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[doodlebug4] 28/4/2017 11:27

Vemo's ISA programme beginning to gather pace and publicity in the USA.(Vemo is contracted to oversee Holberton's pricing and payment processes)

[rafboy] 28/4/2017 10:29

Lauders, with the Leap IPO due before the end of June it could be that things will improve considerably by that date. I am holding to see how the next couple of months turn out but if they do well then I will wait for the inevitable Yooya float. It could be that despite the communication issue we are about to enter an exciting period for FFWD. Good luck whatever you decide.

[doodlebug4] 28/4/2017 10:18

Competitive socialising is ‘a thing’ - and it’s going to be an even bigger thing soon, as is the wider ‘experiential leisure’ phenomenon.

Witness what’s going on at Silvertown. The partnership behind the £3.5bn Royal Docks regeneration scheme is planning to develop a 300,000 sq ft ‘esports’ hub, which will be the biggest in Europe. Boasting a 3,000-seat arena, the new hub taps into both the tech and experiential leisure trends, offering spectators the chance to watch video gamers do their stuff (which sounds suspiciously akin to watching snooker, but each to their own).

[lauders] 28/4/2017 10:16

Cheers DB4! I would love to be able to wait, but I have been here quite a while as you know and things aren't developing as I would have wished on the transparency side and communication from the management. I have been giving them the benefit of doubt but my patience, unlike yours, is being tested to say the least. As I say I will give a bit longer and hope that my patience (what there has been of it so far!) is rewarded. Knowing my luck I would sell and the RNS we are all waiting for would arrive the next day!

[doodlebug4] 28/4/2017 10:12

I agree that you are probably better off out of this share Lauders as it does require a lot of patience and for my part it's not a question of being in love with FFWD as I invested for the long term potential and continue to hold for that reason. Some traders are obviously selling on the spikes and buying back on the dips - good luck to them, I prefer to sit and wait for the next RNS rather than waste money on trading fees.:-)

[lauders] 28/4/2017 09:55

FFWD's silence or lack of updates is beginning to really get to me. Was sure we would hear something this week and I think others were too hence the increase in the share price last week. Now they are losing patience. Can't blame them with such poor investor relations! Not long for me to stay here either at this rate which will probably be a blessing for those who love FFWD. I think there are better places to invest in the short term at least. Come on FFWD, one more week at the most for at least one RNS!

[doodlebug4] 28/4/2017 09:19

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[doodlebug4] 27/4/2017 17:19

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[doodlebug4] 27/4/2017 14:49

REDONDO BEACH, CA--(Marketwired - Apr 27, 2017) - SECFilings.com, a leading financial news and information portal offering free real time public company filing alerts, announces the publication of an article covering the top three best performing stock of the past year. Companies discussed are AXIM Biotechnologies ( OTCQB : AXIM ), Supreme Pharmaceuticals, and American Cannabis.

[doodlebug4] 27/4/2017 11:46

In short, the times for blockchain are good. Whereas people are afraid of Bitcoin, blockchain, free from the cryptocurrency prejudice, can emerge as one of the leading technologies of the next few years. This technology brings great benefits in terms of simplification, lowering costs, eliminating third parties, and more, offering total security and a degree of amazing simplicity.

[doodlebug4] 27/4/2017 09:55

The other big part of the eSports Arena’s revenue comes from sponsorships and partnerships. “There are a lot of brands getting into it and a lot of money that can be made in terms of distribution of the event,” said Ward. “We’re creative with our partnerships, and we find the middle ground where the economics makes sense that a normal venue would never even attempt.” Sponsors have included Nestle, Dolby, Cup Noodles and Hot Pockets.

Events are broadcast on a service called Twitch TV, which was recently purchased by Amazon for $980 million, and seen by up to two million people. “Twitch TV is the primary place for people to watch video-game content,” he said. It’s free to watch with sponsor’s embedding the logo or message into the content. “There are no commercials like a normal TV show would have.”

Ward foresees an eSports Arena in “every large city in the country” and predicts they will open 12 in the next two years. “We plan to open two new venues every quarter,” said Ward.

[doodlebug4] 27/4/2017 08:51

A recent forecast by market research firm Newzoo says this year the esports industry will be worth $696 million. That’s pretty good, but consider the growth rate -- up 41 percent from the year before.

That growth is expected to accelerate and by 2020 result in a $1.5 billion industry. Likewise the esports global fan base (just the diehards, not the casual followers) is forecast to grow from 191 million this year to 286 million in 2020.

This is not only a gigantic audience Atlantic City wants a part of. As the president of Caesars and Bally’s Atlantic said recently, its mainly millennial demographic “is going to be the largest spending group in the U.S. in the next five years.”


We were delighted this month to see Caesars host the city’s first major esports event, the Gears of War Pro Circuit Atlantic City Open. It put the city on the global esports map and in the middle of a schedule that includes London, Mexico City, Paris and Las Vegas.

