urging of his wife, decided to try his luck in the video rental market. He opened the first Blockbuster store in Dallas in October of 1985. [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 25, 2010Struggling Blockbuster Eliminates Rental Fees | The Onion ...Send by johninceLAUDERDALE, FL?Blockbuster, the flagging video-store giant that has recently resorted to eliminating late fees and waiving replacement fines for lost or damaged movies, announced Monday that it would also be doing away with its [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |