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NEW YORK, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Next Gen TV http://www.reportlinker.com/p0166811/Next-Gen-TV.html This report provides a detailed benchmark of the offers being marketed by players who are innovating with TV services in the areas of functionality, distribution, content, pricing and usage. An operational typology provides a summary of the key innovations in terms of content, services, software and...
NOVATO, Calif. and DALLAS, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sonic Solutions® (Nasdaq: SNIC) and Blockbuster Inc. (NYSE: BBI, BBI.B), today announced that the recently launched BLOCKBUSTER On Demand® movie service, has exceeded all initial launch expectations and is being rapidly embraced by consumers who are looking for the latest movie releases on their connected TVs and set-top players. Reflecting the growing interest in digital delivered entertainment and the broad appeal of the...
DALLAS, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Blockbuster Inc. has released a new list of the most loved movies according to the experts - the fans who watch them. The movies receiving the most love from viewers include all three films in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy directed by Peter Jackson, four family movies by Pixar Animation Studios, two films based on Stephen King stories and titles from almost every major movie genre. Blockbuster created the Top 100 Most Loved Movies list to provide...
DALLAS, Sept. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Blockbuster Inc. (NYSE: BBI, BBI.B), a leading global provider of media entertainment, today announced that Tom Casey, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will attend the Brean Murray, Carret & Co. Consumer 1 x 1 Conference on Monday, Oct. 5, 2009. The event will take place at The Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York, NY. The unique conference consists of a full day of 40-minute, one-on-one meetings in a roundtable format....
In a move to attract customers who have abandoned traditional video rental stores, Blockbuster said on Tuesday that it plans to offer movies that can be viewed on Motorola cell phones.The decision marks the struggling video rental company's first move into mobile video, where it joins a growing number of companies offering video services on cell phones.Mobile phone subscribers can currently view video clips on the mobile version of Google Inc.'s YouTube, while iPhone users can rent movies...
DALLAS, June 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- This summer, with more consumers staying home and maximizing their entertainment dollar, BLOCKBUSTER introduces the Summer Escape Pass. The pass, available at participating BLOCKBUSTER stores for a limited time, gives customers one week of unlimited movie and game rentals, one rental at a time, for $10 (plus any applicable taxes). The Summer Escape Pass helps consumers, many of whom are renting more during the summer months, make the most of...
Majority of Americans Surveyed Plan to Skip the Road, Watch Movies & Games DALLAS, June 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- According to a recent survey on blockbuster.com(R), the majority (55 percent) of consumers are opting to escape in with at-home entertainment rather than head out on the road this summer. To meet their needs for less expensive travel, the entertainment retailer has created the BLOCKBUSTER(R) Road Trip, an interactive movie road map on its web site, www.blockbuster.com....
DALLAS, June 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Blockbuster Inc. (NYSE: BBI, BBI.B), a leading global provider of media entertainment, today announced that Jim Keyes, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will attend Sterne Agee's First Annual West Coast Consumer Conference on Tuesday, June 16, 2009. The event will take place at The Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco, Calif. The conference will have a one-on-one format, with 35-minute meetings scheduled throughout the day. Analysts and portfolio...
Quarterly numbers released this week by massive DVD rental chain Blockbuster Inc. shows it is facing tough competition from a new source, analysts say. Already faced with challenges from online services such as Netflix, the company is also being hit with a resurgence of movie watchers pouring into first-run cinemas to take in major new films instead of staying home to watch the small screen, contributing to a 20 percent drop in sales, The Chicago Tribune reported Saturday. The main issue...
LOS ANGELES, March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Maya Entertainment, the Latino-owned film entertainment company that brought "How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer" to the big screen, is teaming up with Blockbuster Inc., a leading global provider of in-home movie and game entertainment, to support the growing Latino filmmaking industry in the U.S. and spotlight quality examples of its work. Together, the companies are presenting two programs. The first is Maya Independent sponsored by...
