Video vision Blockbuster eyes rival
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Dallas-based Blockbuster Inc. said Tuesday that it is prepared to make a hostile-takeover bid for rival Hollywood Entertainment Corp.
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Blockbuster Inc., facing new attacks from big retailers and online operators, has offered $700 million for rival Hollywood Entertainment Corp.
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Company is the latest to choose sides in the next-generation DVD format battle.
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Blockbuster has to take the long way home.
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The nation&#39;s leading chain of video rental stores has raised the stakes on Hollywood Entertainment Corp. (NASDAQ: HLYW). Dallas-based Blockbuster Inc.
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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., the No. 1 U.S. video rental chain, on Tuesday threatened to launch a &#36;1 billion hostile bid for Hollywood Entertainment Corp. if its smaller rival decides to stick with a previous offer from a buyout firm.
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DALLAS Dallas-based Blockbuster Incorporated is gearing up for a hostile takeover of rival Hollywood Entertainment if the two don&#39;t progress on merger talks.
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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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Blockbuster Inc. has decided that bigger is better in the battle to succeed against new technologies and a growing list of competitors.
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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 Tuesday unveiled plans to launch a  $1 billion hostile bid for Hollywood Entertainment Corp.  HLYW.O if the smaller rival kept spurning its advances.
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By Elizabeth M. Gillespie  Microsoft Corp. is hoping to tap the explosive popularity of online video sharing by joining start-ups and major Internet rivals with its own video service.
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Sony Corp., the world leader in video  equipment, finds itself in the unusual position of playing  catch-up in the next battleground for technology used in  cameras, video recorders and phones.
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Video rental company Movie Gallery Inc. became the third company to vie for Hollywood Entertainment Corp., claiming Friday that its offer was more likely to win antitrust approval than the $700 million bid made by industry leader Blockbuster Inc.
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CHICAGO  - Blockbuster Inc. , the largest U.S. video rental chain, on Thursday said it has contacted Hollywood Entertainment Corp.  about acquiring its top rival for $700 million.
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Blockbuster gears up for an ill-fated digital download service.