Blockbuster Slaps Its Biggest Fans
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Blockbuster is raising prices for its Total Access service, which lets people rent DVDs by mail and in stores. It is also raising prices for some existing customers who use the service a lot.
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Blockbuster Inc. (BBI.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the largest US video rental chain, on Thursday said it has contacted Hollywood Entertainment Corp.
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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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Blockbuster Inc. raised the stakes Tuesday in its pursuit of rival Hollywood Entertainment Group Inc., threatening a hostile takeover if Hollywood&#39;s board doesn&#39;t start negotiating.
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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.  on Monday put its weight behind Sony Corp.'s Blu-ray DVD format, as the No. 1 video rental chain said it would boost its inventory of the high-definition discs to 1,700 stores by mid-July.
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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 Inc. , the largest U.S. video rental chain, on Tuesday unveiled plans to launch a &#36;1 billion hostile bid for Hollywood Entertainment Corp.  if the smaller rival kept spurning its advances.
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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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Blockbuster on Thursday said it has contacted Hollywood Entertainment Corp. about acquiring its top rival for $700 million. Hollywood shares jumped 13.
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IF the latest takeover drama were a movie, it would probably be a straight-to-video tragicomedy. Last week, Blockbuster, the video rental chain, precipitated collective head-scratching
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(CBS/AP) Blockbuster Inc., plans to eliminate late fees on games and movies as of Jan. 1. But there is plenty of fine print, which suggests that the nation&#39;s biggest movie rental company is still struggling
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Video rental leader Blockbuster cut the price of its online service Wednesday, the latest shot in an escalating price war with Netflix and Wal-Mart.
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Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI) had better watch out. The steady trickle of announcements coming out of this once-mighty video rental giant just might make people think that things really are as bad as they seem.
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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 nation's largest movie-rental chain, said Tuesday it is still interested in buying Hollywood Entertainment Corp., despite its smaller rival's agreement last week to be purchased by another competitor, Movie Gallery Inc., for about &#36;850 million.
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Blockbuster Inc., facing new attacks from big retailers and online operators, has offered $700 million for rival Hollywood Entertainment Corp.