'Home Media Magazine' asked new Blockbuster president Michael Kelly, credited as the “visionary” behind Dish Network’s surprise winning bid for the rental chain’s assets, to share his thoughts on the challenges physical media faces in an age of digital hype.More>>

Best Buy Co. June 14 reported first-quarter (ended May 28) net income of $136 million, down 12% from income of $155 million during the previous-year period.More>>

Blockbuster LLC, which is owned by Dish Network Corp., May 27 said it is cutting the single-day rental price on most movie titles to 99 cents – the same fee charged by kiosks. More>>

He doesn’t become CEO of Dish Network LLC until next month, but that didn’t stop Joe Clayton from making known that the satellite TV operator plans to aggressively utilize recent acquisitions Blockbuster, Hughes Communications and DBSD North America to create a new video platform designed to...More>>

Netflix May 16 said it signed a multiyear distribution deal with Miramax that will allow its 23 million subscribers to stream hundreds of Miramax titles beginning next month.More>>

The Walt Disney Co. and Starz Entertainment LLC May 3 filed separate breach of contract lawsuits against Dish Network LLC, alleging the satellite TV operator does not have the legal right to include free one-year passes to Starz content to its subscribers.More>>

Lionsgate has withdrawn a motion seeking to review Dish Network’s $320 million acquisition of bankrupt Blockbuster Inc. without explanation. More>>

Newly announced Blockbuster LLC president Michael Kelly May 2 said the future of more than 1,700 Blockbuster stores depends on whether studios continue to believe in the traditional brick-and-mortar business model. More>>

Disc sales dropped significantly in the first quarter of 2011, and the culprit appears to be collective box office value of Q1 disc releases, which are down 25%.More>>

Dish Network, new owner of Blockbuster LLC, May 2 named senior executive Michael Kelly president of the venerable rental chain.More>>