Traditional DVD rental chain Blockbuster closed in 2013 Pressing play From 700,000 Netflix subscribers in 2002 to 3.6m in 2005, there was clearly a demand for DVD rental.

A film fanatic has opened a Blockbuster-inspired DVD library outside his house. Peter Goddard, from Alderholt, Dorset, was inspired by a resident who made an outdoor book library in the village ...

DVD rental firm Blockbuster has become the latest UK High Street firm to go into administration after struggling against online competitors. The chain has 528 stores and employs 4,190 staff.

Blockbuster, the DVD and games rental chain that went into administration in January, is to close a further 62 stores with the loss of 427 jobs, administrators say.

Blockbuster, the DVD and games rental chain that went into administration in January, is to close down completely after failing to attract a buyer.

Over 10 years ago, the Blockbuster chain, known for short-term rentals of films on video cassette and DVD, numbered 9,000 stores around the world. After a decline in the 2000s, the company filed ...

A film fanatic has opened a Blockbuster-inspired DVD library outside his house. Peter Goddard, from Alderholt, Dorset, was inspired by a resident who made an outdoor book library in the village.

Perched on the end of a row of terraces in a small town is one of the last DVD rental shops in the UK. In 2022, there were thought to be as few as 10 remaining. For 43 years Steve Webber has been ...

THE BBC is unwrapping a treat for viewers this year with its Christmas Day film. It wouldn’t be Christmas without watching at least one festive film after a big lunch – whether it’… ...

DVD rental firm Blockbuster has become the latest UK High Street firm to go into administration after struggling against online competitors. The chain has 528 stores and employs 4,190 staff.