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freehe
freehe
4/30/2017 7:09:42 PM
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Blockbuster
I was shocked to see the mention of Blockbuster since the company is now defunct but saw this article that TDS bought the name rights on Denmark. A great way to continue to earn revneue. 

http://www.homemediamagazine.com/rental/tdc-acquires-blockbuster-name-rights-denmark-32357

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freehe
freehe
4/30/2017 7:06:17 PM
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Blockbuster
They are doing really great and impressive work. Hopefully some of the large companies in the U.S. will go on the road to learn how they can apply this technology in the U.S.

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freehe
freehe
4/30/2017 7:02:34 PM
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OTT
It seems that consumers overseas are more eager to adapt to new technology and their consumer demands are much higher than consumers in the U.S. I wonder why.

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JohnBarnes
JohnBarnes
4/30/2017 5:06:24 PM
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Re: Awesome!
There's a fair argument that people who want "event" structures for watching are finding ways to construct them -- twitter crowds that watch the first broadcast, movie parties, family movie nights, etc. But the actual demand for togetherness/events was probably always fairly small, and since the number of people living alone keeps rising (and household size keeps shrinking even in multi-person homes) it seems doubtul that "together events" are ever going to be the basis for an entertainment access market of any size.

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Michelle
Michelle
4/30/2017 4:29:07 PM
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Re: Awesome!
@John I agree. We spent many hours choosing our weekend flicks. Going to the video store was indeed an event. You showed up as soon as you could (after work) to be sure you got a copy of a popular new release. It's neat to think of those times, but I much prefer getting discs by mail or just streaming. There is little fanfare these days, but that's ok. I have enjoyed the advantages of no late fees and hard deadlines to return discs.

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JohnBarnes
JohnBarnes
4/30/2017 4:10:21 PM
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Re: Awesome!
The trouble with Blockbuster's associations, to me (aside from its being something I did fairly often with an ex-wife), is that part of their pitch was that even though it was much less trouble and expense than actually going to the movies, it had an "event" quality about it; you went to the store, picked what you want, perhaps waited in line, before going home to your frozen pizza and jammies.  (Actually only a few of us froze our jammies before watching movies). The little bit of extra trouble at the store reminded you that it was the main thing you'd be doing tonight, quite possibly with other people.

It was a low-trouble version but it preserved that feeling of "occasion." I don't know whether anyone wants to bring back the "occasion" feel (and the nostalgia that went with it) enough to tolerate the bother.

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dlr5288
dlr5288
4/30/2017 2:52:12 PM
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Re: Awesome!
I feel the same way! I didn't know the Blockbuster name had any negative connotation about it. I just rmemeber being young and excited when my parents would take me there and I would be able to choose a movie. It was always a special treat back then!

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dcawrey
dcawrey
4/30/2017 11:39:45 AM
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Re: Awesome!
Licensing the Blockbuster name is really smart. I think someone could do a really good job with nostalgia streaming using that name in the United States. Maybe only stream content from the 80s and 90s?

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elizabethv
elizabethv
4/28/2017 10:25:00 PM
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Awesome!
I never really had a "negative" view of Blockbuster. I grew up loving them (exciting for a kid to get to go pick out a new movie to watch) and they were closed before I could really rent from them myself and get upset about any kind of late fee issue. So really, they are more like a friendly neighbor who moved away before I was old enough to realize they were trashing the neighborhood. Sure people talked after he was gone, but it was always just that to me. :-) It's kind of neat to hear that Blockbuster still has a positive image in Nordic countries and can take on a new life. Personally, I'd be okay with checking out an electronic Blockbuster service here in the States too. 

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Ariella
Ariella
4/27/2017 12:03:03 PM
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Re: Blockbuster
@adi I never used it myself, but I just associate the brand with the old way of doing things: going into a physical store to pick up a physical video that then had to be returned to it. I also know that the ubiquitous stores disappeared from the landscape several years back. In fact, I recently checked out a book  that centered around the video store business and thought it seemed way too quaint for something set within the present decade. The only thing really comparable I see today are vending machines for movies in the lobbies of supermarkets.

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