CBS profit jumps 80% on syndication, streaming - CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- CBS Corp. said Tuesday that its first-quarter profit climbed 80%, driven by licensing fees from Netflix Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. , as well as increased advertising sales. The media conglomerate said it earned $363 million, or 54 cents a share, compared with a profit of $202 million, or 29 cents, in the year-ago period. Revenue rose 12% to $3.92 billion. Analysts polled ...

Federal laws needed to boost streaming, execs say - The United States will be at a competitive disadvantage in the global online marketplace if federal laws and regulations aren’t changed to meet the demand for video streaming, top executives told a Senate committee Tuesday.

Netflix posts loss; streaming forecast disappoints - Online video provider Netflix Inc. said Monday that it moved to a first-quarter loss on greater costs related to its international expansion.

Earnings Outlook: Netflix loss seen on higher expansion costs - When Netflix Inc. reports first-quarter results on Monday, investors will be looking for further signs that the video provider’s streaming product still has room to grow subscribers and keep the company on the road to a rebound from a disastrous 2011.

The 10 Best Quotes from Steve Albini's Ask Me Anything on Reddit - Steve Albini Today, cranky lord of the mixing board Steve Albini submitted himself to an Ask Me Anything on Reddit. This means that random users asked him random questions for a few hours, and he gave

Tech Stocks: Nvidia, Netflix maintain tech gains at close - Graphics chip maker rises on quarterly results; video-streaming company gets lift as director buys up 200,000 shares.

Market Extra: Netflix shares fall on cloudy outlook - Online movie provider beat Wall Street’s estimates with its first-quarter results, but several brokers are doubtful it can hit its full-year target for subscriber growth for its key domestic streaming business.

Quantum Raises the Bar for Delivering Extreme Performance and Scalability in Big Data Environments - SAN JOSE, CA-- - Quantum Corp. , a proven global expert in data protection and big data management , today announced it is adding a larger, more scalable metadata appliance with greater functionality to ...

Neflix shares climb as director buys stock - SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Netflix Inc. shares climbed as much 8% Friday to a high of $78.39 after company director Jay Hoag acquired 200,000 shares of the online DVD-rental and video-streaming company. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Hoag's company, Technology Crossover Ventures, acquired the shares on May 8 and 9. The acquisition, worth about $14.5 million, gives ...

The 4 hard lessons of 2008 that Dimon must accept - Will Jamie Dimon’s lesson in humility lead him to embrace the four broader lessons of 2008? Will this change not just J.P. Morgan but all the too-big-to-fail banks that control over 90% of America’s banking ...