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Blockbuster bursts into Silvio's Italy.


Standa, the large Italian retailer controlled by television mogul Mogul: see Mughal.  Silvio Berlusconi Silvio Berlusconi  (born September 29, 1936) is an Italian politician, entrepreneur, and media proprietor. , has reached an agreement with Florida-based home video giant Blockbuster. The deal calls for the creation of a joint venture (60 per cent Standa, 40 per cent Blockbuster) to open up to 200 video rental outlets along the Italian peninsula Noun 1. Italian Peninsula - a boot-shaped peninsula in southern Europe extending into the Mediterranean Sea
Italia, Italian Republic, Italy - a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the
. The first 10 outlets are due to open in 1994. Blockbuster is already present, directly or indirectly, in Great Britain Great Britain, officially United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, constitutional monarchy (2005 est. pop. 60,441,000), 94,226 sq mi (244,044 sq km), on the British Isles, off W Europe. The country is often referred to simply as Britain. , Canada, Chile, Austria, Mexico, Japan, Australia, Spain and Venezuela with some 3,000 stores.
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Publication:Video Age International
Article Type:Brief Article
Date:Feb 1, 1994
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