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BlockbusterBlockbuster Expands Online Game Rental Pilot to SeattleAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 18, 2009 - 1:19pm.
Dallas - Video rental chain
Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI) on Wednesday announced that it will expand a pilot test of its
online game rental service to Seattle, after
launching in Cleveland
earlier this year. The $7.99 Games By Mail service is available to Blockbuster
Online movie rental subscribers, and allows unlimited monthly rentals with one
game out at time.
Blockbuster to Market iMemories Home Movie Transfer, StorageAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 5, 2009 - 1:24pm.
Scottsdale,
Ariz. - iMemories, a website that
provides digitization, storage and sharing service for home movie films and
videos, on Thursday announced a partnership with Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI), which will market
its services on Blockbuster.com and in select Blockbuster retail stores. The
service lets users create custom DVDs of their home movies, as well as share
them on password-protected websites.
Paramount Debuts "Circle of Eight" Series on MySpaceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 27, 2009 - 12:14pm.
Los Angeles
- Viacom's (NYSE: VIA) Paramount Digital Entertainment on Tuesday announced the exclusive
premiere on MySpace (NYSE: NWS) of its original supernatural thriller webisode series,
"Circle of Eight." Produce in association with Mountain Dew's Green
Label Studios, the 10-part series combines elements of gaming and social media
to propel the story. Following the end of its exclusive run on MySpace in
December, the series will be made available for rent from Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI).
tags: Video | Marketing | Advertising | Social Networking | MySpace | Viacom | Paramount | News Corp. | Blockbuster | Mountain Dew | Circle of Eight |
TiVo Adds Blockbuster On Demand RentalsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 13, 2009 - 12:20pm.
Alviso, Calif. - TiVo (NASD: TIVO) announced on Tuesday that it
has partnered with Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI) to offer a range of new release movies for rent
on its digital video recorders. The Blockbuster On Demand service will allow
TiVo subscribers to rent new release titles from Blockbuster for between $2.99
and $3.99, including select HD titles. In addition, TiVo DVRs will be sold at
thousands of Blockbuster stores nationwide.
Blockbuster Cuts Size of Viacom Debt by $50 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 2, 2009 - 8:08am.
Dallas - Video rental giant Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI) announced on Wednesday
that it has reduced the amount of letters of credit maintained for former
parent company Viacom (NYSE: VIA) by $50 million, from $75 million to $25 million, in a bid
to improve liquidity.
Blockbuster Sells Off Irish Retail Chain Xtra-vision for $45MAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 28, 2009 - 7:55am.
Dallas - Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI)
announced on Friday that it has sold its Xtra-vision Limited entertainment
retail store chain in Ireland
to Birchhall Investments Limited for up to $45 million in cash.
NCR to Put Blockbuster DVD Rental Kiosks in Big Y StoresAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 27, 2009 - 10:24am.
Duluth, Ga.
- NCR (NYSE: NCR), a maker of automated kiosks, announced on Thursday that it will install
Blockbuster Express (NYSE: BBI) DVD rental kiosks in 57 Big Y grocery stores in Massachusetts and Connecticut.
The kiosks can house up to 800 DVDs, which cost $1 per night to rent. NCR said it
will invest up to $60 million this year to build out its DVD rental kiosk
operations. It expects to deploy more than 2,500 in 2009, making for a total of
10,000 kiosks by mid-2010.
Report: DVD Rental Kiosks to Take 30% of Market Next YearAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 26, 2009 - 11:42am.
Port Washington,
N.Y. - Automated video rental
kiosks, operated by companies like Redbox (NASD: CSTR), are expected to grow from 19% of the
total market in the first half of 2009 to 30% of the total market next year,
according to a report from market research firm NPD Group.
Blockbuster to Offer Movie Downloads to Motorola PhonesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 19, 2009 - 12:17pm.
