All posts by Jeff Berman

Having an unrealistic expectation of rapid subscriber growth is among the most common mistakes that subscription VOD (SVOD) providers make, according to a new Ooyala whitepaper. B... More

The NeuLion Digital Platform has been selected to live-stream the upcoming Mayweather vs. McGregor fight that Showtime will air live via traditional pay-per-view (PPV) from the T-M... More

IBM has scored another major win on the blockchain front, this time in the food sector, saying Aug. 22 that it teamed up with companies including Dole, Kroger, Nestle, Tyson Foods,... More

Microsoft continues to expand the number of games from older-generation Xbox video game consoles that can be played on Xbox One consoles, as well as the number of previously-releas... More

The Nintendo Switch hybrid home video game console and portable system had another strong showing in July in the U.S., outselling all rival video game systems, according to NPD’... More

Cisco has seen strong customer demand for its new artificial intelligence (AI)-based networking solution products since introducing them in June, according to CEO Chuck Robbins. ... More

Disney’s ABC Network has become the latest TV network to sign up for Nielsen’s National Out-of-Home Reporting Service, according to a joint announcement by the companies Aug. 1... More

NEW YORK -- Machine learning is undergoing a “renaissance” now thanks to the increasing shift of data storage to the cloud, according to Matt Wood, Amazon Web Services (AWS) GM... More

NEW YORK — Amazon Web Services (AWS) introduced a new machine-learning based security service at its AWS Summit Aug. 14, while announcing new cloud service client wins that inclu... More

Questions still linger after Disney announced this week that it upped its investment in streaming-video tech firm BAMTech to a majority stake, and planned to use that company’s t... More

Avid Technology recently completed the “transformation” of its business that started four years ago and the company is now well-positioned for future growth, according to CFO B... More

Disney’s announcement that it plans to launch its own direct-to-consumer streaming service for its Disney and Pixar films in 2019 stands to hurt Netflix, although to what degree ... More

Strength in DXC Technology’s cloud services provided the company with a revenue boost during its first quarter (ended June 30), according to CEO Mike Lawrie. Shares in the com... More

CBS is expanding its over-the-top (OTT) streaming TV services on multiple fronts and the company continues to see enormous opportunities from them and the various “skinny” bund... More

Comcast will be making another ad-free service available to its Xfinity TV subscribers as an optional pay service, as part of a deal with Fox’s FX Networks, the companies announc... More

AT&T’s DirecTV Now over-the-top (OTT) streaming service is adding CBS, Showtime and other CBS-owned networks, as part of a deal announced by the companies Aug. 7. Terms weren’t... More

Less than a month after its debut, OpenText’s new Magellan artificial intelligence (AI) platform has garnered “solid feedback” from both customers and company employees so fa... More

Viacom continues to search for sub-$40 over-the-top (OTT) “skinny” TV bundles to meet the demands of U.S. consumers who increasingly want access to content when they want it, a... More

NEW YORK — There’s been “very strong results” initially for Microsoft Azure’s Custom Decision Service (CDS), according to Markus Cozowicz, Microsoft senior research softw... More