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  1. Online Movie Start-up Prescreen Adds Blockbuster, IM Global Execs as Advisory Board Members

    3:53 pm 1/18/2012
    • by Georg Szalai

    

IM founder and CEO Stuart Ford and the rental firm's Tim Wesley will advise the recently launched distribution and marketing platform.

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  2. Redbox, Blockbuster Oppose Warner Bros. Plan to Delay New DVD Rentals for Eight Weeks

    5:41 am 1/11/2012
    • by Georg Szalai

    Netflix is going along with the new plan, with one analyst saying that the online streaming firm is "really not focused on new releases."Read more

  3. Warner Bros. Doubles Delay on Netflix, Redbox DVD Rentals to 56 Days

    5:42 am 1/6/2012
    • by Georg Szalai

    The change is part of Hollywood studios' effort to support DVD sales.Read more

  4. Warner Bros. Keeps Latest Films from Dish's Blockbuster Amid Window Dispute

    5:45 am 10/27/2011
    • by Georg Szalai

    Blockbuster has bought DVDs of "Horrible Bosses" and "Green Lantern" on the open market as Warner is looking to expand 28-day release windows in place with such companies as Netflix and Redbox.Read more

  5. Dish Network and Blockbuster Will Combine Their Wares

    11:23 am 9/23/2011
    • by Paul Bond

    The new product, dubbed Blockbuster Movie Pass, includes DVDs, video games and unlimited streaming, but is only available to Dish subscribers.Read more

  6. Dish Network Planning to Launch Blockbuster-Based Netflix Rival

    2:55 pm 9/2/2011
    • by THR Staff

    UPDATED: The country's second largest satellite TV provider looks to go head-to-head with the bruised Netflix.Read more

  7. Netflix Price Increases Take Effect Thursday

    8:43 am 9/1/2011
    • by Patrick Kevin Day

    Customers who use streaming video and get DVDs by mail may see 60 percent price hikes.Read more

  8. Analysts See Latest Clues for Dish Network Online Video, Broadband Services

    1:45 pm 8/23/2011
    • by Georg Szalai

    "There is clearly an over-the-top service on the horizon" that would use Blockbuster content and compete with Netflix, says Wells Fargo's Marci Ryvicker after a Monday filing with the FCC.Read more

  9. Dish-Owned Blockbuster Will Keep More Than 1,500 Stores Open

    3:14 pm 7/21/2011
    • by Georg Szalai

    The video rental company in recent months worked to reach agreements with landlords that make financial sense for the company. Read more

  10. Redbox President Mitch Lowe to Depart

    1:27 pm 7/21/2011
    • by Georg Szalai

    The DVD rental kiosk operator said it has launched an external search for a successor as parent company Coinstar pre-announced quarterly results that came in below expectations and its stock dropped sharply in after-hours.Read more

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