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Netflix Testing Cheaper Streaming Plan For New Subscribers
Tuesday, December 31, 2013 - 11:59am | 584Read More...In a move clearly designed to expand its subscriber base, Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) announced it was testing a new streaming plan (for new users only) that offers a single-screen, standard definition option for $6.99 a month. That’s a dollar less than the company’s current lowest cost plan...
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Will Trans World Entertainment Go Bankrupt Despite Rising Earnings? (TWMC)
Monday, July 15, 2013 - 10:09am | 437Read More...Trans World Entertainment (NASDAQ: TWMC) operates stores and websites selling entertainment products, most notably under the name f.y.e. Industry Sales of physical video made up 43.8 percent of 2012 sales. As stated in their annual report, industry sales of physical video fell five percent...
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DVD Rentals to Drop 50% in Five Years
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 12:20pm | 685Read More...DVD sales are already in the toilet. By 2017, DVD rentals might be as well. Earlier this week, Coinstar (NASDAQ: CSTR) and Verizon (NYSE: VZ) sent shockwaves through the video rental community when the two corporations announced an unprecedented deal to launch a new streaming video service while...
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Apple's Pricey Message to Consumers: Don't You Dare Buy Lion at Retail
Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 11:15am | 801Read More...Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has a new plan to push consumers to the App Store: charge too much for the alternative. The long-awaited Mac OS X Lion arrived yesterday, and if a Global Equities Research report is accurate, the snazzy upgrade has already been sold to more than 650,000 Mac users. That's an...
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A Chip Stock With Upside (ENTR)
Friday, May 6, 2011 - 2:26pm | 235Read More...With consumers flocking to digital media services like Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) as a way to get their TV/movie fix, the home entertainment network is gaining traction. The way HD video, music, games and photos are brought into a home has been completely revolutionized in just a few short years....
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Kinect vs. iPad: Who Will Win?
Monday, November 1, 2010 - 12:06pm | 461Read More...At first glance, Kinect – the motion-based device from Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) – does not appear to have anything to do with Apple, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad. One is a hands-free controller developed for Xbox 360; the other is a standalone device that buyers can take advantage of...
