The announcement on Wednesday that Blockbuster will close all of its 300 corporate-owned retail stores will not affect the Central Oregon Blockbusters.

Dish Network Corp., the parent company of Blockbuster LLC, said it will also end its DVD-by-mail service by January, according to a news release. The decisions could result in about 3,000 layoffs.

But franchised and licensed stores, including all five Central Oregon stores, should remain open.

“We are locally owned, so we are not owned by Dish Network,” said Sandi Harding, general manager of the Redmond, Madras and three Bend Blockbusters. “The owners live right here in Bend, so we are not going to be affected by what Dish Network does.”

Ken and Deborah Tisher own the local Blockbuster stores, according to The Bulletin’s archives, but weren’t available for comment.

—Staff and wire reports