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The Motley Fool August 4, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Rent This Space Blockbuster's recent stumble may be a prelude to a dramatic exit from its online business. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 23, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Netflix Bucks the Trend The video-rental site makes its cheapest plan even cheaper. Should investors panic?
The Motley Fool January 4, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Blockbuster's Millions Blockbuster lands two million paying subscribers as its Total Access service starts to stick. Now it's up to Blockbuster to prove to its shareholders that it's a workable model, too.
The Motley Fool April 13, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Blockbuster Version 2.0 Blockbuster shares are moving, but that's not always a good thing.
The Motley Fool May 10, 2005 Marko Djuranovic	Netflix's Spin Move While Blockbuster's more attractive pricing presents a better deal, Netflix has a pair of aces up its sleeve -- two lower-rental plans that actually undercut Blockbuster on price.
The Motley Fool December 27, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	If Netflix Wants to Live... The online mail-order DVD rental service did the right thing when it didn't follow Blockbuster down the slippery slope of price cuts last week.
The Motley Fool November 1, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Blockbuster's Brazen Bet In a move that may sound as brilliant as it is desperate, Blockbuster is now allowing its online customers the ability to walk into their nearest store and exchange a rented DVD for another title. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool June 29, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	What Were You Thinking, Netflix? Cutting prices at Netflix is a sequel you don't want to see. Subscribers, and unfortunately shareholders, now expect lower prices. It sure was easy to be a fan of Netflix back in 2002 when it was just one company against the world.
The Motley Fool October 21, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Is Netflix a Rule Breaker? Somewhere in the carnage of a price war lies an opportunity for a happy ending. If Netflix were to achieve the same 13% in net profit margins over the course of a $1 billion year, it means that you could buy the stock today for less than five times those eventual earnings.
The Motley Fool August 7, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Time for Amazon.com to Save Netflix Netflix investors may hope that Amazon.com finally comes to its rescue by purchasing it, thereby replenishing its cash and positioning it for the inevitable digitally delivered revolution.
The Motley Fool February 14, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Date Netflix, Marry Amazon, Kill Blockbuster Investors, here are recommendations for a short-term trade (date), a long-term investment (marry), and a stock to short (kill).
The Motley Fool December 21, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Has Blockbuster Left Netflix Standing Alone? Shares of competitor Netflix rose nearly 10% yesterday after Blockbuster told some of its Total Access subscribers about upcoming price hikes.
The Motley Fool October 27, 2004 Rick Munarriz	Blockbuster Horror Show With DVD rentals by mail getting cheaper and more convenient, how will Blockbuster survive? The company is trading at $7.09.
The Motley Fool February 24, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Adjusting the Focus at Blockbuster The world's leading movie rental chain can still be saved, if it starts to make wiser decisions.
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The Motley Fool July 27, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	A Mixed Bag at Blockbuster The struggling video-rental giant spots a few glimmers of hope. The stock is a value play trading at a low multiple of sales, despite its currently nonexistent free cash flow.
The Motley Fool June 13, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Blockbuster Cuts Deeper The DVD rental price war continues. Regardless of how the short term might sound precarious for Netflix, Blockbuster can't offer these prices forever. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool March 29, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Blockbuster's Hollywood Ending Blockbuster pulls out of the Hollywood Entertainment bidding war.
The Motley Fool October 27, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Blockbuster Begs Before Playing Dead The video rental chain is talking with its creditors in hopes of making it out alive. The news sent shares dropping 16%.
The Motley Fool November 6, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Chip Off the Old Blockbuster Improvement is relative at the ailing video chain. Investors, is there a glimmer of hope?
The Motley Fool August 20, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Is Netflix Doomed? If Blockbuster doesn't deliver the goods, in every sense of the word, it will open the floodgates heading toward the proven e-company Netflix. That's when that 5% market penetration threshold will no longer be a ceiling, but a catapult.
The Motley Fool May 26, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Blockbuster Is it too late to get into the ring with Netflix?
