You could argue that the Blockbuster employee was merely looking out for Peterborough Mayor Keith Sharp’s best interests – saving him 90 precious minutes! – but Sharp was not happy about being banned from renting the movie. More »
You know Blockbuster’s incredibly smug ad campaign about how they get new releases 28 days before Netflix? NOT ANYMORE! You see, in a cost-cutting move, they just agreed to deals with Warners, Fox and Universal to delay new release offerings. More »
Shed a few tears over Blockbuster’s demise? You’re not alone. But don’t worry, there is a glimmer of hope, with its CEO promising that stores performing well might stay open. More »
The much-documented decline of Blockbusterin the US is drawing to a halt earlier than expected, with key people involved in the movie business touting a bankruptcy notice for the big blue just next month. More »
Blockbuster, increasingly depressing rental purveyor, has joined with Comcast for aid in the losing battle against Netflix. Their new service is called DVDs By Mail, though there’s not much new about it – essentially a discounted Blockbuster Online subscription for Comcast customers. More »
Apparently, local libraries are the biggest DVD rental stores in the US. According to a survey released by the Online Computer Library Centre, US public libraries lend an average of 2.1 million movies per day. That’s more than Netflix, Redbox and Blockbuster. More »
