Blockbuster to End Late Fees - Sort of
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Blockbuster, the world&#39;s largest video rental company, isn&#39;t going to charge customers quite the same after January 1st. As of the 1st, you&#39;ll still have a 1 week rental period for games or 2 days to a week for movies.
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The movie-rental company said Tuesday it will drop late fees for games and movies starting Jan. 1 - a positive move as seen by customers at the Blockbuster on Westheimer in Montrose.
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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 some analysts say could grow more than 40 percent this year.
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Blockbuster Inc.  on Wednesday posted a &#36;1.42 billion quarterly loss due to a charge, while profit from its operations slid due to higher marketing costs, falling rental demand and escalating competition.
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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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Sprint is canceling some fees it charges to cover its own costs and replacing them with other âregulatoryâ and âadministrativeâ fees. The money goes to Sprint, not the government.
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As of January first, you won&#39;t have to pay those dreaded late fees at Blockbuster stores. Movie and game rentals will still have due dates, but if you need to keep it an extra day or so, you can do it stress-free.
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CHICAGO (CBS.MW) -- The online video-rental wars are starting to get brutal, as Blockbuster redrew the battle line with a sharp price reduction for its direct-mail service.
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Facing increasing pressure from its competitor, Netflix said Sunday that it will lower the price of several of its rental plans by $1 in order to match the current pricing scheme used by Blockbuster.
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NEW YORK -- Blockbuster appears to have kicked off a bidding war for Hollywood Entertainment on Thursday after the No. 1 video retailer said it&#39;s prepared to offer about $742 million for its closest, albeit still distant, rival.
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Blockbuster Inc., the largest US video store chain, may turn its $700 million bid for Hollywood Entertainment Corp. into a hostile takeover attempt if the smaller company&#39;s board doesn&#39;t cooperate.
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Blockbuster Inc., which has been losing money on online movie orders, is boosting prices of its DVD-by-mail service for new customers and some existing ones by up to 40 percent.
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Video rental chain Blockbuster Inc.  said on Wednesday it has settled a patent dispute with rival  Netflix Inc..
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Blockbuster, the largest video store chain, cut the monthly price for online rentals for the second time this year to fend off competition from Netflix.
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Blockbuster has a nice big Christmas gift for movie fans. The video chain is finally dumping its late fees. Forget about rushing back to the store with those DVDs, videotapes and games.
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12/29/04- Blockbuster is stepping up the pressure in its bid to take over rival video rental chain Hollywood Video. Blockbuster says it will present its $11.50-per-share offer for Hollywood Entertainment directly
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Will secret 'sweetheart' deal stifle the competition? Blockbuster and Netflix have ended their patent litigation battle, Blockbuster revealed today. No terms have been announced, but in an SEC filing the video retailing giant said the settlement would not affect financial performance.â¦