Blockbuster may buy Movielink: WSJ
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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.'s decision to end late fees and ever-expanding online options might not be enough to bring the video rental business back onto a growth track any time soon, but some industry observers predict that the sliding market for rental chains finally will start showing some signs of stabilization as 2005 unfolds.
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NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Blockbuster Inc. wants to acquire rival Hollywood Entertainment for $700 million in a move that would broaden Blockbuster&#39;s standing as the world&#39;s largest movie rental company.
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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. is offering lower-priced plans for online movie rentals as it competes with Netflix Inc. in a market that it said could grow 43 percent this year.
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Blockbuster Inc. BBI.N, the No. 1  U.S. video rental chain, on Tuesday threatened to launch a $1  billion hostile bid for Hollywood Entertainment Corp. HLYW.O  if its smaller rival decides to stick with a previous offer  from a buyout firm.
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Blockbuster Inc. (BBI.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday said it would eliminate late fees on movies and games in the latest attempt to jump-start a rental business
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No. 1 video rental chain says price would be $11.50 cash for each share of Hollywood, possibly more. NEW YORK  - Blockbuster Inc.
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Blockbuster Inc. is in talks to buy movie download service Movielink, including long-term contracts with Hollywood's major studios to supply films and TV shows, for under $50 million in cash and stock, a source familiar with the situation said on Thursday.
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Blockbuster is offering lower-priced plans for online movie rentals to compete with Netflix.
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Video chain Blockbuster Inc (BBI.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Friday said it would lower the price of its online DVD rentals to undercut a similar move by Netflix Inc.
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Movie Gallery Inc. MOVI.O on Friday  offered to buy rival movie rental chain Hollywood Entertainment  Corp. HLYW.O for an undisclosed sum, one week after industry  leader Blockbuster Inc. BBI.N bid about $700 million for  Hollywood.
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Blockbuster Inc. , the top U.S. movie rental chain, said on Wednesday it is willing to raise its bid for Hollywood Entertainment Corp. , a rival that has two other suitors looking to buy it.
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Movie Gallery Inc. said Friday it has offered to buy rival movie rental chain Hollywood Entertainment Corp. for an undisclosed sum, one week after Blockbuster Inc.
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Video rental chain Hollywood  Entertainment Corp. HLYW.O, which may face a hostile takeover  bid by industry leader Blockbuster Inc. BBI.N, on Monday  agreed to be bought by smaller rival Movie Gallery Inc.  MOVI.O for $850 million.
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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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NEW YORK, Sept. 8 -- Viacom Inc., the media company that owns CBS and MTV, offered investors a financial incentive to buy shares of the Blockbuster Inc.