Apr 6, 2011 7:00 AM
Charlie Ergen just added another kind of home entertainment business to satellite operator Dish Network (NSDQ: DISH) (NSDQ: DISH, picking up Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI) in a bankruptcy court auction with a bid worth about $320 million. (For fun with numbers, Ergen bought Sling Media in 2007 for $380 million). Whether…
Posted In: Entertainment, Movies, Media & Publishing, TV, Satellite, Companies, Dish Network, blockbuster, charlie ergen
Aug 18, 2009 12:16 PM
Two failing brands latch on to each other: Motorola (NYSE: MOT) has tied up with Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI) to launch movie downloads on some of its select handsets, via an app on the phones. The deal will allow “thousands” of movies to be downloaded through BB’s OnDemand online movie service.…
Posted In: Entertainment, Movies, Companies, Motorola, blockbuster
Jan 14, 2009 1:37 PM
In what is being considered a defensive move against Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX), Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI) said today it is going to start offering thousands of films and other titles to a number of devices as soon as the second quarter. The devices range from PCs and Macs to media players,…
Posted In: Entertainment, Social Media, Video, blockbuster
Dec 1, 2008 7:50 AM
Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI) may have taken a while to release a set-top box to let consumers download movie rentals from the web to their television, but according to the Dallas Morning News its working with partner Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) to develop more services to allow people to watch films on…
Posted In: Entertainment, Social Media, Video, Companies, Microsoft, blockbuster
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