All Articles Tagged Blockbuster

Robert Archer | 09/23 03:15 AM,

TiVo is one of the most recognizable brands in their entire world and there's good reason why consumers know the brand: The company single-handedly created a new form of home entertainment. The company's latest product is the THX certified Premiere Elite device and it brings together all of today's digital media technologies, as well as traditional broadcast television all within a single, easy-to-use platform. In the new unit TiVo incorporates four tuners, 2TBs of storage with USB inputs to add additional hard drives, Cable and FiOS CableCARD compatibility; support for… View this story

Steve Crowe | 09/23 06:21 AM, 3 Comments

Blockbuster has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, listing assets of $1.02 billion against debt of $1.46 billion. Blockbuster says it has reached a deal with a group of bondholders on a reorganization plan and secured $125 million loan to finance operations. Blockbuster says its U.S. operations will continue normal business while in bankruptcy. Blockbuster will no longer provide funding to support its operations in Argentina. "To preserve its three-decade long developed brand value, Blockbuster seeks a restructuring that permits a significant deleveraging of its business so that it can move… View this story

Arlen Schweiger | 03/02 08:08 AM, 2 Comments

If you receive movie rentals in the mail, you really don't need to read this. But if you still visit your local Blockbuster (of which there could be almost one thousand fewer by the end of 2010), be aware of pesky late fees. The struggling video rental service, which like rival Netflix does not charge late fees on postal-based rentals, will have $1 late fees for in-store movie rentals beginning in March, reports Home Media. Blockbuster has reduced its rental period on $4.99 new releases from seven days to five… View this story

Tom LeBlanc | 03/02 07:55 AM, 0 Comments

1. Apple iPad launch may be delayed … maybe not This is an amusing report and it’s not just The Money Times. Many outlets are citing a market analyst who says it’s quite possible that Apple won’t meet its planned March release of the iPad or that the release will be limited to the U.S. at that time. However, the report questions the analyst's credibility. Peter Misek from Canaccord Adams says the delay may be caused by a production problem “at the iPod’s manufacturer, Hon Hai Precision.” It could limit… View this story