Posted September 21, 2011, 2:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in The Web
Dish Network has invited media to an event called “A Stream Come True” in San Francisco on Friday where the company is expected to announce pricing and other details for a streaming video service. The new service will use technology…
Posted August 2, 2011, 3:00 PM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in Industry News
Blockbuster is finally trying to lure back the millions of customers it has lost over the years. According to a letter obtained by BGR, the company is asking shoppers to give it another chance.
Posted April 19, 2011, 1:21 PM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in Industry News
Dish Network, Blockbuster's new parent company, has agreed to take on leases for about 500 Blockbuster stores, according to papers filed with the US Bankruptcy Court Southern District of New York. Blockbuster has closed numerous stores in the last year…
Posted April 6, 2011, 9:57 AM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in Industry News
As expected, Blockbuster has been auctioned off. Dish Network Corporation has announced that it was selected as the winning bidder in the bankruptcy court auction for substantially all of the assets of Blockbuster.
Posted April 4, 2011, 1:01 PM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in Industry News
Bankrupt movie rental chain Blockbuster is being auctioned off today. Multiple bidders will fight for the rights to the company's next owner as well as the amount of money available to pay off its claims. The auction could preserve Dallas-based…
Posted March 31, 2011, 12:32 PM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in Industry News
South Korea's SK Telecom, the country's largest mobile carrier by revenue, is contemplating making a bid for the struggling video chain Blockbuster. The deal would be an attempt to diversify away from its Korea-only network, where it has a tough…
Posted September 23, 2010, 12:30 PM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in Industry News
Unsurprisingly, the struggling Blockbuster movie rental empire has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States, nearly 25 years after it opened its first store. The once-mighty video rental chain won't be, however, closing its 3,000 remaining stores,…
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