Daily Archives: August 19, 2016

Guns In The Crosshairs As Fan Convention Bans Arms Dealer From Exhibit Hall

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Walk around the floor of any fan convention and you’re likely to see an arsenal of replica weapons: swords, giant hammers, blasters, bloody chainsaws and big old guns, all featured as part of realistic costumes depicting everything from superheroes to videogame characters, warriors, Imperial Stormtroopers and zombie slayers. This emphasis on weapons is an inescapable element of the action-packed superhero, videogame, fantasy, horror and science fiction genres that fuel the fan convention industry.

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Applied Posts Strong Q3 Results Driven By Display And Silicon System Segments

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Leading semiconductor equipment manufacturer, Applied Materials reported its Q3’16 earnings on August 18th. (Fiscal years end with October.) The company saw an uptick in its display and silicon system sales in the quarter. Further, we might well expect these segments to continue to drive growth for Applied going ahead. This comes from the fact that the company witnessed strong surge in the orders in this quarter. Applied booked orders worth $3.7 billion in Q3, which is highest in any given quarter in the last 15 years.

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Netflix Is Coming To More Hotel Rooms: Can This Boost The Company’s Revenues?

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Recently Netflix announced a partnership with hospitality company Enseo to provide the Netflix app in more hotels. Under this agreement, guests staying in hotels with devices powered by Enseo can watch Netflix content either by using their existing Netflix account or signing up for a new one. Enseo’s systems are available in 300 hotels in the U.S. and the company says that it has more than doubled its revenue every six months for the last two years. We believe Netflix’s expansion in the hospitality segment ensures that its loyal customers can watch its content more conveniently on a full screen TV, avoiding Wi-Fi constraints and small screen laptops when travelling. Easy availability of its content while traveling can also attract new consumers who can try the service while on vacation and convert into regular subscribers later.

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