John Antioco
John Antioco | |
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| Known for | CEO of Blockbuster Video |
John Antioco is an American businessman, known for being the former CEO of Blockbuster Video. He is the chairman of the board of directors at Red Mango and the Managing Partner of JAMCO Interests LLC.[1] He holds a degree in business administration from the New York Institute of Technology.
Antioco is best known for declining an offer, from Reed Hastings, to purchase Netflix for $50 million in 2000, while CEO of Blockbuster. He also refused a proposal from Netflix to run Blockbuster's online presence.[2]
John Antioco was a member of the board of governors of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Our Team". BRIX Holdings. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
- ^ Graser, Marc (2013-11-12). "Epic Fail: How Blockbuster Could Have Owned Netflix". Variety.com. Variety Media, LLC. Retrieved 2019-01-07.
in 2000 [...] Reed [Hastings, Netflix CEO] had the chutzpah to propose to [Blockbuster] that [Netflix] run their brand online and that they run [our] brand in the stores and they just about laughed us out of their office.
- ^ "BGCA - John Antioco". stg.bgca.org. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
External links[]
- How I Did It: Blockbuster’s Former CEO on Sparring with an Activist Shareholder
- Bloomberg profile no longer valid**
- A Look Back At Why Blockbuster Really Failed And Why It Didn’t Have To
- Former Blockbuster CEO tells his side of Netflix story
- Former rival's advice to Netflix: 'Don't let Icahn get to you'
- Ex-Blockbuster Boss John Antioco Tapped As Chairman Of Board At Rave Cinemas
- JOHN F. ANTIOCO profile at The Wall Street Transcript
- Executive Profile - CIC Advantage Holdings LLC - John F. Antioco - Customer Intelligence
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