NCR Corporation announced that it has reaffirmed its marketing and licensing alliance with Blockbuster, Inc., for the BLOCKBUSTER Express movie rental kiosk brand and welcomes Blockbuster’s refinancing strategy.
Blockbuster Inc. announced that it and its domestic subsidiaries have filed voluntary Chapter 11 petitions with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. According to the statement, Blockbuster’s non-U.S. operations and its domestic and international franchisees were not included in the filings and are not parties to the Chapter 11 proceedings.
Netflix, Inc. announced that it has launched its Canadian service for streaming movies and TV episodes over the Internet. According to the statement, Netflix also inked Canadian license agreements with major motion picture studios such as Lionsgate, MGM Studios, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Twentieth Century Fox and Universal Pictures, as well as Canadian distributors …
Blockbuster Canada announced that it has rolled out its new $9.99 per month ‘Blu-ray Favourites Pass’ program.
Global Axcess Corp announced that it has completed its deployment of new DVD kiosks with a major grocery chain.
Redbox announced that the company has signed agreements with EZ Mart Stores, Inc., Fastrac Markets, Murphy Express and VPS Convenience Store Group (Worsley Companies). According to the statement, the agreements will expand the redbox footprint to new convenience store locations in the Northeast, Southeast and Midwest.
AVT, Inc. announced that it has entered into an agreement with Flix on Stix to be the exclusive manufacturer of the company’s self-serve digital content delivery kiosks.
Flix On Stix announced that it is in its final phase of compliance certification and plans to roll out its digital content delivery kiosks in select markets later this year.
Redbox announced that it has rented its one billionth movie and launched its “Thanks a Billion” celebration.
Public Media Works, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary EntertainmentXpress, Inc., announced an agreement with Modular Conversions, LLC to place up to 7,000 DVD movie and game kiosks in new convenience stores as major oil company-sponsored gas station conversions are completed over the next three years across the U.S. According to the statement, the initial phase …
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Blockbuster Inc. announced financial results for its second quarter ended July 4, 2010. According to the statement, total revenues for the second quarter of 2010 were $788 million, compared to total revenues of $982 million for the same period one year ago. Net loss for the second quarter of 2010 was $69 million ($0.32/share) compared …