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Blockbuster Touts New-Release Prowess

Monday, April 19, 2010

ts stock may be worth pennies, but Blockbuster’s access to new-release movie rentals from Warner Home Video could be priceless. Dallas-based Blockbuster is running online banners and in-store signage underscoring availability of most recent Warner releases Sherlock Holmes and The Blind Side, both of which aren’t available at Netflix and Redbox until later this month. The financially [...]

The Last Picture Show at Blockbuster?

Monday, April 19, 2010

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With time running out for the video-rental empire, CEO Jim Keyes desperately needs Hollywood to help him remake the company so it can avoid Chapter 11 (The fourth paragraph corrects the title of Michael Lynton, the chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment) For years, the collapse of Blockbuster (BBI) has been playing out like a slasher film in [...]

NCR Opening DVD Kiosks Where BBI Shuts Stores, Analyst Says

Monday, April 19, 2010

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As Blockbuster (BBI) carries out its plan to shut down more than 500 stores this year, NCR (NCR) has begun stepping into the breach, expanding its line of Blockbuster Express-branded DVD kiosks. J.P. Morgan analyst Paul Coster asserted in a research note this morning that NCR is opening as many as four kiosks in each [...]

Kiosk Founder Seeks Blockbuster Board Seat

Friday, April 9, 2010

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The Dallas-based DVD rental company's entire board, including CEO Jim Keyes, is up for re-election at the annual shareholder meeting May 26. Meyer in 2001 founded DVDXpress, a kiosk vendor with 1000 units he later sold to Coinstar in ...

Former Coinstar CEO Joins MOD Board

Thursday, March 11, 2010

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MOD Systems, which is testing distribution of Hollywood movies through kiosks via Secure Digital (SD) memory cards, USB drives and portable devices, Feb. 26 said two former senior executives with Coinstar and Microsoft joined its board of directors. Joining the board are technology investor Dan Gerrity, former president and CEO of kiosk vendor Coinstar in the [...]

NCR Contemplating Acquiring Other Blockbuster Properties

Thursday, February 25, 2010

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According to an article at Home Media Magazine NCR Corporation might be contemplating acquiring some Blockbuster properties. This comes from a statement made by NCR CEO Bill Nuti who told Bloomberg News the kiosk manufacturer was willing to spend millions to acquire third-party digital and by-mail rental properties. It is well understood that Blockbuster needs to expand out its distribution network in various ways besides their stores such as Kiosks, DVD-By-Mail, and Digital Distribution in order to remain viable. But current financial state precludes their ability properly fund those ventures. As such, they have joined forces with folks like NCR who currently licenses the Blockbuster name for use on its Blockbuster Express DVD Kiosks because of the value of the Blockbuster Brand.

Blockbuster DVD Kiosk by NCR

Sunday, February 14, 2010

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Blockbuster Express Rolls Out Kiosks in Arizona

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

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Blockbuster Express Rolls Out Kiosks in Arizona

NCR Corp., which operates the Blockbuster Express kiosks, announced that it has made a deal with and rolled out more than 100 kiosks at Food City and Bashas’ supermarkets across Arizona. Bashas’ which operates 153 stores under several different names; Bashas’, Food City, AJ’s Fine Foods, and Dine Markets across Arizona serves many different “demographic neighborhoods” with its different concepts. The Blockbuster Express kiosks will fit in perfectly with these concepts that are well targeted. Look for one at your local store and grab one of our Promo Codes to try out the kiosk!

DVDPlay Purchased by Blockbuster Express

Thursday, December 10, 2009

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DVDPlay Purchased by Blockbuster Express

In a press release today, NCR announced the acquisition of DVDPlay . According to the release, NCR will work with its retailers to convert those kiosks to their Blockbuster Express branded kiosks starting in early 2010. DVDPlay was the first to market with a DVD rental kiosk back in 1999. Their kiosks were initially used by McDonalds to roll out Redbox . Shortly thereafter, Redbox created their own design and began to have those manufactured by another provider. In October of 2008, DVDPlay received a patent for their kiosk design and promptly sued Redbox for patent infringement claiming that Redbox had infringed on that patent. Redbox immediately countersued saying that DVDPlay was infringing on one of their patents. Both cases were dropped in late February 2009. DVDPlay currently has 1,300 kiosks deployed across California, Colorado, Illinois, and Texas. Though Blockbuster Express expected to have significantly more kiosks by the end of 2009, this does leave them at 3,800 kiosks owned and operated under the two brand identities. See the full press release from NCR.