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Dish and Blockbuster to take on Netflix with a new streaming service

Friday, September 23, 2011 - 12:32pm

Seeking to take advantage of Netflix's recent stumbles, Dish Network and Blockbuster have teamed up for Blockbuster Movie Pass, which will combine discs-by-mail with streaming. The catch? It's only available to current Dish customers.

Blockbuster offers a deal to disgruntled Netflix customers

Michael Trei

Friday, July 15, 2011 - 4:19am

Just as everyone is busy venting their frustration at the Netflix price hikes, Blockbuster had decided to hang out a carrot in an attempt to woo some customers their way.

8 awesome things you can implant into your body

Kevin Hall

Friday, May 1, 2009 - 7:42am

Wolverine has some fun tricks up his sleeve — and under his flesh, actually. He heals quick, his bones are made of virtually indestructible adamantium, and everybody's envious of his retractable claws. So how about the rest of us mere...

Blockbuster teetering on the edge of bankruptcy

Tuesday, April 7, 2009 - 6:41am

See what happens when you cling to the past? Blockbuster might be about to go broke, unable to save itself from bankruptcy or get out from under a mountain of debt. Because of that, Blockbuster CEO Jim Keyes says he...

Blockbuster On Demand on TiVo, finally!

Friday, March 27, 2009 - 6:55am

I'm a little pissed at my TiVo right now. I just sat down to watch this week's Lost and it's nowhere to be found. A hex on you, my devious TiVo friend. But, truth be told, I love the little...

Blockbuster launches OnDemand internet movie rentals

Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - 10:53am

Not one to sit idly by while Netflix eats its lunch, Blockbuster entered the online movie rental hardware market today with OnDemand. Using a smart-looking 2Wire MediaPoint digital media player for its internet movie downloads, its entry price is...

Wal-Mart declared 'king' of videogame sales

Thursday, November 6, 2008 - 5:24am

IGN, the site that notes squids aren't animals, announced the following data point from its "Are You Game?" survey of 2,000 gamers: Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, is also king when it comes to videogame sales. To prove it,...

Peer Review: Critics love Netflix's $100 Roku box, long for more content

Sunday, May 25, 2008 - 7:06am

Blockbuster hinted at a set-top box, but Netflix beat it to the punch this week, announcing an inexpensive little box that operates seamlessly with your pre-existing Netflix account. It's manufactured by Roku and costs $99. Any Netflix subscription over...

Peer Review: Blockbuster hints at set-top box, critics less than enthusiastic

Sunday, April 13, 2008 - 7:25am

This week the Hollywood Reporter reported that movie-rental chain Blockbuster is going to announce a set-top box for streaming movies sometime later this month. Its sourcing was anonymous, but PR for the company issued a coy non-denial, making it...

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Dish and Blockbuster to take on Netflix with a new streaming service

Blockbuster offers a deal to disgruntled Netflix customers

8 awesome things you can implant into your body

Blockbuster teetering on the edge of bankruptcy

Blockbuster On Demand on TiVo, finally!

Blockbuster launches OnDemand internet movie rentals

Wal-Mart declared 'king' of videogame sales

Peer Review: Critics love Netflix's $100 Roku box, long for more content

Peer Review: Blockbuster hints at set-top box, critics less than enthusiastic

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