The once dying Blockbuster brand generated a profit of nearly $14 million in the first quarter for its new corporate parent, Dish Network, flourishing as a combination streaming/physical movie rental service. Still, Dish plans to close 100 more brick-and-mortar Blockbuster stores in Q2. Read More »
The Blockbuster brand emerged from the ashes of bankruptcy to have an impact on the bottom line of its new owner, Dish Network (NSDQ: DISH).… Read More »
Warner Bros. (NYSE: TWX) has refused to give DVD rentals chain Blockbuster (NSDQ: DISH) its latest films, including The Hangover Part II and… Read More »
For the latest streaming video chart, click here. Our July streaming video chart followed word that Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) was separating DVD… Read More »
Our July streaming video chart followed word that Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) was separating DVD and streaming subscriptions and raising the price… Read More »
The timing of the Dish Network’s and Blockbuster’s introduction of new a streaming video venture couldn’t be more perfect. With Netflix (NSD… Read More »
Charlie Ergen just added another kind of home entertainment business to satellite operator Dish Network (NSDQ: DISH) (NSDQ: DISH, picking up… Read More »
Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI), which filed for bankruptcy in September, is now putting itself up for sale. The video rental chain says in a statem… Read More »
Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI) ended the speculation today, filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy nearly 25 years after the video rental chain opened it… Read More »
Blockbuster Reportedly About To File For Bankruptcy
By Joseph Tartakoff
Sep. 22, 2010, 10:05pm
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Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI), which had warned for months that it might have to declare bankruptcy, is expected to file for Chapter 11 later this… Read More »
Despite its advantage over rivals Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) and Redbox in offering new releases for rent, Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI) continued to st… Read More »
Blockbuster Swings To Loss As Sales Plunge
By David Kaplan
May. 14, 2010, 3:08am
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While Blockbuster could benefit from the closure of rival video rental chain Movie Gallery, it got no relief in Q1, as the company swung to… Read More »
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That’s about the only thing you can say working for Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI) now, nevermind those movie studio deals that it closed over the… Read More »
By Joseph Tartakoff
Apr. 7, 2010, 2:30pm
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The big studios are coming to Blockbuster’s aid. Two weeks after Warner Bros. (NYSE: TWX) said it would provide Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI) with… Read More »
Activist investor Carl Icahn has sold 75 percent of his holdings in Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI) — at a time when the rental chain probably need… Read More »
This surely isn’t the four weeks of Advent, but nevermind, at least Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI) gets some breathing space it desperately needs.… Read More »
A few weeks after reporting that its net loss grew in Q4, Blockbuster’s 10-k presents some stark details about its debt struggles. The movie… Read More »
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