Blockbuster Nominates Kathleen Dore to Board of Directors

DALLAS: Kathleen Dore, who most recently served as president of broadcasting at Canwest Media, has been nominated to join the board of directors at Blockbuster, where she would fill the seat being exited by James Crystal.

Crystal announced that he will not stand for re-election. The company’s 2010 annual stockholders’ meeting, when a decision will be made, is set for June 24 in Dallas, Texas.

Dore has more than 30 years of experience in the media and entertainment industry. Prior to her time at Canwest, Dore served in various roles at Rainbow Media, including as the president of entertainment services for cable networks AMC, IFC and WE. She was also responsible for the growth and expansion of Bravo, growing its subscriber base from 500,000 to 68 million during her stint as president from 1996 until 2002. She currently serves as senior advisor to the management consulting firm Proteus International. She serves on the board of Canadian Film Center, University of Iowa Foundation and Tippie College of Business at the University of Iowa.

"We are delighted to nominate Kathleen to the Blockbuster board of directors and believe her leadership experience in the media and entertainment industry will support the transformation of Blockbuster into the leading multi-channel provider of media entertainment," said James W. Keyes, the chairman and CEO. "Kathleen has a proven history of developing effective strategic partnerships and she has demonstrated success in building profitable subscriber bases."