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Blockbuster Online Raising Prices

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2007-12-21 16:14:18 by John Campea in The Movie Blog
...Blockbuster Online is Doomed. You know, one of the harsh lessons I learned about life at a young age is that sometime you can do everything right and still lose. Remember that episode of Star Trek The Next Generation where Data plays Kolrami in a game of Strategema and loses? Yeah you can indeed do things right, and still not get the results...
 
Tags: blockbuster, blockbuster online, customers, million online customers, online customers, blockbuster lost half, shares, blockbuster shares barely, rival netflix
 
 
 
 
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Blockbuster, Live Nation Sign Ticket Deal

2008-12-03 15:30:22 by Michael Hickerson in Slice of SciFi
 
...Blockbuster Well, at least once a new three-year deal wtih Live Nation rolls out. The rental giant singed an agreement yesterday with on-line ticket vendor Live Nation to sell exclusive blocks of event tickets at 500 Blockbuster locations. The Blockbuster stores will also be able to sell general tickets to concerts and other events as long as...
 
Tags: blockbuster, blockbuster concert tickets, tickets, local blockbuster, live nation, event tickets, blockbuster stores, concert tickets, blockbuster locations
 
 
 
 
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Blockbuster Debuts On-Demand Device

2008-12-01 17:00:20 by Michael Hickerson in Slice of SciFi
 
...Blockbuster last week announced that it will begin offering a device that allows on-demand streaming According to the Associated Press, the device will connect to televisions and allow users to download videos for storage and viewing over high-speed Internet connections. The device will be produced by 2Wire Inc and will be similar to those...
 
Tags: on-demand, blockbuster, blockbusters on-demand service, blockbuster executives, service, device, competitor netflix, films, recently release films
 
 
 
 
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IFC signs pact with devil Blockbuster

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2008-03-08 00:00:55 by Editor in scanners
...Blockbuster carries. Would you have known you weren't seeing the version released in the US -- especially if you rented it based on the contradictory online info you see here IFC Entertainment has made a two-year agreement with Blockbuster Video, giving the moribund sales and rental mega-chain "an exclusive 60-day rental window, including...
 
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Blockbuster bids to buy Circuit City

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2008-04-15 00:02:32 by John Campea in The Movie Blog
...Blockbuster wants to buy out Circuit City should come as no surprise, but it seems like an odd pairing variety says The cash offer of between $6 and $8 a share was made Feb. 17. It is only now becoming public, according to Blockbuster, because the vidtailer wants Circuit City shareholders to have an adequate chance to weigh in Circuit City...
 
Tags: circuit city, american circuit city, blockbuster, circuit city shareholders, canada, future shop canada, blockbuster city, movies, rents movies
 
 
 
 
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Now That's How You Make A Blockbuster

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2008-09-18 07:00:00 by Piper in LAZY EYE THEATRE
...Blockbuster. In fact, it is what a Summer Blockbuster should be. Over the years we've been inundated with so much crap from Michael Bay and George Lucas and Will Smith that we've forgotten true quality when we see it. We've mistaken Blockbuster to be defined as a bad film with lots of explosions that makes a lot of money. Lest we forget, the...
 
Tags: summer, summer blockbuster, dark knight, blockbuster, summer movie season, talk, film talk, film, movie
 
 
 
 
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Blockbuster Raising Prices for Service

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2007-12-21 16:19:33 by Behind The Scenes TV in Behind The Scenes TV
Blockbuster Inc., which has been losing money on online movie orders, is boosting prices of its DVD-by-mail service for new customers and some existing ones by up to 40 percent The movie-rental giant began notifying customers of the increases - and some price cuts - early Thursday. The hikes will take effect next week and caused an immediate...
 
Tags: blockbuster, million online subscribers, movie-rental giant, percent, price cuts, rival netflix, internet boards, increases, online movie
 
 
 
 
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R-Rated 'Inside' Story: Thanks, Blockbuster and Dimension Extreme!

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2008-04-19 00:00:00 by Peter Martin in Cinematical
...Blockbuster across the street from my apartment on Thursday night and rented the just-released DVD of French horror flick Inside . When it played at the Toronto fest last fall, Scott Weinberg raved about it, and I survived a memorable midnight screening at Fantastic Fest a couple of weeks later. As Scott said, it's well-crafted but incredibly...
 
Tags: dimension extreme, dimension extreme label, blockbuster, scott, scott weinberg raved, rental version, version, violent, stunningly violent
 
 
 
 
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Video of the Day: The Historic Blockbuster Video Tour!

2008-05-13 00:00:00 by Erik Davis in Cinematical
 
...Blockbuster store is still around (and open!), but I could totally see something like this existing in, say, 10-20 years from now. Follow their news reporters inside an actual Blockbuster store, where they find actors playing Blockbuster employees, as well as actual renters. Real renters! I love the couple who say they can't believe how...
 
Tags: local blockbuster store, actual blockbuster store, news reporters inside, home entertainment, video, news story, historical performers, tour, love