{"id":3538,"date":"2011-04-15T23:41:51","date_gmt":"2011-04-16T04:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/?p=3538"},"modified":"2020-10-05T23:06:39","modified_gmt":"2020-10-06T03:06:39","slug":"blockbuster-video-3250-forest-drive-10-april-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/?p=3538","title":{"rendered":"Blockbuster Video, 3250 Forest Drive: 10 April 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Well, here is yet another Blockbuster Video<\/i> closing. It's the same old story about competition with Netflix<\/i>, Redbox<\/i> and various video-on-demand services, but it seems that there have been some new developments since I last did a Blockbuster closing<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For one thing, according to Wikipedia<\/a>, the chain went into Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September of 2010. I had heard that, but I had not<\/i> heard that their plan for coming out<\/i> of bankruptcy failed. That does surprise me a bit. I figured they would emerge from bankruptcy, and then<\/i> fail again. The Wikipedia article says that on 1 March 2011, the Justice Department moved to force them into Chapter 7 bankruptcy, ie: liquidation.<\/p>\n

Then another<\/i> unlikely event intervened, and just a few weeks ago, on 28 March 2011, Dish Network<\/i> bought Blockbuster<\/i>:<\/p>\n

The Denver Post reported that Dish, a Denver-based satellite-TV firm, plans to use the assets to enhance its subscription offerings and start streaming video and shipping DVDs, in order to compete with Netflix. Analysts say such a move would present a number of challenges for Blockbuster, that it would require renewing studio deals, securing streaming rights and building out the needed infrastructure.<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(Hat tip to commenter chiefa)<\/p>\n

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UPDATE 17 April 2011<\/b> -- Commenter Andrew sends this picture of the plaza marquee before the Blockbuster<\/i> closing:<\/p>\n

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UPDATE 30 September 2011<\/b> -- Here's a 16 september 2011 picture of the place with the marquee sign up for Firehouse<\/i> and a truck about to put up the roadside sign:<\/p>\n

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UPDATE 5 October 2020<\/b>: Update tags, add map icon.<\/p>\n

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