As a former multiple-franchiser owner, Alan Payne is familiar with Blockbuster; he had owned over 40 stores in Alaska and Texas. Early on, however, Payne said he noticed issues with how the company had been operating. At its peak, there were over 9,000 Blockbuster stores around the world and many of the stores were corporately owned.
While it appeared that B ... Show More
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Listen Next - Global National with Dawna Friesen | Arctic sovereignty and security under threat; Like a good neighbour, Yukon is there
The Canadian territories have long been aware of the importance of Canada's Arctic sovereignty and security. Now the rest of the country is starting to pay attention, too. Dawna Friesen reports from Whitehorse on how Russia and China's increased Arctic presence, as well as the un ... Show More
22m 40s
Feb 2018
Netflix vs Blockbuster - Sudden Death | 1
This is Episode 1 of an 8-part series on the brutal business battle between Netflix and Blockbuster, and later HBO.It all started around 1997, with a guy named Marc Randolph and his mathematician friend Reed Hastings. Randolph and Hastings knew they’d have to take on Blockbuster, ... Show More
27m 2s
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La guerre du streaming | Les origines | 2
Netflix en difficulté, Reed Hastings a tenté un coup de poker en proposant de racheter le service Blockbuster Online. Antioco, le patron de Blockbuster, a poliment écouté l’offre et accepté de la présenter à son conseil d’administration. Ce qu’il n’a pas dit à Hastings, c’est qu’ ... Show More
20m 27s
Feb 2018
Netflix vs Blockbuster - Dirty Tricks | 3
Thinking like your enemy is the best way to beat them, and during the war, Blockbuster tried every trick in the books to get inside Netflix. Sometimes they succeeded - sending “housewives” into warehouses as spies, and sometimes things didn’t go as planned. But when Blockbuster d ... Show More
22m 3s