Tag: BLOCKBUSTER

Is Blockbuster doomed to go the way of the dodo and Betamax? Crave, the gadget blog from the tech-obsessed at CNet seem to think so. Massive layoffs are in the cards at Blockbuster, as revenue slid almost 6 percent in the 3rd quarter, stock prices are down to an anemic $5.06, and 526 stores have been closed in the last year. It appears that Netflix has not only put a chink in Blockbuster's armor ...

It seems Apple's iTunes bug-reporting system has spoiled one of Steve Jobs' surprises. On the iTunes error reporting site, you're asked to select from a long list of problems. One of them says "DidNotReceive-RentalMovie," a somewhat clear indicator that iTunes movie rentals are on the way. Whether this confirms you'll be able to get some Netflix-style rental action directly from iTunes in the ...

The war between Blockbuster and Netflix continues to roll, and surely this is going to be a bitter, drawn-out affair. But while Blockbuster just keeps trying to undercut the competition with lower prices, Netflix is working to increase the value of its services, first by introducing the (hacked) "View it Now" service, then by expanding its social-networking features. Now, it's doing something ...

Sure it's cool in big summer blockbusters when the hero drives the car and jumps 14 others, or shoots one bullet through three guys, but the truth is moves such as those are physically impossible. You may be sitting there saying to yourself "yeah... I know, it's just a movie," but apparently, some kids are are getting some bad education from these movies with completely fantastic physics. Two ...

Netflix is locked in what looks to be a death struggle with Blockbuster for online rental supremacy. The online video rental service expanded its community features with a slew of new goodies, which are designed so that your movie queue never runs dry. A new "Community" tab houses the new features, most notable of which is a list that scrolls through reviews from other members as soon as they're ...

The quarterly number of Netflix subscribers has gone down for the first time since the online DVD rental company's inception. Though the 6.8 to 6.74 million drop was small, it was enough to push the stock price down 16 percent yesterday from 6.8 to 6.74 million -- egged on, no doubt, by the recent $1 price drop in Netflix's most expensive plans. Netflix, which pioneered the online DVD rental ...