<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Empires &amp; Ruins</title><description>Documentaries about business, history and power. The decisions behind great companies, their rivalries and their downfall.</description><link>https://imperiosyruinas.com/</link><language>en-us</language><item><title>The $50 million &quot;no&quot;: how Blockbuster destroyed itself</title><link>https://imperiosyruinas.com/en/episodes/blockbuster-netflix/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://imperiosyruinas.com/en/episodes/blockbuster-netflix/</guid><description>In 2000 Netflix offered itself to Blockbuster for $50 million. The CEO held back a laugh. But Blockbuster fought back and almost won.</description><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>