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September 5, 2015

Looking Ahead

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Sept. 2

Online streaming video company Netflix will expand to its first Asian market today when the company opens for business in Japan. The company hopes a successful launch in Japan will create a beachhead to mainland Asia. Other streaming entertainment providers such as Hulu have been operating in Japan for some time.

Sept. 4

When the clock strikes midnight to begin Sept. 4, Toys R Us stores across the country will fling open their doors to customers thirsting for the latest releases of Star Wars–themed games and toys. The final months of 2015 should be good ones for Star Wars fans with a new video game release in November and the release of the newest motion picture in December.

Sept. 5

The college football season begins in earnest today with the first full slate of Saturday games of the 2015 season. ESPN’s College GameDay will travel to Fort Worth to feature the neutral-site contest between Alabama and Wisconsin from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Sept. 8

After ending his satirical Comedy Central newscast The Colbert Report earlier this year, Stephen Colbert finally returns to television tonight when he takes over the Late Show previously hosted by David Letterman. Colbert’s Comedy Central persona will not make the jump to CBS, however; the comic promises to be himself on the newest incarnation of the Late Show.

Sept. 9

While technology reporters scramble to predict what new gadget Apple plans to debut at its September event, one thing is for certain: Consumers will be paying attention. Buzzfeed claims the event will occur on Sept. 9. At last year’s September event, Apple debuted the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus. This year, the smart money is on an incremental update of the iPhone 6 to a 6s version.