Blockbuster blew $8 billion. We’re still paying for it
How We Got Here with Chris Kohler | 04 mei 2026 | 01:01:01
A complete corporate disaster.
Blockbuster stuffed up so badly that the world started walking down a path away from one-off payments and towards subscriptions. And the best part is, Blockbuster's demise was baked in from the start. It just grew so fast the problems were hard to see... for a few years.
0:00 Intro
9:10 The VCR
19:09 The War
24:42 Hello Rental Industry
28:15 Welcome To BlockBuster
36:00 Huizenga
40:27 Viacom Era
44:51 Injured By DVD
48:59 Enter The Wolf
50:43 The Collapse
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Blockbuster stuffed up so badly that the world started walking down a path away from one-off payments and towards subscriptions. And the best part is, Blockbuster's demise was baked in from the start. It just grew so fast the problems were hard to see... for a few years.
0:00 Intro
9:10 The VCR
19:09 The War
24:42 Hello Rental Industry
28:15 Welcome To BlockBuster
36:00 Huizenga
40:27 Viacom Era
44:51 Injured By DVD
48:59 Enter The Wolf
50:43 The Collapse
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.