http://angryitmanager.wordpress.com/2006/06/02/movielink-for-sale-for-anyone-interested-in-investing-in-a-really-stupid-idea/ Someone explain to me why I chose this field. Thu, 26 Apr 2007 07:43:31 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://angryitmanager.wordpress.com/2006/06/02/movielink-for-sale-for-anyone-interested-in-investing-in-a-really-stupid-idea/#comment-4 Davis Freeberg’s Digital Connection » Blog Archive » Blockbuster and GameStop Sitting in a Tree . . . Tue, 18 Jul 2006 18:48:30 +0000 https://angryitmanager.wordpress.com/2006/06/02/movielink-for-sale-for-anyone-interested-in-investing-in-a-really-stupid-idea/#comment-4 [...] $70 million could raise some liquidity for Blockbuster and allow them to focus more heavily on building a VOD strategy or on managing their existing stable of stores, but it would also impact their revenue and their diversification in the video store business. If video rentals continue to come under pressure from Netflix, VOD and new alternative entertainment choices, selling of these stores could be a mistake. On the other hand, the success of Microsoft’s Live Arcade demonstrates that video games won’t be immune to VOD pressures either. [...] [...] $70 million could raise some liquidity for Blockbuster and allow them to focus more heavily on building a VOD strategy or on managing their existing stable of stores, but it would also impact their revenue and their diversification in the video store business. If video rentals continue to come under pressure from Netflix, VOD and new alternative entertainment choices, selling of these stores could be a mistake. On the other hand, the success of Microsoft’s Live Arcade demonstrates that video games won’t be immune to VOD pressures either. [...]

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