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It's quite an epic, watching Blockbuster die. The nation's No. 1 video chain hopes to prolong its life with a hostile bid for the No. 2 video-store chain, Hollywood Entertainment. But make no mistake - it's dying. The whole video- store industry is dying, too. Meanwhile some high-rolling financiers are picking over the corpses. Renegade capitalist Carl Icahn has emerged as the largest investor in both Texas-based Blockbuster and Oregon- based Hollywood. Icahn is trying to put the chains together in a $1 billion deal. He'll most likely try to turn a fast buck with synergies, economies of scale, cost-...

Cutting late fees slashes Blockbuster's revenue Tuesday, August 09, 2005 DALLAS (AP) - Blockbuster fell to a loss in the second quarter as its decision to cut late fees cut into its overall revenue. The nation's biggest movie-rental chain lost 31 cents a share, compared with a 27 cents-a-share profit the year before. The company says overall rental revenue dropped to just over a $1 billion, hurt by a steep $138 million plunge in late fees. Merchandise sales, however, were up 12 percent. Blockbuster also withdrew its previous guidance for fiscal 2005, blaming the "uncertainty and continued decline in the...

Hi, everyone. "Moriarty" here with some Rumblings From The Lab... Holy crap. I hope this is exactly how I feel after the film, because this review got me all wound up: Hi, Harry. The reason I'm writing you is that I saw War of the Worlds last Wednesday. It was a special screening and I was a guest. Just a few words about the movie. Being the huge Spielberg fan I am, I really believe that, since that masterpiece called A.I., he's been proving that he is in one of the best periods of his career: Minority Report kicked ass,...

DALLAS (Reuters) - The showdown between Blockbuster Inc. (BBI.N: Quote, Profile, Research) Chairman John Antioco and corporate raider Carl Icahn comes to a climax on Wednesday when shareholders must choose who will shape strategy at the United States' largest video rental chain. Shareholders will vote on whether to oust Antioco and two company-backed candidates from the board of directors, in favor of Icahn and two others, at the company's annual meeting in Dallas, Texas. The public battle between Antioco and Icahn has grown fierce in recent days as each side called the other ill-equipped to stem the company's slide in...

Corporate shareholders meetings are often quiet, tame events. But the battle for control of the biggest player in home video rental has turned into a real blockbuster. And the outcome could shape how you watch the latest Hollywood movies at home -- and how much it costs you.

“This study is proof positive that there is an element of Hollywood deliberately attempting to poison the minds of children. The ultimate insult is that their method has parents pay them to do it.” This astounding statement is one that every parent, and anyone concerned about our culture and its affect on children, must investigate. Brent Bozell spoke these words over lunch as we discussed a recent study of programming content on MTV conducted by his organization, the Parents Television Council. In case you’re not familiar with Brent, in addition to his work with PTC, he’s also the president of...

ELKO, Nevada - An Elko man was arrested today after using a double-headed ax to check out videos Friday at Blockbuster Video. Thomas Watts, 61, was arrested by an Elko police officer on charges of coercion and assault with a deadly weapon. His bail was set at $10,000. Watts tried to receive two free videos using two different promotional offers Friday and became upset when the clerk told him he could only receive one, according to the police report. The clerk told police Watts said "'We can fix this problem. I can go grab my ax out of the truck."'...

My complaint email I sent to their customer service: __________________ I've been a member of this service of yours since Dec. 13, and I've gotten only about 12 discs in the mail so far. The last time I got a movie in the mail from you guys was about 11 days* ago!!! (And that took about 5-6 days to ship!) Thats right. 11 days has passed, and I havent received one single DVD disc in the mail from Blockbuster. Why is that? (I'm also a member of Netflix and in that same amount of time, I've gotten 7 discs from...

New York, N.Y. (May 25, 2004)— LOGO, a new cable television network targeted at lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) viewers will be launched by MTV Networks, a division of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIAB) on February 17, 2005. The new channel will be advertiser-supported, targeting primarily gays and lesbians, 25-49, and will provide a mix of original and acquired programming that is authentic, smart, inclusive and open-minded. LOGO will launch in markets across America, including Los Angeles, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Atlanta and San Francisco, through national cable operators, including Time Warner Cable, RCN and additional distributors that will...

