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‘We’re the last bastion of rental’: the video stores resisting the rise of streaming

Cheap DVDs, torrenting and streamers looked to have killed off video rentals. But a group of cinephile shop owners are keeping the flame alive

The Guardian - UK

‘Spulu Is as Relevant as Blockbuster in the Age of Netflix,’ Kiswe’s Wim Sweldens Declares

The co-founder of a tech company that has taken the Phoenix Suns, Utah Jazz and other pro sports teams over the top says the future of sports TV is not in bundled linear services

Broadcasting & Cable

“What Loophole Did You Exploit Before Someone Found Out?” (35 Answers)

It's exhilarating to find things nobody else knows about and exploit it before anyone catches wind of it. Or understands how much was actually lost. The post “What Loophole Did You Exploit Before Someone Found Out?” (35 Answers) first appeared on Bored Panda.

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The film fans who refuse to surrender to streaming: ‘One day you’ll barter bread for our DVDs’

As more movies vanish from streaming services, cinephiles are rallying to physical media. Can they save a seemingly dying format?

The Guardian - US

Colin Cowherd: Giants are like a failed Blockbuster franchise

Colin Cowherd recently compared the New York Giants to a failed Blockbuster franchise: One of the NFL's biggest messes.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Top Boost Mobile Exec Abruptly Departs as Dish Touts Coverage of 200 Million Americans

Michael Kelly, who took the reigns on Dish Network’s fledgling wireless business last April, is departing the company at the end of February just as it touts a new coverage milestone

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Emmy-winning actor Colman Domingo shares sweet, 19-year love story

Discover the heartwarming love story of Colman Domingo, an Emmy-winning actor, and his husband Raúl Aktanov Domingo that started with a missed connection i...

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Police launch murder inquiry over man who died 15 years after being stabbed

Chris Linton died last year as result of complications believed to be directly linked to 2008 knife attack, say Greater Manchester police

The Guardian - UK

What's in Store for '24? FASTs Fall, Par Gets Sliced, Apple Takes a Bigger Bite

In a very special and forward-looking 'Next Text,' if you sarcastically come at David Bloom with the name 'Carnac,' you best not leave out 'The Magnificent'

Broadcasting & Cable

Blockbuster Mocks Netflix’s ‘Netflix House’ As Industry Experts Question Success

Former video rental giant pokes fun at streaming giant's immersive entertainment venture.

Zenger

No need to send it back: Netflix posts its final DVDs to customers

Mail-based service has had a 25-year run in the US but the streaming business eclipsed it long ago

The Guardian - UK

Netflix's DVD-by-mail service bows out as its red-and-white envelopes make their final trip

The curtain is finally coming down on Netflix’s once-iconic DVD-by-mail service, a quarter century after the birth of a concept that obliterated Blockbuster video stores while providing a springboard into video streaming that has transformed entertainment

The Independent UK

GameStop: Boom or Bust?

With share prices down 84% off the all time highs, some analysts believe that GameStop is entering value play territory. Others see a slow train to bankruptcy. So which is it? Boom or Bust?

Barchart

Mark Cuban rejected an offer to make a $250,000 investment in Uber that’d now be worth $2.3 billion

Cuban balked at Uber’s cofounder valuing the startup at $10 million.

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Things you could do in the 1990s you can't anymore

The decade will feel like only yesterday for many

Cinemablend

Even Blockbuster Video Got In On Roasting Netflix Over Its New Password Sharing Rules

Blockbuster Video got in on the Netflix roasting following the streamer trying to put the brakes on password sharing.

Fortune

Ex-Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer admits spending $4B for Netflix—now worth over $140B—would’ve been a better ‘transformative acquisition’ than Tumblr

Mayer, like Blockbuster executives, would later regret her thinking on Netflix.

Manchester Evening News

How Netflix went from DVDs in the post to a billion dollar streaming giant after being snubbed by Amazon and Blockbuster

Netflix has become a household name and currently has over 230 million subscribers

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Businessweek

BuzzFeed News Was More Blockbuster Than Netflix

For all the sneering about the publication’s end, the subscription future of news isn’t a sure bet.

Cinemablend

Netflix Is Getting Rid Of Its DVD Service, Reveals Final Date It Will Be Shipping Out Discs

If you're looking to rent a DVD from Netflix, you'll have to do it soon because that service is on the way out.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Netflix livestream issues force fans to choose between ‘Love is Blind’ and ‘Succession’

As fans awaited a dramatic "Love is Blind" reunion special on Netflix, they were met with TV’s equivalent of the grim reaper: buffering.

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Blockbuster ‘laughed us out of the room,’ recalls Netflix cofounder on trying to sell company now worth over $150 billion for $50 million

Marc Randolph, who cofounded Netflix with Reed Hastings in 1997, sees a lesson in a key moment from the company's history.

Birmingham Post

Original Bullseye and Blockbuster TV studio given new lease of life

University of Nottingham has breathed new life into the Lenton Lane television studio

The Guardian - US

Is Blockbuster video about to make a comeback?

The mysterious reactivation of the long-moribund brand’s site, accompanied by a cryptic message, has fans asking if a mighty return is on the cards

Edinburgh Live

12 brilliant Edinburgh places every parent took their kids at the weekend in the 90s

It probably wasn't, but as a kid it definitely seemed like the 1990s was a far simpler time, free of the internet, when you'd always spend your weekends doing something really cool, fun or interesting. We take a look back at the places we frequented in Edinburgh as kids during…

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