All Entertainment articles – Page 68
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NewsWH Smith half year profits rise 3%
Bookseller and stationer WH Smith group pretax profit rose 3% to £64m in the six months to February 28.
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NewsGame to appoint former Ladbrokes boss as chairman
Game is set to hire Chris Bell, the former boss of Ladbrokes, as its new chairman.
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NewsRecord companies relax terms to help HMV cashflows
HMV suppliers are set to agree to slash upfront payments for CDs to help boost the troubled retailer’s cashflows as the possibility of pulling off a rights issue fades.
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NewsHMV ‘must shut more shops to survive’
HMV needs to close more stores to ensure its survival following a third profit warning this year, according to analysts.
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NewsUS DVD rental business Blockbuster sold to satellite broadcaster
US DVD rental business Blockbuster, which went bankrupt last year, has been bought by US satellite broadcaster Dish Network after it won a $321m (£196m) auction.
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NewsTime Out owner mulls offer for HMV Live
HMV’s live venue business is being eyed by the founder of Oakley Capital, which has a stake in Time Out magazine.
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NewsHMV gives Mamut 15 days to secure Waterstone's deal
Russian Oligarch and HMV shareholder Alexander Mamut has been given just 15 days to agree a deal to buy HMV’s bookselling business, Waterstone’s.
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NewsHMV issues another profit warning
Beleaguered entertainment and book retailer HMV has issued its third profit warning this year, but its lenders have extended the period over which its banking covenants will be tested by two months.
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NewsBlackwell’s on track for profit by 2013
Blackwell’s, the academic bookseller, aims to return to profitability by 2013, and has halved annual losses and launched a text-book rental service.
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NewsGame staff bought up Tesco stocks of Nintendo 3DS
Game told its store staff to buy up Nintendo 3DS consoles from Tesco as it aimed to keep a steady supply in stores.
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NewsBookseller Blackwell halves full-year losses
Book specialist Blackwell cut losses in half in 2010 as its decentralisation programme began to take effect.
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NewsHMV in 'exclusive talks' with Tim Waterstone and Mamut
HMV has entered exclusive talks with Tim Waterstone and HMV shareholder Alexander Mamut about a possible sale of Waterstone’s, it is understood.
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NewsHMV confirms it is mulling sale of Waterstone's and Canada business
HMV has confirmed it is mulling the sale of Waterstone’s as well as its Canadian business as part of its turnaround strategy.
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GalleryLandmark, Mumbai
This 42,000 sq ft store on a single floor, from Indian book and music retailer Landmark, aims to do that which retailers operating in the sector everywhere are seeking to do: arrest the stagnation or decline of business owing to online alternatives.
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NewsRetailers weigh up impact of Channel Islands VAT changes
Chancellor hopes tackling Low Value Consignment Relief will help struggling entertainment stores
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Netflix to link accounts with Facebook
Netflix has reportedly begun asking users to link their Netflix accounts with Facebook in order to share information about what films they are watching with friends and family.Netflix has been rolling out versions of the new Facebook integration to test users over the past few weeks. Facebook is increasingly being ...
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NewsPlay.com customer email addresses leaked
Entertainment etailer Play.com has suffered a possible security breach after customers complained of receiving spam emails to addresses only used for transactions on its site.
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AnalysisProduct launches
Hype surrounding soon-to-launch products offers a wealth of opportunity for retailers to cash in on the demand
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Blockbuster to go ahead with its proposed £180m sale to investors
Troubled retailer Blockbuster has been given clearance by the US courts to go ahead with its proposed $290m (£180m) sale to investors, overcoming fears that the group may file for Chapter 7 liquidation.The retailer had come under pressure from creditors, including a growing number of movie studios that were owed ...
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NewsHMV hires Comet's Ewan Pinder as head of technology
HMV has appointed Comet head of merchandising and store development Ewan Pinder as its head of technology.