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Blockbuster Will Share Retail Space with RadioShack; Will Distribute Universal Flix
Barry Willis  |  Mar 04, 2001  | 

Many of <A HREF="http://www.blockbuster.com/">Blockbuster Inc</A>.'s 5100 US video outlets will soon become satellite stores for <A HREF="http://www.radioshack.com/">RadioShack Corporation</A>, thanks to a partnership agreement announced by the retailing giants February 27.

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Blockbuster Wins Antitrust Case
Barry Willis  |  Feb 23, 2003  | 

Blockbuster, Inc. has won again, in something of a replay of last July's <A HREF="http://www.guidetohometheater.com/shownews.cgi?1330">dismissal</A> of an antitrust suit brought against the company in San Antonio, TX.

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Blockbuster's Set-Top Box: Home for the Holidays
SV Staff  |  Nov 10, 2008  | 
Is this yet another case of "too little, too late?" Blockbuster CEO/Chairman Jim Keyes made an interesting announcement during an investor call last week. Perhaps after seeing the reception that the Xbox 360 and Playstation made with...
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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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