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DISH Network Prepares to Battle Netflix

Andrew Montero — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 13:48:23 +0000

Last week, DISH Network released a PR which I find quite exciting. This PR in and of itself is very good, but couple it with the recent winning bid for Blockbuster Video by DISH and I would say a certain other online movie service is in for a major battle; are you paying attention Netflix (NSADAQ: NFLX) ? Perhaps due to waiting for final approval from the bankruptcy court and satisfaction of certain conditions related to the bankruptcy, DISH network has been relatively quiet about the winning auction bid for Blockbuster. In the April 21 filing with U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York, lawyers for DISH said they needed more time to determine which of the 1,700 Blockbuster stores would remain in operation.

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Blockbuster (NYSE:BBI) Inc. Q1 Results Raises More Questions Than Answers

king1 — Mon, 17 May 2010 14:02:55 +0000

Often times when a company is struggling there are two points of views. One person is looking for proof of failure, another person is looking for proof of life, and sustainability. Unfortunately after Blockbuster Inc. (NYSE:BBI) released their first quarter results last week neither would be convinced, yet a strong case can be made for both views. If this sentence is ambiguous, Blockbusters numbers are just as much.

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Changes on the Board of Directors Might Be Beneficial to Blockbuster Inc.

king1 — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:08:42 +0000

After a controversial and disappointing run on the Blockbuster (NYSE:BBI) board of directors, Carl Icahn has removed himself from the board and sold off all this shares. Also, a large block stockholder so worried about the state of his company has filed a proxy to join the board of directors, which will be voted on at the stockholder meeting in May.

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Blockbuster May One Day Be Forced To Sue Netflix for Anti-trust Violations

king1 — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:25:50 +0000

It might be hard for some people to imagine Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) as the big bad bully in the entertainment distribution market, especially when you consider the once retail superpower Blockbuster Inc. (NYSE:BBI) as the victim. In the new digital age, court rooms and laws have to evolve as fast as the industries they cover. There are more grey areas in technology based anti-trust laws than teenage fans of the new Twilight Movie release.

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Blockbuster Inc. Seeks To Move In a New Direction

king1 — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:07:02 +0000

By Relmor Demetrius - Video rental giant Blockbuster Inc.(NYSE:BBI) recently released its fourth quarter financial results. They showed declining year to year revenue and a large loss per share, although this was due mainly to a one time goodwill charge. At a quick glance one might think twice about throwing money at this stock.

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