Summit Entertainment Wants $9.5m or Liquidated Assets from Blockbuster

By Nathan Spicer at 1:35 PM on February 7, 2011

The production company Summit Entertainment wants the rental chain Blockbuster to either pay $9.5 million or liquidate its assets, reports TheWrap.com....  read more

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Blockbuster Express Testing $2.99/Night Price for New Releases

By Bonnie Stiernberg at 1:19 PM on December 9, 2010

In an effort to compete with Redbox and Netflix, Blockbuster Express will soon offer rentals of new releases for $2.99 a night....  read more

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Blockbuster Expected to File for Bankruptcy

By Beca Grimm at 11:48 AM on September 24, 2010

Blockbuster is preparing to file for chapter 11 bankruptcy, according to CNBC....  read more

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Best Buy to Launch Digital Movie Service

By Emily Riemer at 10:55 AM on November 4, 2009

Best Buy Inc. may be joining the ranks of movie rental services like Netflix, iTunes, and Blockbuster very soon by offering digital movie downloads....  read more

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Blockbuster to Shutter More Than 800 Stores by 2010

By Emily Riemer at 11:05 AM on September 17, 2009

Blockbuster, the once-great behemoth of the movie-rental business has been struggling to dominate the industry for a couple of years now....  read more

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Blockbuster denies it's heading for bankruptcy

By Jeffrey Bloomer at 4:23 PM on March 9, 2009

It doesn't look good: Netflix stock closed at $38.18 on Friday. Blockbuster shares closed at 37 cents apiece. ...  read more

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Blockbuster to offer in-store downloads

By Liz Lawson at 10:47 AM on May 30, 2008

Two years ago, Blockbuster, once king of the movie-rental business, verged on bankruptcy. It seemed that the giant may have fallen. ...  read more

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