Blockbuster
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Founder | David Cook |
| Fate | Bankruptcy |
| Successors | Sling TV Dish Movie Pack |
| Services | Home video rentals |
| Total assets | $37,000,000 (2010) |
Number of employees | 84,300 (2004) 25,000 (2010) 3 (2019)[1] |
| Parent | Dish Network |
| Website | blockbuster |
Blockbusterwas an American retailer chain and media brand of home video (DVD,VHS), andvideo gamerental services. The company stopped existing in 2013.[2]In 2004, Blockbuster had 84,300 employees[3]and over 8,000 stores.[4][5]
Blockbuster was founded in 1985 by David Cook, a technician. In 1994 it was bought by media giantViacomand in 1997 John Antioco was named CEO. In 2004, they launched the "Blockbuster By Mail" DVD service to compete withNetflixand In 2007, James Keyes, a7-Elevenexecutive, replaced Antioco as CEO. Blockbuster also started "Blockbuster On Demand" as an online-streaming service. Blockbuster filed forbankruptcyon September 23, 2010.[6][7]On April 6, 2011, the company and its remaining 1,700 stores were bought by the satellite television companyDish Networkand Michael Kelly of Dish was named President of Blockbuster.[8][9]Stores remained open until Dish closed all company-owned locations in 2013.
In 2015, Blockbuster replaced "Blockbuster On Demand" with Sling TV, an over-the-top television service. The Blockbuster Fan Page originally tracked the franchise-owned stores, but as of 2020, no stores exist anymore.[10]
Notes
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[change|change source]- ↑Harding, Sandi (May 17, 2019)."Experience: I manage the last Blockbuster in the world".The Guardian.RetrievedMay 17,2019.
- ↑"Blockbuster opening Mexico multiplex".IMDb.
- ↑"The Sad End Of Blockbuster Video: The Onetime $5 Billion Company Is Being Liquidated As Competition From Online Giants Netflix And Hulu Prove All Too Much For The Iconic Brand".International Business Times.5 December 2013.
- ↑Rick Newman (February 6, 2009)."15 Companies That Might Not Survive 2009".US News. Archived fromthe originalon December 5, 2010.RetrievedDecember 9,2010.
- ↑Clifford, Stephanie (April 8, 2011)."Other Retailers Find Ex-Blockbuster Stores Just Right".The New York Times.
- ↑"Blockbuster LLC Chapter 11 Petition"(PDF).PacerMonitor.PacerMonitor.Retrieved9 May2016.
- ↑"Blockbuster Reaches Agreement on Plan to Recapitalize Balance Sheet and Substantially Reduce its Indebtedness"(Press release). Blockbuster. September 23, 2010. Archived fromthe originalon October 3, 2018.RetrievedSeptember 23,2010.
- ↑Fritz, Ben (April 7, 2011)."Dish Network wins bidding for assets of bankrupt Blockbuster".Los Angeles Times.RetrievedMay 2,2011.
- ↑"DISH Network Completes Acquisition of Blockbuster Assets".DishNetwork.MediaRoom. April 26, 2011.RetrievedJune 16,2011.
- ↑"The Blockbuster Fan Page".Archived fromthe originalon 2016-10-24.Retrieved2016-09-11.
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