Blockbuster Video
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Blockbuster Video was a once-dominant American home video rental chain known for its widespread brick-and-mortar stores and iconic blue-and-yellow branding before largely disappearing with the rise of digital streaming.
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct company
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retail chain ⓘ video rental company ⓘ |
| acquiredBy |
Dish Network
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Viacom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| acquisitionDate |
1994
ⓘ
2011 ⓘ |
| bankruptcyType | Chapter 11 ⓘ |
| brandColor |
blue
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yellow ⓘ |
| competitor |
Family Video
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hollywood Video NERFINISHED ⓘ Netflix NERFINISHED ⓘ Redbox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| culturalStatus | nostalgic 1990s brand icon ⓘ |
| declineCause |
competition from Netflix
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rise of digital streaming ⓘ shift to video-on-demand ⓘ |
| filedForBankruptcy | 2010 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | David Cook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFranchiseModel | true ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Dallas, Texas
NERFINISHED
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Englewood, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ McKinney, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1985 ⓘ |
| industry |
home video rental
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retail ⓘ video game rental ⓘ |
| launchedService |
Blockbuster On Demand
NERFINISHED
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Blockbuster Online NERFINISHED ⓘ Blockbuster Total Access NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| logoShape | ticket stub ⓘ |
| mostStoresClosedBy | 2014 ⓘ |
| notableEvent | rejected opportunity to buy Netflix ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blue-and-yellow ticket logo
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brick-and-mortar video rental stores ⓘ late fee policies ⓘ |
| onlineServiceType |
DVD-by-mail
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streaming video ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Dish Network
NERFINISHED
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Viacom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentCompany |
Dish Network
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Viacom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakNumberOfCountries | over 20 ⓘ |
| peakNumberOfStores | over 9000 ⓘ |
| product |
Blu-ray rentals
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DVD rentals ⓘ VHS rentals ⓘ concessions ⓘ video game rentals ⓘ |
| reputation | symbol of pre-streaming home entertainment era ⓘ |
| serviceArea |
Asia
NERFINISHED
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Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Latin America NERFINISHED ⓘ North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| slogan |
Make it a Blockbuster night
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Wow! What a Difference! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| survivingStoreCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| survivingStoreLocation | Bend, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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