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The Startup Scarlet Letter

BY Austin Carr | 05-11-2012 | 11:45 AM | INNOVATION

Claiming your product will revolutionize the industry? Dissing your competitors? Comparing yourself to Steve Jobs? If you don't live up to your own hype, you might end up permanently scarring your business. Take it from Color's Bill Nguyen and Blockbuster's Jim Keyes. READ MORE›

Two Years After Netflix, Blockbuster Arrives @Home On The iPad

BY Austin Carr | 01-09-2012 | 1:20 PM | INNOVATION

Blockbuster is finally coming to the iPad. The video-rental company, which Dish Network acquired in April, has been trying to remake itself in the eyes of consumers after last year's bankruptcy sale. "When the technology changes, when ...READ MORE›

Avoiding Short-Term Thinking In A World of Big Data

BY Bradley Kreit | 12-19-2011 | 1:06 PM | COUNTRYWIDE

The promise of a world in which we collect massive amounts of data is that it will change our behavior for the better. But in a sea of data, how can we make sure that we're not just reacting to the information in front of our face, ... READ MORE›

Want To Upend An Entire Industry? Change Its Revenue Stream

BY Jump Associates | 10-20-2011 | 5:56 PM | REVENUE STREAMS

Imagine it’s 1997 and you’re sitting in a small room in Los Gatos, California. You’ve decided that you are going to get into the movie rental business. That’s right, you want to dethrone a huge entrenched competitor that has ... READ MORE›

Untangling Blockbuster And Dish Network's Pricey Netflix Alternative

BY Austin Carr | 09-23-2011 | 4:20 PM | INNOVATION

On Friday, Dish Network and Blockbuster held an event called "A Stream Come True," where many assumed the two companies would finally reveal what they've been working on since the acquisition five months ago. How would Dish revive ...READ MORE›

Why Blockbuster Should Go After Qwikster, Not Netflix

BY Austin Carr | 09-21-2011 | 5:57 PM | INNOVATION

In the past few months, Dish Network and Blockbuster have kicked back, microwaved a bowl of popcorn, and watched as Netflix has assumed the role of evil movie villain.READ MORE›

Netflix CFO David Wells On Qwikster Rebranding, Lowering Prices, Subscriber Loss, Blockbuster, Starz

BY Austin Carr | 09-21-2011 | 4:49 PM | INNOVATION

Netflix CFO David Wells speaks out about Qwikster and other controversial news at Goldman Sachs's Communacopia conference in New York today.READ MORE›

Red Hot Redbox Seeing 40 Rentals Per Second: Infographic

BY Austin Carr | 08-01-2011 | 4:23 PM | INNOVATION

Only days after reporting $363.9 million in quarterly revenue and $79 million in operating income, up 34% and 99% year-over-year, respectively, DVD kiosk company Redbox has released some more impressive figures. READ MORE›

Blockbuster: Please, Please Change Your Habits

BY Austin Carr | 07-07-2011 | 4:55 PM | INNOVATION

Even after the Dish Network purchase, a new service announced today by Blockbuster signals the revived company hasn't learned from its mistakes.READ MORE›

Infographics of the Day: Flow Charts For Making Horror or Action Movies

BY John Pavlus | 04-12-2011 | 5:34 PM | GENRE

Is there anything that flowcharts can't do? (Just search our archives: we think not!) Surely making a kick-ass movie requires a nimbleness of creative thought that could never be captured in a rote set of instructions -- we all saw ... READ MORE›

The Anti-Blockbuster Way: Disrupt Your Business Rituals Before Someone Else Does

BY Martin Lindstrom | 04-07-2011 | 8:34 AM | DESIGN

Some of the world’s most iconic brands have woken up to extraordinary industry shifts that take them by surprise. Wouldn’t it be better to intuit what the future may resemble before market forces and innovations “suddenly” wreak havoc with your company? Here's how. READ MORE›

Dish Buys Blockbuster for $320 Million. Why?

BY David Zax | 04-06-2011 | 10:30 AM | INNOVATION

Dish has the brand on life-support. Fast Company offers a few ideas for what to do with the struggling retailer.READ MORE›

RIP Blockbuster, Tesla Sues BBC, Google Answer Bot, and more...

BY Gregory Ferenstein | 03-30-2011 | 12:40 PM | ETHONOMICS

The Fast Company reader's essential source for breaking news and innovation from around the web--bite-sized and updated all day. Today, featuring Blockbuster, Tesla vs. BBC, Google's Answer Bot, Salesforce, and the Japan Earthquake's DVD drive shakeup.READ MORE›

Blockbuster's Largest Shareholder Calls Blockbuster Worst Investment Ever Made

BY Austin Carr | 03-22-2011 | 12:29 PM | INNOVATION

Finally! Admission of wrongdoing! After years as Blockbuster's largest shareholder, Carl Icahn, who at one point amassed some 17 million shares of the now-bankrupt company, has called Blockbuster "the worst investment I ever made." READ MORE›

Disruptive Pricing Goes a Long Way

BY Kaihan Krippendorff | 01-20-2011 | 9:18 AM | CAREERS

I have been reviewing an innovative health-care company, Best Doctors. Today I want to go over how this $100M global provider prices itself successfully.READ MORE›

Blockbuster Wants $250 Million More to Escape Bankruptcy: Can It Be Saved?

BY Austin Carr | 01-18-2011 | 12:15 PM | INNOVATION

Digital content delivery is the future. Will content providers be able to make this transition, or will their increasingly archaic business models stymie their transition to digital delivery?READ MORE›

Sears and K-Mart Launch Movie Download Service, Netflix Competitor

BY Austin Carr | 12-28-2010 | 12:23 PM | INNOVATION

Today, retail giant Sears launched online movie download service that offers digital flicks the same day as they're released on DVD.READ MORE›

After Touting 28-Day Advantage Over Netflix, Blockbuster Agrees to Same Delay

BY Austin Carr | 12-16-2010 | 4:05 PM | INNOVATION

"Blockbuster has hot new releases ... 28 days before Netflix and Redbox," the troubled video giant boasted in its ads. Well, not any more -- at least not with Blockbuster Express.READ MORE›

Time Warner CEO Jeffrey Bewkes Attacks Netflix

BY Austin Carr | 12-13-2010 | 11:13 AM | INNOVATION

After winning a decade-long battle with Blockbuster, Netflix's troubles are still far from over. Today, Time Warner CEO Jeffrey Bewkes belittled Netflix and insinuated that its potential is overhyped.READ MORE›

Blockbuster's Multi-Million Dollar Ad Campaign Knocks Netflix, Touts 28-day Advantage

BY Austin Carr | 11-22-2010 | 5:52 PM | MANAGEMENT

Blockbuster has released its national TV ad campaign. At a cost of up to $20 million, the company is using the exact same strategy that led it to bankruptcy. READ MORE›

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