Blockbuster Profit Well Below Estimates
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Blockbuster Inc. BBI.N on Wednesday  posted a quarterly profit well below analysts' estimates even  before $1.5 billion in one-time charges, as it faced falling  movie rental demand and higher costs to counter competition.
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The New York Times Company said yesterday that its profit for the year would fall short of what it had initially forecast, a casualty of higher costs and of advertising revenue that has
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Blockbuster Inc. on Tuesday said it was  ending late fees on movies and games from Jan 1. as it battles  to reverse falling rental demand, and forecast operating income  would be flat in 2005.
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Netflix Inc.'s fourth-quarter profit trounced analyst expectations as the online DVD rental service gained 451,000 customers, providing further evidence the company has regained the upper hand in its bruising battle with rival Blockbuster Inc.
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Sales were lower than expected, and the quality of earnings is in question.
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Video rental leader Blockbuster cut the price of its online service Wednesday, the latest shot in an escalating price war with Netflix and Wal-Mart.
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No. 1 U.S. video rental chain Blockbuster Inc.  said it lowered prices for its online movie subscription plans.
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Regal Entertainment Group, the country&#39;s largest owner of movie theaters, Tuesday said its profit fell 37 percent in the third quarter, as box office receipts slipped.
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Blockbuster Inc. BBI.N on Tuesday  said it would eliminate late fees on movies and games in the  latest attempt to jump-start a rental business being hammered  by competition ranging from online companies to discount  retailer Wal-Mart.
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Warner Music Group Corp.  on Thursday posted a 74 percent drop in its quarterly profit and fell short of Wall Street expectations on a weaker album release schedule than a year before.
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The leader in online DVD rentals expects its profit to sag the rest of this year as it absorbs the cost of lowering its subscription plan to ward off a threat from Blockbuster.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Netflix Inc. expects its profit to sag the rest of this year as the online DVD rental leader absorbs the cost of lowering its prices and upgrading its customer service to ward off an intensifying threat from rival Blockbuster Inc.
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DALLAS -- Blockbuster Inc. , facing new attacks from big retailers and online operators, has offered $700 million for rival Hollywood Entertainment Corp. in a bid to combine the two biggest players in the movie-rental industry.
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Blockbuster Inc.  on Wednesday offered to raise its unsolicited bid for Hollywood Entertainment Corp. , but said it was denied access to the rival movie chain's books, making a friendly offer unlikely.
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NEW YORK : Blockbuster, the leading US video rental chain, made a bid to swallow rival Hollywood Entertainment spotlighting the sector facing tough times due to emerging technology.
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Why didn&#39;t shares of video rental chain Hollywood Entertainment (Nasdaq: HLYW) move much yesterday on news that Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI) plans to make a tender offer for its shares next
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Blockbuster Inc. introduced a new Internet-only DVD rental service on Tuesday priced below a similar Netflix Inc. plan, sending shares of Netflix down almost 8 percent as the online movie rental war heated up again.