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Blockbuster names a general for its digital entertainment brigade

Aiming to keep up in the rapidly escalating arms race over delivery of entertainment content directly to consumers, Blockbuster has named Kevin Lewis to the newly created position of senior vice president of digital entertainment.

Posted 01/26/2009Katie DeatschPost a comment

/ E-Retailers

Aiming for iPod-like success, Blockbuster offers to buy Circuit City

The combined companies could offer movies, music and other entertainment content from Blockbuster on the TVs, music players and other consumer electronic devices sold by Circuit City, says Blockbuster CEO Jim Keyes.

Posted 04/14/2008Katie DeatschPost a comment

/ Marketing

Phone company Embarq offers online video rental in deal with CinemaNow

Embarq, which provides telephone and Internet service in 18 states, has opened an online video store where its high-speed Internet customers can download movies and TV shows. Embarq charges $1.99 to $3.99 per title, the same as Amazon’s Unbox service.

Posted 02/08/2008Don DavisPost a comment

/ Technology

Coming soon to a PC near you: Blockbuster movie downloads

Blockbuster expects to begin offering movie downloads to PCs sometime in the first or second quarter, CEO James W. Keyes recently told Wall St. analysts. The downloads will be available on Blockbuster.com once the company has integrated Movelink.com

Posted 11/20/2007Mark BrohanPost a comment

Blockbuster busts into movie downloading with Movielink acquisition

Blockbuster has acquired Movielink, a joint venture of five Hollywood studios that has thousands of movies and TV show available for downloading. The deal positions Blockbuster to compete with Netflix in the emerging arena of movie downloading.

Posted 08/09/2007Kurt PetersPost a comment

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Godzilla attacks DVDs—with an online video-on-demand strategy

In a move that may presage the future of post-theatrical run movie sales, Classic Media is releasing sci-fi classics “Mothra vs. Godzilla” and “Godzilla Raids Again” exclusively via online video on demand, months prior to their release on DVD.

Posted 10/27/2006Kurt PetersPost a comment

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CinemaNow gets $20 million in new capital

The provider of on-demand movies will use $20.3 million in new venture capital to build up its online distribution technologies and services, CinemaNow said today. It has now raised $40 million since launching in 1999.

Posted 07/13/2006Paul DemeryPost a comment

Blockbuster turns to the web for new growth

Blockbuster wants to be more than a DVD rental company, and its turning more to the web to build out its multi-channel offerings including online movie downloads through in-store kiosks as well as its web site.

Posted 03/28/2008Internet RetailerPost a comment