Kenneth Ward Anderson, a co-founder of Blockbuster Video, dies at 87 [154][155][156], In February 2007, Blockbuster sold its entire Australian store network to Video Ezy. [71], On July 2, 2007, the company named James W. Keyes, former president and CEO of 7-Eleven, as the new chairman and CEO. In October 2010, FEG transferred control of the Video Ezy Australia and Blockbuster Australia online businesses to its newly acquired and reorganized company, Elan Media Partners, leaving FEG to manage the franchise relationships with individual Video Ezy and Blockbuster outlets. Two-thirds of Florida workers not moving with headquarters, "Taco Bell Chief Antioco Moving to Blockbuster", "Hollywood's New Zombie: The last days of Blockbuster", "Blockbuster sign removed from Stamford plaza listed for $15K on Facebook Marketplace", "Wherehouse Buys Blockbuster Music for $115 million", "Enron, Blockbuster Partner For Movie Mania", "Blockbuster's Broadband-Video Deal Collapses", "With Several Million U.S. And when he does, there's no chance he'll tell me. In the pilot program, Blockbuster offered selected titles for rental and sale in 250 stores. [citation needed], The original Blockbuster company, Blockbuster Video Inc., was merged into the parent company Blockbuster Entertainment Inc. which had earlier replaced the Blockbuster Entertainment Company. Blockbuster Sends Retro-Fans Into A Frenzy With Cryptic - Forbes Blockbuster had a chance to buy Netflix for $50 million in 2000 but decided against it. ", "Blockbuster nationwide DVD and game trading program", "Viewership uncertainty causes Blockbuster to cancel awards", "NCR Exploring 'Options' for Blockbuster Express Including Sale", "Wayback Machine: blockbusterexpress.com", "Blockbuster Video Gets Into the Game With Game Rush", "MEDIA; Showdown Begins in Movie-Rental Business; Blockbuster Tries a Remake (Published 2004)", "(PRN) Blockbuster Reaches Agreement to Sell Rhino Video Games to GameStop", "Gamerush is becoming part of the new Blockbuster", "From the Archives: Discovery Zone; a short-lived indoor play zone enjoyed by kids in the 1990s", "Discovery Zone Is Making A Comeback This Month! Blockbuster obtained videos for little cost and kept 60% of the rental fee, paying the other 40% to the studio, and reporting rental information through the global media measurement and research company Rentrak.
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