by Gina Keating
TELUS, 78
Thomas Weisel Partners, 160
Throttling, 145–47
Tik Tok DVD Shop, 235–36
Toscher, Andreas, 192
Toshiba, Netflix deal, 39
Total Access (Blockbuster)
development of, 170–77
impact on Netflix, 180–82, 200–204, 209–10
Keyes abandonment of, 218–20
success of, 181–82, 200–202, 207–10, 222
Travis, Nigel, 104–5
Trimark Pictures, 79
Turner, Michele, 144
U
Unlimited Movie Rental, 63
U.S. Auto Parts Network, 222
Usenet, 30, 70
V
Verizon Wireless, 78
Viacom, Blockbuster split, 86, 105, 109, 111–12, 122–23
Video Club of America, 22–23
Video Droid, 36
Video King, 163
Video-on-demand (VOD)
and Blockbuster, 77–78, 87–89, 226–27
and cable TV, 165
on-computer viewing problem, 183–84
early concept, 48, 77–79, 78
movie studio approaches to, 166–67
and Netflix, 167–68, 182–84, 210–11, 223–25, 238–43
streaming rights issue, 223
video streaming boxes, 224–25, 227
Video Privacy Protection Act, 96
Video rental business. See also specific companies
development of, 22–23
legal basis of, 23
Video Software Dealers Association convention, 22–24
Visioneer, 15
Vivendi Universal Pictures, 79
Volinsky, Chris, 188–96
Vongo, 167, 225
W
Walmart
movie service ends, 225
Netflix cross-promotion attempt, 131–32, 159–60
online DVD rentals, 102
Web site, limitations of, 102
Warner Home Video, 27, 39–40, 66
Wattles, Mark, 47–48, 113–14, 119
Wedbush Morgan (Securities), 115, 204, 234, 241
Weinstein Company, 172
Wells, David, 220, 242, 245
Wible, Tony, 220
Windowing deals, 238
Woo, Edward, 234
Woods, Anthony, 168, 224
X
Xbox, 224–25
Y
Yahoo, Blockbuster alliance attempt, 95–96
Yellin, Todd, 148
Z
Zelnick, Strauss, 151, 217
Ziegler, Erich, 134, 153, 200
Zimmerman, Michael, 213
Zine, Larry
as Blockbuster CFO, 75–76, 122–23, 154, 164, 206
sells Blockbuster shares, 219