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  • Blogs

    May 25, 2011

    Bloomberg Series Reveals How Netflix Needed Blockbuster ... Until It Killed Blockbuster

    Former Blockbuster CEO John Antioco and Netflix founder Reed Hastings​Blockbuster, says a new 30-minute doc, was once "900 times the size of Netflix." Now, it's...well, you know the story. It's barely anything at all, except something owned by Dish Network, which hopes to use Blockbuster's by-mail ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2011

    Even Landlords Don't Want Blockbuster

    The McKinney Ave. landlord figures it can do better than a Blockbuster.​Later this morning in a New York courtroom, Dish Network will turn in its final final list of Blockbuster leases it wants to keep -- some 600 total out of close to 1,600 remaining. For now, of course, Dish has said that when i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2011

    Right Now, Only Two Dallas Blockbusters to Survive. Everyone Else In "Wait and See" Mode.

    The longstanding Preston Royal Shopping Center Blockbuster, which may be about to go the way of Betamax​In the wake of news that Dish Network's looking to keep only a few hundred of Blockbuster's brick-and-mortar locations once the deal's sealed Thursday, several Friends of Unfair Park living in N ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2011

    Dish Network Gets Blockbuster For Around $230 Mil in Cash and a Pallet of Junior Mints

    ​The question "Why does Dish Network want Blockbuster?" was asked and answered late last week, though one Friend of Unfair Park suggested, "Twizzlers." Turns out, the Colorado-based Dish wanted it plenty bad -- more than Carl Icahn and the lenders who turned up to take the Renaissance Tower-based ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2011

    And Why Does Dish Network Want Blockbuster?

    ​No, seriously, it's been a long while since we've mentioned the fate of Renaissance Tower-based Blockbuster, which has been in Chapter 11 since September and been shutting stores ever since. (Per a recent filing, the store at 6760 Abrams Road had its lease rejected effective yesterday.) But that' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2010

    In Case You Switched Providers in Recent Weeks, Dish Network, FOX Kiss and Make Up

    Dish'ers, you're now free to watch FX's The League again. And if you're not, you should.​That's the word from the Dish Network, which just sent word that, nope, it's not gonna drop regular ol' FOX from its line-up after all. And, matter of fact, those 19 regional sports nets axed on October 1, inc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2010

    Dallas Stars Suggest Dish Subscribers Might Just Wanna Go Ahead and Switch Services Now

    If you don't want to miss The Razor, DISH-watchers, might wanna switch services now.​Speaking of FOX ...By now even non-Dish Network-ers are aware of the ongoing spat between FOX and Dish over carriage fees, which resulted in FOX's yanking off the Dish its 19 regional sports nets on October 1, inc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2010

    Whitt's End: 4.2.10

    ​Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Major Near catastrophic computer meltdown this morning at 8:19 a.m. Outta nowhere, the dreaded blue screen. Bottom line: Whitt's Dead End. $%^&*$#!! Expect, fingers crossed, re-constructi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2010

    Fox Sports Southwest, DISH Network Face Off Over Added Dallas Stars Broadcasts

    ​It may take a while to get a response from DISH Network; a spokesperson tells Unfair Park most of its higher-ups are at the Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas. Till we get a response, then, this is Fox Sports Southwest's side of the story.This year, the network upped the number of Dallas Stars ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2007

    The NFL Wants Dallas Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones to Fix Its Cable Problem

    ​It may take a while to get a response from DISH Network; a spokesperson tells Unfair Park most of its higher-ups are at the Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas. Till we get a response, then, this is Fox Sports Southwest's side of the story.This year, the network upped the number of Dallas Stars ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 2, 2007

    Lather Up

    ​It may take a while to get a response from DISH Network; a spokesperson tells Unfair Park most of its higher-ups are at the Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas. Till we get a response, then, this is Fox Sports Southwest's side of the story.This year, the network upped the number of Dallas Stars ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2007

    Blockbuster Almost Done Making "Triple Play." Didn't That Star Billy Baldwin?

    ​It may take a while to get a response from DISH Network; a spokesperson tells Unfair Park most of its higher-ups are at the Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas. Till we get a response, then, this is Fox Sports Southwest's side of the story.This year, the network upped the number of Dallas Stars ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2007

    Super Size Your Super Bowl

    ​It may take a while to get a response from DISH Network; a spokesperson tells Unfair Park most of its higher-ups are at the Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas. Till we get a response, then, this is Fox Sports Southwest's side of the story.This year, the network upped the number of Dallas Stars ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2006

    No Stars Gazing

    ​It may take a while to get a response from DISH Network; a spokesperson tells Unfair Park most of its higher-ups are at the Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas. Till we get a response, then, this is Fox Sports Southwest's side of the story.This year, the network upped the number of Dallas Stars ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2006

    In the Matter of Kirk v. Klingon

    ​It may take a while to get a response from DISH Network; a spokesperson tells Unfair Park most of its higher-ups are at the Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas. Till we get a response, then, this is Fox Sports Southwest's side of the story.This year, the network upped the number of Dallas Stars ... More >>

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