The three-day competition had a prize pool of $200,000, with $70,000 going to the winning team. The spectators swarming the Circus Maximus Theater were just the start. Counting those watching online, the total audience hit 40,000. Not bad for an initial event of any kind.

Many people believe esports are a perfect fit for a rejuvenated Atlantic City, including us. Beyond the economic benefits to the city, though, we also think esports are a good thing for their participants and spectators. While they’re not physically demanding in a strength or cardiovascular way, they do require fast reactions, coordination and the development of sufficient mental agility to handle the extraordinary complexity of the games.

Esports can be very engaging for players and spectators. That much enjoyment should be part of the fun at the shore.

www.pressofatlanticity.com
27 April 2017

[rafboy] 27/4/2017 08:50

I see Darren is at it again this morning!

[doodlebug4] 26/4/2017 16:35

Blockchain ledger usage is expected to grow by leaps and bounds over the next six years, according to a new study.

The global blockchain distributed ledger market accounted for $228 million in 2016, and between 2017 and 2023 is expected to reach $5.43 billion, expanding at a compound annual growth rate of 57.6 percent. This is according to a new report, “Blockchain Distributed Ledger Market by Type and End User: Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2017–2023,R21; released from Oregon-based Allied Market Research (AMD).

Last year, North America led the pack in terms of blockchain generated revenue, AMD said, as the region accounted for more than 40% of total global market share.

"The blockchain distributed ledger market is in its early stage of growth," Himal Srivastava, Allied Market Research Analyst for Semiconductor and Electronics, said in a release. "Blockchain-based solutions are projected to be adopted earlier in some industries such as financial services and the supply chain industry as compared to many other industries. The blockchain technology addresses security in areas including insurance, law and data security by validation of the information in the blockchain ledger. Exponential increase in data is expected to facilitate more R&D activities leading to increased competition in the market.”

The report also said that as knowledge of blockchain and digital edge tech grows more opportunityies will be afforded thos vendors and firms involved in the new technology.

Private blockchain currently is the leading segment in the global market, and is expected to remain so throughout the forecast period. However, the public blockchain segment is expected to experience significant growth as public blockchain is used in web-based control panels, the report says.

North America is expected to lead growth and usages throughout the report’s forecast period, thanks in part to the involvement multiple firms entering the space and capital available. Asia-Pacific is expected to grow as well.

www.tradersmagazine.com

[doodlebug4] 26/4/2017 13:45

He's been very quiet so far today rafboy, I think he burnt himself out yesterday!! Interesting that he has seemingly purloined the Nuuvera hashtag as well as having his own hashtag.

[rafboy] 26/4/2017 13:37

Darren's magic not working today so far it seems.

[doodlebug4] 26/4/2017 12:20

You would have thought so flash if the company is going to be listed by the end of June and the deadline date for the Schoold/Lingo Media transaction is 23rd May by my calculations.

[flashheart] 26/4/2017 11:43

News on the Leap IPO should be imminent now I would have thought?

[doodlebug4] 26/4/2017 10:01

I'm sure Lorne Abony cares Lauders - apart from his own professional pride, he has a large amount of his own money invested in FFWD.

[lauders] 26/4/2017 09:45

No offence to Darren Waddup but "who is he"? I honestly don't care what he does, I want FFWD to act like a professional company and promote themselves not for someone on Twitter or for us to do it. Thought that Lorne and Co are supposed to be seasoned invetors? Shouldn't they know the basics of getting your name out? Perhaps they don't really care.

[doodlebug4] 26/4/2017 09:12

Lauders, I agree with you and like you I have made comments about the poor marketing and PR many times before. I'm afraid we're stuck with it as it's obviously not high on the list of the company's priorities right now. As far as the RNS announcements are concerned, when I contacted the company last year about not publishing certain news items about various Investee Companies I was told that if the news was already in the public domain then it wasn't necessary or appropriate to release an RNS.

Darren Waddup is certainly making up for the company's lack of marketing on his Twitter feed!:-)

[lauders] 26/4/2017 01:55

Surprised FFWD actually updated anything on their website DB4! Shame they did not take the opportunity to add their most recent medicinal punt onto the site as well. Doesn't need to have a link to the non-existent investee website at this stage (can always be updated) but doesn't provide all the details about their current holdings so hence is not transparent. They have so many other areas of their website to update as well. Only one OLD presentation available!

How about their useless blog?

They really need someone in marketing/PR to do a better job.

[doodlebug4] 25/4/2017 16:23

Not so long ago the daily volumes were pathetic to be honest rafboy, with sometimes only three or four small trades each day. Something has changed the dynamics here in the last week or two. Perhaps investors are just beginning to realise the explosive potential of the current portfolio.

[rafboy] 25/4/2017 15:56

Perhaps deal to be announced after close if it happened today? Something is going on to explain all the recent large trades that have happened. Well, that is my personal view anyway as not so long ago daily volumes were smaller. For example, look at average daily volumes from the 6th of March compared to the weeks leading up to the same date in time.