Dallas
- Video rental giant Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI) announced that it has partnered with Motorola (NYSE: MOT)
to make its OnDemand movie download service available on select Motorola mobile
phones. Blockbuster, which did not provide details on a launch date or pricing,
said the move was in line with its goal of making OnDemand available via
multiple consumer electronics and portable devices.
Blockbuster OnDemand to Stream Movies to Samsung DevicesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 14, 2009 - 12:06pm.
Dallas - Video rental giant Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI) announced on Tuesday
that it has partnered with electronics maker Samsun to make its OnDemand
service available on select Samsung HDTVs, home theater systems and Blu-ray
players. Beginning in the fall, the services will offer online rentals from
Blockbuster streamed directly to the devices, in addition to on-screen search
and browsing, ratings, trailers and other information.
Blockbuster to Test Online Video Game Rental ServiceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 27, 2009 - 10:30am.
Dallas - Video rental giant
Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI) announced on Wednesday that it will launch a pilot program of its
planned online video game rental service on June 30 in the Cleveland, Ohio
area, before expanding nationwide before the end of the year.
NCR Acquires TNR in Bid to Expand Blockbuster DVD KiosksAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 22, 2009 - 7:15am.
Dayton, Ohio
- NCR, a maker of automated kiosks that recently signed a DVD kiosk deal with
Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI), announced on Wednesday that it has acquired TNR Holdings Corp.,
the second-largest DVD kiosk operator in North America.
Blockbuster to Sell TiVo DVRs, Offer Movies on TiVo ServiceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 25, 2009 - 11:17am.
 Alviso, Calif. - Video rental giant Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI)
announced on Wednesday that it has partnered with TiVo (NASD: TIVO), and will sell the
company's digital video recorders in its retail locations, while offering its
movies for sale and rental via the TiVo service. The Blockbuster OnDemand
service will be available on TiVo Series2, Series3, TiVo HD and TiVo HD XL
set-tops from the second half of 2009.
Blockbuster Shares Plunge as Company Explores BankruptcyAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 3, 2009 - 10:39am.
 San Antonio,
Texas - Video rental giant Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI)
has hired Kirkland & Ellis to explore a possible bankruptcy filing, a
person familiar with the situation told Bloomberg. The news sent the company's
shares plummeting more than 86%, to 13 cents, before trading was halted on the
NYSE.
Blockbuster to Add Online Video Game RentalsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 11, 2009 - 10:33am.
Dallas
- Video rental giant Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI) announced on Wednesday that it will introduce
online video game rentals through the mail, making them part of its Blockbuster
Total Access online DVD subscription service.
Blockbuster to Offer Sonic's CinemaNow Web Movie ServiceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 14, 2009 - 10:44am.
Blockbuster Stores to Sell Live Nation Concert TicketsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on December 2, 2008 - 11:03am.
Blockbuster Introduces VOD Set-top BoxAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 25, 2008 - 10:44am.
Dallas - Video rental giant Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI) on Tuesday introduced its new video-on-demand set-top box, the 2Wire MediaPoint digital media player. The device supports HD video content and can be connected to an HDTV set, but otherwise delivers "DVD-quality" video. At launch, the company is offering the device for free, with the advance rental of 25 on-demand movies -- which runs $99. After the initial rentals, movies will rent through the broadband-connected device starting at $1.99 each. Blockbuster to Ship VOD Set-top Box in Time for HolidaysAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 10, 2008 - 12:24pm.
Los Angeles - Video rental giant Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI) plans to rollout a consumer set-top box in time for the holiday shopping season that will deliver movies over the Internet to televisions via its acquired Movielink service, Home Media Magazine reported. Blockbuster to Conduct Test of NCR DVD Rental KiosksAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 5, 2008 - 11:17am.
Dallas - Video rental giant Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI) announced on Tuesday that it has signed a deal with NCR to deploy 50 Blockbuster-branded DVD rental kiosks in a pilot program slated to begin in the third quarter. |
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