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Bankrupt video-rental company Blockbuster may put itself up for sale as early as next week, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. The company had previously planned to reorganize, but creditors couldn't agree on a plan to restructure its debt.

Netflix, whose DVD-by-mail service hastened the demise of several video rental chains, may soon find itself under siege from Amazon. The world's largest online retailer appears to be on the verge of launching its own unlimited movie and TV-show streaming service.

Here are two free movie rental coupons, one for Redbox and another for Blockbuster Express. At Redbox, get a free, one-night movie rental using Redbox coupon code MEJER92 today, Jan. 20, 2011. Or head on over to Blockbuster Express for a free one-night movie rental using coupon code MRC37H, good...

The hour's-a ticking-down for Blockbuster. The movie rental retailer has run out of money and needs more in order to come up with a restructuring plan, but can it ever really be relevant again, or profitable? Blockbuster did just get another extension to file -- it was supposed to do so in...

Blockbuster has nearly run out of money again. It wants its bondholders to put up more capital as it wrestles to exit Chapter 11. If some of the bondholders balk, Blockbuster will almost certainly be sold off in parts. But what exactly does it have left to sell?

When tech writer Alex Salkever issued his five tech predictions for 2010 last year, he boldly proclaimed that India's nascent tech sector would see its first blockbuster startup emerge. That blockbuster turns out to be MakeMyTrip.com, and it's likely to be followed by many more in 2011.

Safeway might not seem to have any connection to Blockbuster, but it turns out the supermarket operator is the landlord of several Blockbuster stores slated for closure. Safeway has filed a motion to ensure the liquidations don't disrupt neighboring businesses.

Rent a free movie with coupon code SHTZFR1 at any Blockbuster Express, those blue kiosks at grocery stores and gas stations across the country. The deal expires Jan. 10, 2011. Caveats: The freebie is only for one night. Keep it longer than that and you'll owe $1 per night per movie, plus taxes....

Get a free movie rental when you pay for two others from any Blockbuster Express kiosk and use coupon code HH987. The coupon expires Dec. 31, 2010, at midnight local time. Make sure you have three movies in your cart before punching in the coupon code to get the third movie free. The freebie is...

In another bit of good economic news, the list of U.S. business bankruptcies will likely get shorter, and probably less distinguished, in 2011, just as it did this year. Still, several factors beyond an improving economy are also at play here.