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Jul 1, 2024 · Blockbuster’s stores became a staple of American culture, offering not just movies but also video game rentals. The company’s iconic blue-and-yellow branding and late fees became well-known...
To counter the Blockbuster offer, Hollywood Video agreed to a buyout in January 2005 by a smaller competitor, the Dothan, Alabama-based Movie Gallery. Since then, Movie Gallery has filed for bankruptcy twice and its entire chain of stores has been liquidated.
- Ben Unglesbee
- 1977. Twentieth Century Fox becomes the first studio to make its films available on video.
- 1985. David Cook opens the first Blockbuster store.
- 1987. Wayne Huizenga joins as investor, becomes CEO.
- 1993. After bulldozing its way across the country, Blockbuster has nearly 3,600 stores.
Hollywood Video was the target of a hostile takeover attempt, initially announced at the end of December 2004 by competitor Blockbuster Video. Blockbuster announced an exchange offer of $14.50 per share ($11.50 cash and $3.00 in Blockbuster shares). In response, Hollywood Video agreed to a buyout on January 10, 2005, by Movie Gallery, a smaller ...
Jul 21, 2022 · Blockbuster wanted in on video game rentals after it hit a boom. The only thing in its way was Nintendo. As covered by the Sun Sentinel in 1989 (via the Nintendo Times ), Nintendo actually sued Blockbuster when Blockbuster started renting out games along with movies.
- Elizabeth Rayne
Sep 6, 2014 · Blockbuster’s fatal flaw wasn’t one of intelligence or capability, but a failure to understand the networks that would determine its fate.
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Jan 9, 2006 · In 1998, at the dawn of the age of the DVD, Blockbuster made a decision that would change the future of Hollywood. Warren Lieberfarb, who then headed the home-video division of Warner Bros ...