DALLAS -- Blockbuster Inc. said Tuesday it will launch a hostile bid for Hollywood Entertainment Corp. next month if the rival's directors won't negotiate a deal. Blockbuster, the nation's largest movie-rental chain, said it would offer stockholders of its top rival $11.50 per share in cash, or about $700 million, plus the assumption of $300 million of Hollywood debt. That's the same offer that Blockbuster made to Hollywood in November. Blockbuster said it would consider sweetening the offer if Hollywood's board provided requested financial information, which it said Hollywood has refused to provide, and if that information warranted a higher...

Looking for comments from those who have had experience with one or both of those services. Got any praise and/or complaints about them?

DALLAS (AP) - Blockbuster Inc., the world's largest video rental chain, said Tuesday that as of Jan. 1, 2005, the company won't charge late fees on any movie or game rental at its more than 4,500 company-operated and franchised stores in the United States. Under the ``no late fees'' program, a customer has one week to return games and two days or one week for movies. Also, Blockbuster will give customers a one-week grace period at no additional charge. After that, Blockbuster will automatically sell them the product, minus the rental fee, or customers can return the product within 30...

NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Blockbuster Inc. announced Tuesday it is abolishing late fees on all its video tapes, DVDs and video games as of Jan. 1. The world's largest video rental company will still have due dates for their rental products -- one week for games and two days or one week for movies, depending on whether it's a new release. But customers will be given a one-week grace period after that to return the product. After that grace period ends, the chain will automatically sell them the product, less the rental fee. If the customers don't want to purchase...

I just visited my local Blockbuster, and I was disgusted to see that they doubled their stock of Fahrenheit 911 rentals this week (From about 20 copies to 40 or so). Now, I know that there may be a renewed interest because we are just days away from a national election, and they may just be trying to meet anticipated demand, but it still seemed a little partisan on the part of the movie rental giant. Am I being paranoid or does Blockbuster have an agenda? BTW - They have one copy of Fahrenhype 911, and another movie called Bush's...

Tonight, on the AL RANTEL SHOW, a caller - who is a manager at a local Blockbuster - said that they had TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-EIGHT copies of FARENHEIT 9-11 and only EIGHT copies of Dick Morris' FarenHYPE 9-11. Al's reply "Fair and Balanced at Blockbuster, eh?"

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National Coalition Launches www.STOPMTV.org 2/13/04 1:42:00 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To: National Desk, Religion Reporter Contact: Maryam Kubasek of the National Coalition for the Protection of Children & Families, 513-521-6227, ext. 111; web: http://www.nationalcoalition.org CINCINNATI, Feb. 13 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The National Coalition for the Protection of Children & Families has launched a new educational initiative regarding MTV and its negative impact on teens. The organization has launched a web site, http://www.stopmtv.org , which gives parents some startling facts about the music channel and encourages them to make some tough choices regarding viewing it. MTV's latest production, the halftime show at...

-snip- Viacom, which owns the CBS television network, Paramount Studios and MTV Networks, also reported a fourth-quarter loss, including a $1.3 billion accounting charge to write down goodwill of Blockbuster and other assets. -snip- Viacom reported a fourth-quarter loss of $385.4 million, or 22 cents per share, including the accounting charge of $1.3 billion, or 58 cents a share. The loss compared with a profit of $652 million, or 37 cents a share, in the year earlier period. Revenue rose 11 percent to $7.5 billion, from $6.8 billion a year earlier. -snip- Analysts were concerned about lower profit margins at...

Dear Member, Thank you for contacting Blockbuster. Your inquiry asked about a possible sponsorship by BLOCKBUSTER for the upcoming Ronald Reagan mini-series on CBS. Please note that Blockbuster has nothing to do with that project, and we have no plans to advertise on the program. CBS is responsible for the development, production and broadcasting of the mini-series, and any comments you may have should be directed to CBS at audsvcs@cbs.com. We hope this answers the question you have raised, and we look forward to seeing you in one of our stores soon. Regards, Blockbuster Care --Original Message-- From: [pabianice] Date:...

The head of a Washington, DC based media watchdog group is asking that advertisers demand to preview a planned CBS mini series on former President Ronald Reagan before sponsoring the program. Media Reasearch Center President L. Brent Bozell Tuesday sent a letter to each of the nations top 100 advertisers urging them to preview the movie before making a sponsorship decision because it is what Bozell called 'a partisan attack against one of Americas most beloved Presidents.'A review of the script by New York Times writer Jim Reutenberg noted the two part mini series, scheduled for later this month, makes...