August 1, 2016

CBS Grows Subscribers to 2 Million, Posts Impressive Q2 Results

Last week CBS Corporation posted its second quarter financials, impressing analysts with higher-than-anticipated earnings per share as well as growth in the premium subscription arena. Now with 2 million subscribers across CBS All Access and Showtime OTT, CBS is 25 percent of the way to its goal of 8 million subscribers by 2020.

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eBay Revamps its Search (and Revenue) by Adding Structure

These days, anyone can aggregate giant pots of data. But increasingly, value is being created by making these pots of data more accessible by adding more structure. Russell Perkins, our Subscription Insider guide to Data Strategy, discusses how eBay, the giant online marketplace/flea market, is reacting to lackluster growth in an interesting way: with a new focus on structured data. The goal, simply put, is to make it easier for users to find merchandise on its site.

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