In 2005, when Netflix was still a DVD rental service rather than a streaming service, the stores had to get creative about attracting customers, including Blockbuster eliminating late fees.

Following is a transcript of the video. Irene Kim: At its peak in the late '90s, Blockbuster owned over 9,000 video-rental stores in the United States, employed 84,000 people worldwide ...

DALLAS -- No. 1 video rental chain Blockbuster has proposed a $1 billion ... compete against such competitive threats as sell-through DVD, online services, and movies obtained from cable ...

While Netflix is moving in a completely different direction, having just spun off its DVD rental service to focus on streaming, Dish is sticking with the multi-pronged approach as Blockbuster’s ...