In the 1990s, Blockbuster Video dominated American entertainment. With more than 9,000 stores worldwide, the company rented over 100 million movies every week and became a weekend ritual for millions ...

If Netflix wanted to start March out on a high note, running a blockbuster movie is a good way to do that. After snaking on ...

Long before Netflix, there was Blockbuster Video. The very first Blockbuster Video Store opened on October 19, 1985, in Dallas, Texas. It was opened by David Cook as a lone video rental store, but the ...

Blockbuster Video ruled home entertainment in the year 2000. The company had thousands of stores, and Friday nights weren’t complete without a trip to rent a movie. At the same time, Netflix was an ...

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Netflix posted strong second-quarter earnings today (July 17), with revenue jumping 16 percent year-over-year to $11 billion and profit surging 45 percent to $3.1 billion. The streaming giant credited ...

Blockbuster has settled a yearlong patent dispute with rival Netflix over online rentals, a growing focus for the vidtail chain. Dallas-based Blockbuster disclosed the settlement in a SEC filing that ...

Netflix shares fell more than 10% on Wednesday, as the streaming giant’s outlook for the coming quarter left investors nonplussed despite a strong line-up of shows that includes the final season of ...

Netflix is buying Warner Bros. for $82 billion, including debt. The move marks a departure from Netflix's historical preference for building rather than buying. Warner Bros.' assets, including HBO, ...

Netflix’s recent troubles, which began with a a new pricing plan that raised rates by 60% on many subscribers and continued as members fled, the stock price tanked, and the company decided to split ...