Blockbuster Offers to Buy Hollywood Chain
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Blockbuster Inc. BBI.N, the largest  U.S. video rental chain, on Thursday said it has contacted  Hollywood Entertainment Corp. HLYW.O about acquiring its top  rival for $700 million.
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Standard &amp; Poor&#39;s on Thursday said it may cut its ratings on Blockbuster Inc.(BBI.N: Quote, Profile, Research) deeper into junk, citing the company&#39;s offer to buy competitor Hollywood Entertainment Corp.
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DALLAS, Dec. 28 -- Blockbuster Inc. said Tuesday that it will launch a hostile bid for Hollywood Entertainment Corp. next month if the rival's directors won't negotiate a deal.
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Blockbuster has stepped up the pressure on Hollywood Entertainment by threatening to take its $700m (Â£362m) offer for the rival US video rental chain hostile if its management does not agree to negotiate.
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Blockbuster (BBI:NYSE - news - research) Thursday has made a bid to buy its chief rival, Hollywood Entertainment (HLYW:Nasdaq - news - research), a move that would extend its position as the largest movie rental chain.
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Blockbuster is offering lower-priced plans for online movie rentals to compete with Netflix.
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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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Video rental chain Hollywood Entertainment Corp. , which may face a hostile takeover bid by industry leader Blockbuster Inc. , on Monday agreed to be bought by smaller rival Movie Gallery Inc.  for &#36;850 million.
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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, 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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Blockbuster Inc. launched a hostile $991.6 million offer yesterday to acquire smaller rival Hollywood Entertainment Corp. , escalating a two-way takeover battle for the video rental chain.
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Blockbuster Inc. has begun a hostile takeover of its smaller rival, Hollywood Entertainment Corp. Dallas-based Blockbuster officials said Friday the company had approached Hollywood's creditors to buy around &#36;225 million of the video retailer's debt, roughly two-thirds of the Oregon company's overall debt.
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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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Video rental giant Hollywood Entertainment Corp. has agreed to a buyout offer of nearly &#36;850 million from smaller rival Movie Gallery Inc. in a deal that would create a stronger challenger to the industry leader, Blockbuster Inc.
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NEW YORK -- Blockbuster Inc. said Tuesday it plans to âcommence a cash tender offer by mid-January to purchase all of the outstanding shares of Hollywood Entertainment Corp.
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Hollywood Entertainment Corp. HLWY.O  on Thursday said it is considering a takeover bid from rival  Blockbuster Inc. BBI.N and its founder and Chief Executive  Mark Wattles has resigned.
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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.