1. In the world of video rental stores, there is no sin as egregious as failing to rewind the video. 2. The networks have lost a substantial number of viewers to cable and video rentals. 3. And earlier this month, Bell Atlantic Corp. unveiled the results of its video-on-demand trial in suburban Washington in a bid to compete with the retail video rental business. 4. And their sights are set on taking some business from Blockbuster, the Goliath of the video rental industry. 5. Another popular video rental was filmed in a room in the Holiday Inn in Sarajevo during the siege of the city. 6. Attendance at movie theaters is down, some chains reported, while movie video rentals are up. 7. Before choosing RadioShack, Sprint looked at the Blockbuster video rental chain and Wal-Mart as a possible retail partner. 8. A new management team headed by John Antioco has focused on winning video rental customers back through heavy advertising and promotions. 9. A quick search of the Internet turned up six online video rental stores and nine DVD rental sites. 10. A visit to any video rental store confirms it, as the small, silvery disks are beginning to muscle shelf space away from videocassettes. |