In Feburary, Blockbuster offered to acquire Circuit City but in essence has been ignored as CC failed to provide the due diligence necessary to make a definitive proposal. To force the issue, Blockbuster has made the $1B proposal public. Blockbuster seems to have been diversifying beyond “just a movie rental company” to transform themselves into a retail company for media content and electronic devices - both of which have been converging…
Wondering if Verizon’s FiOS is available in your area? Look no further than the FiOS wiki. If you click on the states listed you’ll see a detailed accounting of counties or townships where the Verizon service is available. Of course, I live in Upper Merion Pennsylvania and FiOS isn’t actually in my neighborhood, but it is around the corner. Any day now?
A number of companies racked up fines today for violating FCC rules tied to the digital TV transition. According to Jeff Baumgartner, the FCC put out $6 million in fines targeted mainly at retailers who did not correctly label TVs with analog-only tuners. A couple of companies got hit on interstate shipping rules and a couple were fined for violating V-Chip rules.
In Feburary, 
