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In a bid to sell living room electronics and spur buzz for "Cloudy with A Chance of Meatballs," Sony Corp.

NEWARK -- The Blockbuster Video store in Newark will close in January, the company confirmed Wednesday.

CinemaNow has had moderate success with its movies-on-demand service, which lets users download movies over the web.

With the iMemories service, consumers can experience their personal videos on DVD, on the Web or on mobile devices.

Best Buy Inc. may be joining the ranks of movie rental services like Netflix, iTunes, and Blockbuster very soon by offering digital movie downloads.

Taking a logical step in digital migration, Best Buy is teaming up with Sonic Solution 's Roxio CinemaNow to offer online movie rentals and purchases.

Forty years of value destruction? Or four decades of e-revolution? Your view of the Internet probably depends on where you stand, as either a buyer or a seller.

Can't wait to sink your teeth into "New Moon," part two of the Twilight saga? Blockbuster is hosting a special advance screening.

It's rare that a new business comes along and freaks Hollywood out quite as much as Redbox has.

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It took six months from when shareholders asked for it , but Pfizer 's board has finally given shareholders a voice on executive compensation.

A total of six Blockbuster stores will close in the Jacksonville area by January.

Dallas-based Blockbuster Inc. on Monday began clearing out four of its 23 Jacksonville-area locations and a company spokesman said he expects them to be closed by January.

For an industry that makes its money catering to the tastes of the media-loving public, you have to wonder why Hollywood sometimes has such a tin ear when it comes to its DVD policy.

The L.A. Times reports that the studios are considering adding a DVD rental window that would delay Netflix, Blockbuster and Redbox from renting movies for several weeks after the DVD release: In an effort to push consumers toward buying more movies, some major film studios are considering a new policy that would block DVDs from being offered for ...

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Carl Icahn has increased his stake in Lions Gate Entertainment to 9.2 percent from 3.7 percent, raising fresh questions on Tuesday about the activist shareholder's plans for the independent movie and TV studio.

For those who like renting movies, Hollywood may soon have a message: Prepare to wait.

Hollywood Video closed its location in Gaston Mall Sept. 28, leaving the south wing of the historic mall completely vacant for the first time since the property was cut in two last year.

Jay DeBlank, who previously served as director of retail product management at Blockbuster, has signed an agreement to open Red Mango at Watters Creek at Montgomery Farm.