Video Rental Wars: Blockbuster Seeks Takeover of Hollywood Video
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The battle for video and DVD rentals heated up this week as Blockbuster indicated it would seek to buy out rival Hollywood video and would do so by hostile takeover if necessary.
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Blockbuster Inc.  is looking  for partners in an online movie download service, but believes  such services will not siphon off sales of high definition DVDs  until the speed and quality of downloads improve, Chief  Executive John Antioco said on Tuesday.
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Blockbuster Inc., the nation's largest movie-rental chain, inched closer to a bidding war for Hollywood Entertainment Corp., saying it is still interested in buying its smaller rival despite Hollywood's agreement to be purchased by another competitor, Movie Gallery Inc.
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Blockbuster Inc. BBI.N, the largest  U.S. video rental chain, on Thursday said it has contacted  Hollywood Entertainment Corp. HLYW.O about acquiring its top  rival for $700 million.
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Video Giant Blockbuster indicated that it plans to, one way or another, acquire its primary rival, Hollywood Entertainment. Blockbuster says it plans to start a cash tender to buy its rival&#39;s shares if its board refuses to negotiate a takeover.
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Blockbuster Inc, the No. 1 U.S.  movie rental company, began offering free in-store rentals to  subscribers of online rival Netflix Inc. on Tuesday as it tries  to take market share from Netflix and reach its year-end  subscriber goal.
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Blockbuster Inc., which is struggling for growth as the Internet transforms the movie-rental business, said Tuesday that it&#39;s prepared to launch an unsolicited takeover bid for rival Hollywood Entertainment Corp.
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Blockbuster (BBI:NYSE - news - research) Thursday has made a bid to buy its chief rival, Hollywood Entertainment (HLYW:Nasdaq - news - research), a move that would extend its position as the largest movie rental chain.
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The battle for video rental company Hollywood Entertainment Corp. heated up Tuesday as Blockbuster Inc. threatened to make a hostile $1 billion bid to buy its smaller rival
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Blockbuster's willing to up the ante for Hollywood Video.
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FORT WORTH, Texas -- The Movie Gallery video rental chain said Friday it&#39;s offered to acquire video rental rival Hollywood Entertainment.
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Blockbuster Inc. BBI.N, the largest  U.S. video rental chain, on Tuesday said it plans to launch a  hostile bid for Hollywood Entertainment Corp. HLYW.O if the  smaller rival will not cooperate with its $700 million takeover  offer.
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Blockbuster gears up for an ill-fated digital download service.
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The country&#39;s largest video store chain made an offer to buy arch rival Hollywood Entertainment yesterday. It&#39;s a risky effort to stave off competition from online DVD rental services like
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Blockbuster Inc., the largest US video store chain, threatened Tuesday to make a $700 million hostile takeover offer for Hollywood Entertainment Corp.
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Movie-rental company Blockbuster Inc.  is in advanced talks to acquire Movielink LLC, an online movie-downloading company owned by the major Hollywood studios, the Wall Street Journal said on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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Blockbuster Inc. BBI.N, the largest  U.S. video rental chain, on Tuesday unveiled plans to launch a  $1 billion hostile bid for Hollywood Entertainment Corp.  HLYW.O if the smaller rival kept spurning its advances.