Debt-laden Blockbuster files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

By 2010-09-23T21:15:00

Blockbuster has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US as the company tries to manage approximately $1.4bn in debt and the challenge of nimble rivals like Netflix and Coinstar’s Redbox.

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