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Irish Video Chain Xtra-vision Liquidating 27 Jan, 2016
Netflix and Amazon Prime Video’s global expanse has claimed another retail victim. Irish video...More>>
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Irish Rental Chain Xtra-vision Shuttering 28 Stores 23 Nov, 2015
Irish video retail and rental chain Xtra-vision Ltd. is closing 28 of its remaining 90 stores — a...More>>
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A New Blockbuster 23 Mar, 2015
Redbox’s power in the physical rental business rivals defunct Blockbuster Video.More>>
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Home Video Pioneer Ron Eisenberg Passes Away 11 Nov, 2014
Ron Eisenberg, an early advocate of VHS movie rentals, reportedly died Oct. 31 at his home in...More>>
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9/10: Packaged Media's Forgotten Milestone 7 Sep, 2014
The day before hijacked American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175 slammed into the...More>>
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Blockbuster Not Coming Back in the U.K. 6 Mar, 2014
Turns out the Blockbuster resurrection in the U.K. might have been wishful thinking or a hoax. Dish...More>>
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Blockbuster Lives On in the U.K. 27 Feb, 2014
Dish has quietly licensed the Blockbuster brand to Crash Entertainment Group in the U.K. CEG, which...More>>
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Dish’s Three-Year Blockbuster Adventure: $91 Million Loss 21 Feb, 2014
Dish Network’s three-year ownership of video rental icon Blockbuster resulted in a cumulative net...More>>
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TDC Acquires Blockbuster Name Rights in Denmark 20 Jan, 2014
TDC Group Jan. 20 said it has acquired the Danish rights to the Blockbuster name. The Danish...More>>
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Blockbuster Sells Mexican Subsidiary 14 Jan, 2014
Blockbuster LLC Jan. 14 said it has completed the sale of Blockbuster Mexico to Grupo Elektra, a...More>>
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Blockbuster Bows Holiday Clearance Deals 6 Dec, 2013
Blockbuster LLC, which is shuttering all corporate-owned stores by early next year, has launched an...More>>
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Blockbuster U.K. Headed for Shutdown 5 Dec, 2013
Blockbuster U.K., a former unit of Blockbuster LLC., is set to cease operations after 24 years...More>>
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Blockbuster Posts $23.4M Third-Quarter Operating Loss 12 Nov, 2013
Blockbuster LLC Nov. 12 reported a third-quarter (ended Sept. 30) operating loss of $23.4 million,...More>>
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Dish Closing All Its U.S. Blockbuster Stores 6 Nov, 2013
Dish Network Corp. has decided to close all its remaining U.S. Blockbuster stores, including its...More>>
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Death of Blockbuster Was Only a Matter of Time 6 Nov, 2013
With Dish finally making the announcement all of us knew was coming, even though we might not have...More>>
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Ron Castell, Long-Time Blockbuster Executive, Dies at 75 1 Nov, 2013
James Ronald “Ron” Castell, who helped Blockbuster Video grow from a handful of stores to a...More>>
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Blockbuster Cedes Sunday to NFL Season Opener 8 Sep, 2013
It was the Sept. 8 opening of the 2013 National Football League season and Blockbuster resigned...More>>
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Rental Smackdown 3 Sep, 2013
HMM staffers explored the logistics of renting from Blockbuster in relation to Redbox and other...More>>
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Blockbuster to Shutter Another 100 Stores 6 Aug, 2013
Blockbuster LLC Aug. 6 said it plans to shutter 100 domestic stores during the current third...More>>
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Blockbuster Releases New iOS App 28 May, 2013
Blockbuster LLC has released a new iOS application for its Blockbuster By Mail DVD service,...More>>
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