The Motley Fool May 19, 2005 Rich Duprey	Blockbuster to Hike Prices Movie rental giant admits its low-cost policy was a flop. Earlier this month, Blockbuster reported that first-quarter rental revenues fell 4% to $1.1 billion, as it missed out on some $145 million in late-fee revenues that it had enjoyed last year.
The Motley Fool February 7, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Bye, Bye, Blockbuster Blockbuster has spent the past few months relaxing its debt covenants, posting horrendous quarters, and coping with a boardroom shakeup that has only further debilitated the share price. If there is a happy ending, it's rather hard to see it.
The Motley Fool December 22, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Blockbuster Goes for Broke The video giant lowers rental fees again. Sounds desperate and puts the light on Netflix. Further, it will help guarantee that Blockbuster's profitability will be adversely affected in the coming months, just as the company warned in early November.
The Motley Fool November 1, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Bad News for Netflix The once-booming market for mail-delivered DVD subscription plans shrank by 214,000 members this past quarter.
HBS Working Knowledge March 22, 2004 Sally Aaron	Netflix Script Spells Disruption Netflix revolutionized how people rent movies. Now Wal-Mart and Blockbuster are scrambling to catch up.
The Motley Fool February 15, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Blockbuster Follows Netflix, Again Blockbuster is also giving its more active accounts the cold shoulder. The only shame here is that Netflix -- and now Blockbuster -- didn't see this coming sooner. They may eventually take the easy way out and limit monthly rentals. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 29, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Netflix in 2010 What will Netflix look like two years from now?
The Motley Fool March 7, 2008 Anders Bylund	Blockbuster: More Than Meets the Eye The results are fine on their own, but there's great news hidden just below the surface.
The Motley Fool February 28, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Blockbuster's Moving Picture The movie rental giant might have a flattish showing, but investors know it's really round.
The Motley Fool August 11, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Will Blockbuster Bust Netflix? Though both stocks dipped today, this is hardly a move that is unexpected. What may be the clearer differentiator will be continuously tapping into what works for movie watchers.
The Motley Fool February 18, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Say Goodbye to Hollywood Hollywood Entertainment praising a lower takeover bid doesn't pass the taste test. Accepting a deal greater than the original sum would be the best way to reward shareholders who held through the company's recent travails.
The Motley Fool March 10, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	Beauty or Beast? Shares of Blockbuster are not for the faint of heart, but if management successfully navigates current turbulence, shareholders could be duly rewarded with this value play.
The Motley Fool September 22, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Dueling Fools: Netflix Bull When it comes to building better mousetraps, nobody beats Netflix. The stock has more than doubled over the past six months, but it's not just about recent gains.
The Motley Fool November 11, 2004 Bill Mann	A Hollywood Blockbuster Blockbuster tries to remove Hollywood Entertainment from its list of ferocious competitors by offering to buy the company.
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The Motley Fool June 10, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Blockbuster's Stupid Survey Blockbuster commissions a survey through e-Rewards, in an attempt to get a read on how consumers will budget their entertainment spending during these tricky economic times.
The Motley Fool November 28, 2011 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Netflix's Rare Victory The downtrodden video giant wins a legal battle.
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The Motley Fool February 11, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	You Blew It, Netflix Blockbuster adds video game rentals to its Total Access program.
The Motley Fool August 27, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Tomorrow Version 2.0 The future of online DVD rentals is just getting started. The days of stagnancy ended this summer when Blockbuster woke up with something to prove.
The Motley Fool October 5, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Nothing But Netflix The company may have padded its growth, but it is still doing quite well.
The Motley Fool July 24, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Red Mailers, Blue Investors Dark days are ahead for Netflix, but things could be worse. The combined market cap of Netflix and Blockbuster is less than the $2 billion market cap that Netflix alone commanded at its peak seven months ago. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool November 22, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	No More Excuses, Blockbuster If the video retailer is smart, it will need to take the chances that no one thinks it is capable of risking.
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