FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Corporate Communications 214/854-3190   BLOCKBUSTER® PROMOTES JOHN BUTLER TO VICE PRESIDENT, MERCHANDISING DEVELOPMENT DALLAS, June 8, 1998 -Blockbuster, the world leader in video rental, has announced the promotion of John Butler to the position of vice president, merchandising development. "John has an impressive background in retail," said Dean Wilson, Blockbuster senior vice president and general merchandise manager. "His experience across a broad spectrum of multi-market retail operations makes him a natural for this position." Butler was promoted to his new position from senior director of merchandising development. Prior to joining Blockbuster, Butler was director of merchandise replenishment for Trans World Entertainment. Before that, he held a variety of positions at Toys R Us, Canada. Butler is a graduate of the State University of New York at Albany. Blockbuster operates approximately 6,000 Blockbuster Video and 400 Blockbuster Music neighborhood entertainment stores in the United States, its territories and 26 other countries and may be accessed internationally at www.blockbuster.com. Blockbuster is a unit of Viacom Inc., one of the world's largest entertainment and publishing companies and a leading force in nearly every segment of the international media marketplace. ### |  Current Releases   |  Archives   | BLOCKBUSTER name, design and related marks are trademarks of Blockbuster Entertainment Inc. © 1998 Blockbuster Entertainment Inc. All rights reserved.