Mediagazer: Icahn, Dish Submit Bids for Blockbuster (Mike Spector/Wall Street Journal)

2:40 AM ET, April 2, 2011

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Mike Spector / Wall Street Journal:

Icahn, Dish Submit Bids for Blockbuster — Billionaire investor Carl Icahn and satellite-television provider Dish Network Corp. have each submitted bids for Blockbuster Inc. ahead of a bankruptcy court auction next week, said people familiar with the matter.

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