About Bernard Gershon
Bernard Gershon is currently the President of GershonMedia, a global entertainment, media and technology strategy practice.
Mr. Gershon most recently served on the Board of SpotX, the leading video advertising platform for premium publishers. SpotX sold a majority stake to RTL in 2014 for approximately $150M. He is also an advisor to venture-backed companies including YieldMo, Vemba, Operative and Boxee (sold to Samsung – 2013), as well as a consultant to the global consulting firm – Accenture. Numerous major media companies including: Disney/ESPN, Time Inc., Discovery Communications, Hearst and NY Times also count Mr. Gershon as a trusted partner. GershonMedia also works with Fortune 100 companies to focus their strategies as the media space faces constant disruption.
Bernard Gershon was formally Senior Vice President and General Manager, Corporate Strategy, Business Development and Technology, at The Walt Disney Company. In this role, he was responsible for developing new mobile and online video businesses in the US and Internationally. Mr. Gershon was instrumental in delivering Disney/ABC content to mobile video services around the world. He also conceived and launched the first online-only news channel, ABC News Now, in 2003.
Acknowledged within the industry as a pioneer in streaming media, as early as 1995, Mr. Gershon started ABC’s first streaming media Internet site -- ABCRadioNet. Mr. Gershon started the first regularly scheduled online web cast with ABC News’ Sam Donaldson and expanded that offering with the Internet-only web cast, "Political Points,” co-produced with the New York Times.
Mr. Gershon began his career as a New York radio news reporter.
Mr. Gershon most recently served on the Board of SpotX, the leading video advertising platform for premium publishers. SpotX sold a majority stake to RTL in 2014 for approximately $150M. He is also an advisor to venture-backed companies including YieldMo, Vemba, Operative and Boxee (sold to Samsung – 2013), as well as a consultant to the global consulting firm – Accenture. Numerous major media companies including: Disney/ESPN, Time Inc., Discovery Communications, Hearst and NY Times also count Mr. Gershon as a trusted partner. GershonMedia also works with Fortune 100 companies to focus their strategies as the media space faces constant disruption.
Bernard Gershon was formally Senior Vice President and General Manager, Corporate Strategy, Business Development and Technology, at The Walt Disney Company. In this role, he was responsible for developing new mobile and online video businesses in the US and Internationally. Mr. Gershon was instrumental in delivering Disney/ABC content to mobile video services around the world. He also conceived and launched the first online-only news channel, ABC News Now, in 2003.
Acknowledged within the industry as a pioneer in streaming media, as early as 1995, Mr. Gershon started ABC’s first streaming media Internet site -- ABCRadioNet. Mr. Gershon started the first regularly scheduled online web cast with ABC News’ Sam Donaldson and expanded that offering with the Internet-only web cast, "Political Points,” co-produced with the New York Times.
Mr. Gershon began his career as a New York radio news reporter.