Blockbuster Video Looks To Declare Bankruptcy Mid-September

By Steve Anderson - 08/27/2010 9:35:06 AM

Stick a fork in Blockbuster, folks--it's just told the studios that it's planning to declare formal bankruptcy in the middle of September. But take heart--Blockbuster isn't planning to fold up completely, it's going Chapter Eleven.  They're planning to use their time in there to get out from under just over a billion bucks in debt (1.1 ...

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Blockbuster Saga Continues–Declares Bankruptcy…

By Steve Anderson - 02/16/2010 1:28:53 AM

...in Portugal. Okay, admit it--I had you all going with that headline for a moment, didn't I?  Yeah, I know--it's all true, though--Blockbuster Video has not only filed the paperwork for bankruptcy in Portugal, but has also closed one out of every three stores in the country. Granted, that's only ten out of the twenty seven stores ...

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Movie Gallery Post Mortem–Eaten Alive By Redbox

By Steve Anderson - 02/08/2010 1:34:49 AM

Well, folks...guess the new order of the day in the business world is: If you can't beat 'em, whine to anyone who'll listen about how they destroyed you. From Movie Gallery court documents: "...the cannibalization of rentals by DVD-dispensing kiosks operated by Redbox, which offer low priced rentals and convenience" Oh, how dare they? How DARE they!?  How ...

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Forbes To Blockbuster: You’re Doomed

By Steve Anderson - 01/27/2010 12:03:24 AM

Now here's a bit I hadn't heard yet.  You know we've been tracking the decline of Blockbuster Video--special shoutout here to reader Gwen who's been relentlessly backing Blockbuster throughout the tracking for its help getting Jericho back on screen (I personally hope they pull it off)--and now, we've got some new news of note from ...

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Soyo Files for Chapter 7

By Brian - 05/21/2009 8:08:48 PM

Soyo may not be familiar to most of us, but they are really the people behind the Honeywell TVs. They also make LCD monitors, portable hard drives and Bluetooth ear devices. Now that you have an idea of what this company is all about, you can also note that they will soon be a company ...

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