Superstar podcaster Joe Rogan predicts that Twitter eventually will become a distant memory and go the way of Blockbuster Video.
The Moral of the Story is That Netflix Shifted Our Habits, Says Patrick Bet-David
Blockbuster was an $8.4 billion company that was taken down by a startup called Netflix that successfully shifted the habits of consumers. Blockbuster thought that people wanted the experience of picking out physical DVD’s and would not want to just download a movie. They were wrong.
Oscar Isaac Named In ‘Star Wars: Episode 7’ Cast
Star Wars fans have long been waiting for the complete list of cast members for J.J. Abrams’ upcoming Star Wars: Episode VII, which is set to be released in 2015. Rumors have been floating around for months on who the…
‘Noah’ Movie Has Big Opening; Still Mired In Controversy
The much-talked about biblical epic Noah scored a stellar $44 million opening this weekend despite the huge amount of controversy that has surrounded it prior to its release. Paramount’s big budget film grossed more than $95 million worldwide on opening…
Blockbuster Is Shutting Down in the UK As Well
After administrators Moorfields Corporate Recovery failed to secure a buyer for Blockbuster UK’s 91 remaining stores, the company has announced that they will be all be shut down next week. All remaining Blockbuster stores in the UK will be closed,…
Last Blockbuster Rental Is Fitting: “This Is The End”
The last Blockbuster rental occurred over the weekend, days after the business had announced that it would be closing all of its remaining stores. It was a sad day for some, who still frequent the stores, but many people have…
Blockbuster’s Final Movie Rental Was Perfect
It may have been a pretty long time since you last saw a functioning Blockbuster in the US – as there are only a few hundred of them left in operation. Eh, were. You probably heard the news that Blockbuster…
Blockbuster to Shutdown All Domestic Retail Operations
We all knew it would happen eventually. Blockbuster is finally closing its doors for good. Yesterday, DISH Network Corporation, issued a press release announcing that its subsidiary, Blockbuster, will be ending its domestic retail by closing the last remaining 300…
Blockbuster Is Closing Its Remaining Stores
Blockbuster’s closing certainly does not come as too huge of a surprise to most people. The whole idea of a video rental store has almost been a thing of the past for several years now, as people continue to use…
Blockbuster Closing Its Doors Forever
Blockbuster has found itself in a situation where it has to wind up its retail and mail distribution business by January 2014 because of the expected decline in demand of its services. Blockbuster may have had a booming business in…
Blockbuster Pushes Up Daisies!
One day you’re in; the next day you’re out. Ladies and gentlemen, as it comes to absolutely nobody’s surprise, Blockbuster is out! It has been determined that Blockbuster will be closing its remaining 300 locations by the start of 2014.…
‘Stalingrad’ Takes Chinese Box Office By Storm
Stalingrad‘s depiction of the battle between Hitler and Stalin during World War II has taken the Chinese box office by storm. In fact, the 3-D movie has now become the highest-grossing Russian release to ever hit the Chinese box office.…
BlockBuster U.K. Enters Administration, Again
In January of this year, Blockbuster U.K. announced that it was entering administration, the British version of a bankruptcy filing. The company began closing dozens of its stores and laid off hundreds of employees while getting into shape for a…
Blockbuster Closing 300 More Stores in the U.S.
As media consumption shifts to streaming and downloaded products, retailers of physical entertainment media are being forced to change rapidly or die ignoble deaths. At the same time that Blockbuster U.K. has entered administration (bankruptcy) and announced 160 of its…
Blockbuster U.K. to Close 160 Stores, More Closings Possible
Last week Blockbuster U.K. announced that it would be entering administration and begin looking for a buyer for its 528 stores across the U.K. Today, the real process of closing up shop has started and store closings have been announced.…
Blockbuster U.K. Enters Administration
Coming just one day after U.K. electronics retailer HMV announced it would seek administration, auditing firm Deloitte has announced that it has been commissioned to administrate Blockbuster U.K. Deloitte was also mentioned as a possible administrator for HMV. Deloitte claims…
Tetris: If It Was a Blockbuster Summer Movie
Ubergizmo has shared a video with us that shows what the game Tetris might look like as a Blockbuster film. Michael Bay is kicking himself right now, for not thinking of it first. I could easily see the Tetris cubes…
Hulu Moving Toward User Authentication
Hulu recently presented four new original series it’s producing to advertisers, to further accomodate the general shift in home viewing habits, as more and more customers are watching streaming content – but now the company is moving toward a new…
New Avengers Clip: Thor and Ironman ‘Face Off’
Avengers promotions are coming on fast and furious as the May 4 release is rapidly approaching. The latest are full clips directly from the movie offered as exclusives to news organisations and late night talk shows. The latest (released today)…
New Avengers Spot Helps Increase the Hype
May the Fourth is a little over a month away, and the hype train for The Avengers is building to a runaway pace. The latest footage is courtesy of a TV spot, and while it only gives us 32 seconds…