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Blockbuster, DirecTV Sign Sweetheart Deal
Barry Willis  |  May 14, 2000

The business world has a strange way of making putative adversaries into the best of friends. <A HREF="http://www.blockbuster.com/">Blockbuster Inc.</A>, the nation's largest video rental chain, has struck a sweetheart deal with <A HREF="http://www.directv.com/">DirecTV</A>, the nation's largest direct-broadcast satellite service. The two businesses have long been viewed as competitors for the same customers.

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Blockbuster, TiVo join forces, put VOD on DVR
SV Staff  |  Mar 25, 2009
TiVo has just announced a partnership with Blockbuster to expand the availability of both TiVo DVRs and Blockbuster's on-demand video service. By the second half of 2009, TiVo will have integrated Blockbuster OnDemand content into its Series2,...
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Blockbuster/Enron Entertainment-On-Demand Deal Falls Apart
Jon Iverson  |  Mar 11, 2001

Both <A HREF="http://www.blockbuster.com">Blockbuster</A> and <A HREF="http://www.enron.net">Enron Broadband Services</A> announced last week that they have terminated the exclusive services agreement the companies launched only three months ago (see <A HREF="http://www.guidetohometheater.com/shownews.cgi?894">previous story</A>). In spite of the setback, both companies claim that they will continue to develop "entertainment-on-demand" (EOD) services independently.

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Blockbuster: No Movie Night Tonight?
SV Staff  |  Aug 22, 2008
Earlier this week, we reported that Netflix was having problems shipping out movies. Looks like Blockbuster is also having problems. Our friends over at Gizmodo heard that for the past four days, Blockbuster customers were also experiencing delays...
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Blood in the water
Michael Berk  |  Apr 18, 2011

Grooveshark may still be smarting at its ejection from the App Store last August (well, you can still access the service v

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Blowout Sale on Slacker Portables
SV Staff  |  Feb 06, 2009
Hooked on Slacker? Who isn't? If you've been lusting for a portable Slacker player, now's the time to pick one up here. For a limited time, you can pick up a 8GB Slacker WiFi Internet Radio for $69.99.  With just a few ads, you...
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Blu Ascendant
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 15, 2009
After a slow start, sales of Blu-ray players have passed a couple of significant milestones. They're selling better than DVD players and VCRs did at equivalent moments in their histories.
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Blu Better than Film?
SV Staff  |  Jun 20, 2008
In a recent article in Home Media Magazine, movie director Jon M. Chu expresses his opinion that Blu-ray looks better than film. Chu is the director of Disney's Step Up 2 The Streets, and will be named Breakout Director of the Year by the...
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Blu Cheer: BluOS 3.4 Update Brings Dirac Live, DTS:X, and More
SV Staff  |  Apr 10, 2019
Lenbrook International has announced the pending availability of an update for its BluOS distributed audio and music management platform. The update, which targets Bluesound and NAD products running BluOS, will be available for download on or around April 16.
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Blu Christmas?
SV Staff  |  Oct 10, 2008
Is Blu-ray in or out? Hot, or not-hot? It seems that pendulum swings daily. Most recently, though, it seems to be looking good for Blu-ray heading into the holiday shopping season. The Blu-ray Disc Association, made up of manufacturers and movie...
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Blu for Two
SV Staff  |  Aug 01, 2008
Netflix is onboard the Blu-ray express. They dropped HD DVD like a hot potato, and now they are charging a little extra if you want to come home and find Blu-ray discs visiting a mailbox near you. When you check the "I have a Blu-ray...
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Blu in a Box
SV Staff  |  May 08, 2008
You know that keen DVD-powered Home Theater in a Box you got for Christmas? It is my solemn duty to tell you that it has been superseded. HTiBs have been a hot category for years, mainly equipped with DVD head units, but more and more companies are...
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Blu Shines
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 14, 2009
A year after the end of the format war with HD DVD, the Blu-ray format is doing well.
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Blu What?
SV Staff  |  Jun 17, 2008
Important! Wake the kids! Breaking news! The newest breakthrough in consumer electronics is . . . DVD!!!  At least that's what Toshiba thinks. You'll recall Toshiba was the prime mover and shaker of DVD, and hoped to continue its revenue...
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Blu-con 1.0: Be There or Be Square
SV Staff  |  Oct 02, 2008
Mark your calender. December 8th at the swank Beverly Hills Hotel. Be there or be square. Blu-con 1.0 will be a one-day summit for Blu-ray developers, marketers and producers. As the website says, "This workshop is designed to provide a forum...
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