Blockbusters
The term blockbuster was originally coined during World War II to describe an eight-ton American aerial bomb which contained enough explosive to level an entire city block. After the war,...
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In 2001, when news about the human genome was first published, much speculation ensued about the impact it would have on new therapies and treatments. One area that drew a significant amount of att...
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The chairman and chief executive of struggling movie-rental company Blockbuster Inc. got the company's board to give him a slightly bigger bonus for 2006, but not without agreeing to give up his jo...
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Blockbuster Inc
said Thursday it will raise prices for its Total Access
subscription plans and lower prices for two DVD By Mail plans
in an effort to pare losses and boost ...
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Online DVD rental service Netflix Inc. has settled a patent infringement lawsuit against Blockbuster Inc., ending an attempt to thwart the rapid growth of its biggest rival.Terms of the settlement ...
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Although Blockbuster Inc.'s Total Access program has been adding subscribers faster than Netflix Inc.'s DVD rental service, Netflix was able to tout that only it offered the ability to instantly do...
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In his corner office 32 floors above downtown, Blockbuster CEO James Keyes pulls out his phone and starts up last year's Oscar winner, "Crash," to demonstrate his vision of the movie-rental giant's...
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Blockbuster Inc. is offering lower-priced plans for online movie rentals as it competes with Netflix Inc. in a market that some analysts believe could grow more than 40 percent this year.Blockbuste...
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Blockbuster Inc. said Wednesday that its first-quarter loss widened because of a soft market for movie rentals and heavy spending on its online rental program, which competes with Netflix Inc. Shar...
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Blockbuster Inc., which has been losing money on online movie orders, is boosting prices of its DVD-by-mail service for new customers and some existing ones by up to 40 percent.The movie-rental gia...
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No wonder Blockbuster Inc.'s CEO is upset. Instead of rubber stamping a fat incentive-based bonus to him, the movie-rental chain's board decided to trim it big time.Even though pay for performance ...
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Blockbusters
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