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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
DALLAS, July 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Blockbuster Inc. (NYSE: BBI,
BBI.B) announced the appointment of Rebeca "Becky" Johnson as Chief
Marketing Officer. In her new role, she will have responsibility for the
Company's overall branding and marketing efforts.
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"Becky is a seasoned veteran with more than 25 years of experience in
retailing and consumer package goods," said Jim Keyes, Blockbuster...
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News On Women (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
Blockbuster Inc. (NYSE: BBI) appointed Rebeca Johnson its Chief Marketing Officer. Rebeca had been the Chief Marketing and Global Branding Officer at Brinker International. Read more about it in the Company press release. Image from unt.edu.
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Darwiniana (Free subscription) | 07/12/2008
Jane Mayer’s July Blockbuster About Bush and Torture Inc — “The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How The War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals” (Hardcover) By Jane Mayer
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http://www.cinemarealm.com/feed/ (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
Blockbuster Inc. and the USO are teaming up to bring much deserved entertainment to our service members and their families. Through July 14, the American public can show their support for the troops by donating DVDs and games at designated USO drop boxes in participating Blockbuster(R) stores. The entertainment retailer will match all donations [...]
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Krunker (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
Surprise surprise.. Blockbuster Inc. announced that they were abandoning their bid to acquire Circuit City citing that a deal was “not in the movie rental company’s best interest amid current market conditions.” Umm.. wait a second.. even if the market conditions were better, did this deal ever really make much sense? Apparently Soleil Securities [...] Technorati Tags: Circuit City , Blockbuster
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Entertainment - The Post Chronicle (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
Blockbuster Inc. and the United Service Organizations announced they are teaming up to send DVDs and games to U.S. service members and their families. ...
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Hispanic Business Magazine (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Thomson Financial via COMTEX) -- Blockbuster Inc. said late Tuesday it has decided to withdraw its proposal to acquire Circuit City Stores Inc. ...
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24/7 Wall St. (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
Blockbuster Inc. (NYSE: BBI) is seeing a surge in early trading ahead of a long weekend. The company realized that the buyout interest of wanting to own... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Consumer Electronics Daily News (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
Blockbuster Inc. has announced that it has decided to withdraw its proposal to acquire Circuit City. "Based on market conditions and the completion of our initial due diligence process, we have determined that it is not in the best interest...
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MarketBeat (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
Finding yourself unwanted lately? To paraphrase Don Vito Corleone, Blockbuster Inc. told the market today what everyone else already seemed to know. And for shareholders (those that are left, anyway), this is good news, as the stock is galloping higher after the movie-rental chain said it withdrew its $1 billion-plus offer to buy Circuit City Stores [...]
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SBWire Press Releases (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
TwinTrader.com announces the publication of Breakout for MYGN; highlighting public companies on the move and what's behind the surge.
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
DALLAS, July 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Blockbuster Inc. (NYSE: BBI,
BBI.B) announced today that it has decided to withdraw its proposal to
acquire Circuit City.
"Based on market conditions and the completion of our initial due
diligence process, we have determined that it is not in the best interest
of Blockbuster's shareholders to proceed with an acquisition of Circuit
City," said Jim Keyes, Blockbuster...
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CrunchGear (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
Blockbuster has withdrawn its bid to acquire Circuit City. Jim Keyes, Blockbuster Chairman and CEO, said the company’s decision was based on market conditions and the completion of “initial due diligence,” but said that he hasn’t given up on the dream of “a consumer retail proposition” that would marry content and devices “under one brand.” Blockbuster [...]
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10Q Detective (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008
While Blockbuster, Inc (BBI-$2.79) currently has sufficient liquidity to meet its cash obligations, the company is at risk of potential covenant violations in 2009, according to Moody's analysts. "Companies with weak business models—like Blockbuster—face pressure on both revenue and on operating margins - calling cash-flow generation, or even survival, into question," Moody's analysts wrote in a report...
