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Thousands Of Jobs Saved As Blockbuster Bought

SKY: The troubled DVD and games rental chain Blockbuster has been bought, saving 2,000 jobs and 264 UK stores.

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Blockbuster latest UK high street chain to enter administration, gift cards still accepted

Pocket-Lint: It's like a house of cards on the high street at the moment, with the UK arm of Blockbuster becoming the latest company to enter administration as the recession claims another retail chain.

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Sorry, Blockbuster, it Doesn't Sound Like You're Rescuing Netflix Customers to Me

PC World: It's unclear why switching would turn an unhappy Netflix customer into a happy Blockbuster one

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Dish Network wins Blockbuster auction for $228 million in cash

Engadget: The question of what's next for Blockbuster has been partially answered, now that Dish Network has announced its $320 million bid was enough to win a bankruptcy court auction for the rental giant's remaining assets.

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mindedone4767d ago

The got BlockBuster for a steal, but I think they're gonna end up just using their VOD assets, slowly closing the stores.

GodsHand4767d ago

Now your thinking like a big bussiness, profit before people is the moto of the game.

_Q_4767d ago

I also see a kiosk potential too. But I really see Dish just using the name for their VOD space as well. The buy doesnt make much sense imho.. We'll see i guess