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Blockbuster to raise online rental prices

August 9, 2005 Price increase for online DVD rentals puts the company back in line with main rival Netflix. TAGS: Blockbuster Inc., NetFlix Inc., movies, DVD

Blockbuster acquires Movielink

August 9, 2007 Acquisition of the video-on-demand service will give Blockbuster an increased online presence. TAGS: MovieLink, Blockbuster Inc., VoD, acquisition, DVD, movie

Blockbuster tries new online-rental incentive

November 1, 2006 "Total Access" program, which lets online renters exchange DVDs in-store, is latest attempt to compete with Netflix. TAGS: Blockbuster Inc., NetFlix Inc., incentive, VoD, subscriber, store, movie, DVD

Free flicks, art for Netflix users

December 5, 2006 Subscribers of the DVD site are offered free movies from Blockbuster and free artwork from Netflix. TAGS: Blockbuster Inc., NetFlix Inc., membership, promotion, subscriber, art, store, movie, DVD

Blockbuster's brick-and-mortar Netflix defense

October 27, 2004 It's a virtual world, the video king says, but lots of real estate will be an asset for quick delivery of movies. TAGS: Blockbuster Inc., VoD, NetFlix Inc., mail-order, outlet, delivery, movies, Amazon.com Inc., VoIP, conference, broadband, CEO, video

VHS lives on--just barely

October 28, 2005 Advent of DVR technology, along with the dominance of DVDs, has left VCRs as barely an afterthought. TAGS: VCR, Blockbuster Inc., public relations, manager, DVD, San Francisco, brand, video

Linux seller gunning for search

November 11, 2004 Searching on Google will be as "old-fashioned as going to Blockbuster for videos," Linspire CEO says. TAGS: Linspire, Linux seller, Smart Tags, Blockbuster Inc., search technology, search engine, word, Google Inc., Linux, Web browser, CEO, Yahoo! Inc., operating system, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, e-mail

Can Carl Icahn help or hurt BEA?

October 10, 2007 Billionaire investor has his sights on the software maker, but it's not clear whether he makes a difference to the companies he targets.Chart: Carl Icahn's financial wake TAGS: BEA Systems Inc., Carl Icahn, ImClone Systems Inc., Time Warner Inc., Blockbuster Inc., Motorola Inc., profit, shareholder, stock price, representative, Wall Street

DVD upstarts carve out niche businesses

June 8, 2005 Catering to anime buffs and fans of Italian horror, small rivals develop market specialties while Netflix and other big companies skirmish. TAGS: NetFlix Inc., rival, Blockbuster Inc., subscriber, Amazon.com Inc., DVD

New character from Chuck Jones gets Web premiere

August 17, 2000 Almost 50 years since legendary animator Chuck Jones unveiled his last Looney Tunes character, the Web will become the place where his newest creation will make its first howl. TAGS: Showtime Networks, AtomFilms, IFILM Corp., animation, Viacom Inc., Blockbuster Inc., Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., character, movie, TV
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