Blockbuster/NCR

Is Ailing Blockbuster Closer To Bankruptcy?

Blockbuster also partnered with NCR Corp. for the rollout of more than 6500 DVD kiosks . “There’s enough value there as an ongoing business that they won’t go into liquidation. It’s not the preferred option, but everything is on the …

Blockbuster Reports Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results

On the site, commercial operation can crop the 95000 cinema as well as radio titles that are accessible upon DVD as well as Blu-ray, create the reserve of titles they want to franchise as well as then get the DVDs through the mail or during the …. The association provides commercial operation with available entrance to media party anywhere, any way they want it – whether in-store, by-mail, through vending kiosks or digitally to their homes as well as mobile devices. …

Tick Tock Tick Tock: Blockbuster is Old …

The company licenses its name as well to NCR Corp., which has introduced more than 6500 DVD kiosks nationwide. Blockbuster’s secured bondholders hired Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin in March to advise them on the video merchant, people with knowledge of … 1) The Blockbuster of old is dead. The idea of going into a store to buy /rent music or movies is slowing going out of style. We can all get it cheaper and quicker over cable or the internet, or mailed to us by Netflix.

Blockbuster Revenue Drops 20% | Inside Redbox

How the mighty have fallen. Blockbuster’s Q2 numbers are out, and they’re even grimmer than Wall Street expected, with revenue declining 20 percent to $788.

NCR projects growth in retail self-serve POS, DVD kiosks …

At the end of the quarter, NCR had about 6500 installed DVD kiosks and was adding 100 to 200 a week, says Nuti. The firm’s goal is 10000 installed by the end of the year, most carrying the Blockbuster brand name. …

Blockbuster delays Q2 release as deadline looms

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – DVD rental company Blockbuster Inc posted a narrower third-quarter loss on Thursday, helped by the addition of more consumer products and cost reductions at its stores. Blockbuster 2Q loss narrows but misses … AP – Struggling movie rental retailer Blockbuster Inc. said Thursday that its third-quarter loss surged more than fivefold as more consumers rented movies by mail or through competitors’ vending kiosks instead of driving to its stores. …

Blockbuster Cancels Q2 Financials Call | Inside Redbox

Shocking news, Insiders: it’s just not looking good for Blockbuster. Citing “the sensitive nature” of its ongoing recapitalization efforts with lenders,

Blockbuster now renting video games by mail

The move positions them to compete with video game rental company Gamefly, and gives them an advantage over competing rent-by-mail company Netflix (who doesn’t offer video games), and kiosk movie rental company Redbox (who … However , Research firm Merriman Curhan Ford (via Home Media Magazine) found investors in Redbox were not so keen on adding video games to take up valued DVD /Blu-ray slots in their kiosks. There were also concerns about multiple gaming …

Can Gamers Save Blockbuster’s DVD-by-Mail Service?

It jumped into the DVD-by-mail business after Netflix had already won that business. It added DVD kiosks after Redbox had cut into its share with its $1 a night rental service. More recently, Blockbuster has been negotiating with …

Blockbuster Offering Video Game Rentals By Mail …

Online DVD rental pioneer Netflix does not rent video games. Eric Wold, analyst with Merriman Curhan Ford in New York, said the move is a strategic hit for Blockbuster, which is trying to retain consumers and remain relevant in a rapidly changing home … In addition, he said a kiosk’s limited ability to carry siginficant title depth and multi-platform availability (Wii, Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, etc.) could spook Coinstar investor interest in games. …

Blockbuster Application makes its way into the Android Market …

I mean the application is only one part but with on demand, kiosks and the new total access programs which offers unlimited movies (including blue-ray) and now GAMES! for one price and no late charges is hard to beat. Much better than Netflix or Redbox …. We know we can buy /rent a dvd or blu-ray, but i want to be able to watch movies on the evo while im on a flight or something. dont always want to have to pull out the ipad or the laptop. AN I agree with a few others in …