Comments on: Blockbuster wants Circuit City: Sinking boat wants more water

By: Blockbuster returns bid for Circuit City to the crazy store, just misses late fee » VentureBeat

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:42:29 +0000

[...] today issued a one paragraph statement to announce it was withdrawing its proposal to purchase electronic retailer Circuit City. This is the way a takeover bid ends. Not with a bang, but with a [...]

By: Blockbuster: Perpetually on the cusp of digital distribution » VentureBeat

Blockbuster: Perpetually on the cusp of digital distribution » VentureBeat — Thu, 29 May 2008 00:51:52 +0000

[...] the company barely mentioned its proposed takeover of electronics chain Circuit City — another less than stellar idea in my book. Absent from the meeting was Blockbuster’s largest shareholder, Carl Icahn. Icahn has said he [...]

By: The Netflix Roku box tosses the freshly emerged Apple TV right back in the woods — and they’re thicker » VentureBeat

Tue, 20 May 2008 06:07:43 +0000

[...] Also, remember that company that used to have a name synonymous with movie rentals? Blockbuster? Yeah, whatever happened to them? They may want to push a Movielink (the movie downloading service it bought last year) out the door sooner rather than later. [...]

By: Apple, movie studios realize people want new releases when they’re new » VentureBeat

Thu, 01 May 2008 08:13:58 +0000

[...] Brick-and-mortar movie rental chains such as Blockbuster, may be in even more trouble now. [...]

By: Blockbuster starts selling video games and consoles » VentureBeat

Blockbuster starts selling video games and consoles » VentureBeat — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:44:38 +0000

[...] of GameStop and Game Crazy stores. Hopefully, this idea will go over better with shareholders than Blockbuster’s plan to purchase the Circuit City electronics train. But it isn’t clear to me why someone would go to [...]

By: Netflix rides on Blockbuster’s ineptitude — but that won’t last long » VentureBeat

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:13:27 +0000

[...] to define itself in the 21st century. A couple weeks ago, it made an almost humorous attempt to buy fellow lackluster company Circuit City. We’re still wondering why that makes any [...]