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Blockbuster busting up 500 stores
SV Staff  |  Feb 26, 2010
Things are looking very bleak for the former video rental juggernaut Blockbuster Video. After shuttering 374 stores last year, the company is now planning to close an additional 500 locations. The news comes after Blockbuster posted a quarterly...
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Blockbuster in danger of busting
SV Staff  |  Apr 07, 2009
Yesterday, Blockbuster disclosed that it might not be able to stay in business. This comes only a week after the company revealed that it had a recently-amended $250 million revolving loan that matures in September of next year. The loan relies on...
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Blockbuster might drop off of NYSE
SV Staff  |  Mar 30, 2010
Things are going from bad to worse for Blockbuster. Store closings, bleak financial statements, and now the company could potentially be dropped from the New York Stock Exchange. According to Forbes today, Blockbuster has fallen below the market...
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Blockbuster might file for bankruptcy
SV Staff  |  Mar 19, 2010
Things are looking bleak for Blockbuster. The former video rental giant is in the process of closing hundreds of its stores, and now it's finding itself in a massive financial hole. The company filed its annual report on Tuesday, which stated...
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Blockbuster On-Demand
SV Staff  |  Nov 25, 2008
Blockbuster has yet another way to get their movies into your home.  And this one looks like it could make a bit of a splash. Blockbuster has been losing the battle with Netflix, with hundreds of stores shutting down recently. Their...
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Blockbuster Playing Games
SV Staff  |  Feb 13, 2009
Got game? Blockbuster Total Access wants your business. The company is starting a new program to offer video game rentals as part of its movies-by-mail service. They're going to start with a limited number of subscribers when the program...
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Blockbuster preparing for September bankruptcy
SV Staff  |  Aug 30, 2010
The next few months might prove to be the swansong of Blockbuster Video. According to the Los Angeles Times, the company has been discussing with movie studios its intentions to file for bankruptcy in September. Over the last week, Blockbuster...
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Blockbuster Stores Sticking Around
SV Staff  |  Sep 24, 2008
We go on and on about digital downloads, video-on-demand, and even mail-order movie delivery. Let's face it, there's lots to talk about there. It's easy to forget that your neighborhood Blockbuster stores are still around, and still account for...
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Blockbuster streaming coming to some Samsung BD players and HDTVs
SV Staff  |  Jul 14, 2009
There has been a lot of talk lately about all the various boxes that now stream Netflix's on-demand service, but Blockbuster is apparently eager to remind us that big red isn't the only game in town. Starting in the fall, owners of certain...
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Blockbuster to close 960 stores by end of 2010
SV Staff  |  Sep 16, 2009
Talking about the economy is like talking about the weather at this point. It's chit-chat, conversation padding that everyone knows about. It's also the reason Blockbuster is closing almost a thousand stores by the end of next year. According to...
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