Blockbuster picks Blu-ray for movie rentals
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Blog: Blockbuster Inc. announced on Monday that it would rent only Blu-ray discs and not HD DVDs, in its 1,700 company-owned stores.
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Blockbuster Inc., the largest U.S.  video rental chain, on Thursday said it has offered to buy  competitor Hollywood Entertainment Corp. for about $700  million, topping Hollywood's agreement with a private buyout  firm.
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The war between the two high-definition DVD formats entered a new phase on Monday, as Blockbuster announced that it will offer the Blu-ray format for rental in its 1,700 stores. The HD DVD format still will be offered through the company&#39;s online channel, blockbuster.com, as well as through the 250 stores that currently carry both formats.
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Blockbuster Inc., the nation&#39;s biggest movie-rental company, said yesterday that it will eliminate late fees on games and movies as of Jan. 1 - but if you keep them too long, you buy them.
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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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Persuaded by the fact that four major studios have endorsed Sony's Blu-ray high-def DVD technology, the online movie renter says it will offer only Blu-ray discs from now on.
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Video chain Blockbuster Inc on Friday said it would lower the price of its online DVD rentals to undercut a similar move by Netflix Inc. that sparked a stock a sell-off of both companies' shares.
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The move marks the latest twist in an ongoing battle with Netflix and Wal-Mart. Blockbuster, the nation&#39;s largest movie-rental chain, is cutting the price of a monthly subscription to its online mail-delivery service to $14.99.
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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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Blockbuster Inc. will rent high-definition DVDs only in the Blu-ray format in 1,450 stores when it expands its high-def offerings next month, dealing a major blow to the rival HD DVD format.
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Blockbuster will rent high-definition DVDs only in the Blu-ray format in 1,450 stores, dealing a major blow to the rival HD DVD format.
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DALLAS-Blockbuster Inc. plans to launch an $11.50 per share, cash tender offer to shareholders for Hollywood Entertainment next month in the latest move to acquire its largest competitor.
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You have to give Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI) credit for trying. The company has not sat idly by while a changing competitive landscape slowly chips away at its core movie rental business.
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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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In an escalating battle for online subscribers, Blockbuster Inc. on Wednesday undercut its smaller rival Netflix Inc. by unveiling a lower subscription fee for DVD rentals.
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Film rental firm Blockbuster says it will rent only Blu-ray high-definition DVDs at 1,450 of its US stores.
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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.