Video tech firm Brightcove reports best sales quarter ever

Boston-based video tech company Brightcove Inc. reported what it calls its best sales quarter in history, boosting its stock to its highest point in almost a year on Thursday afternoon. CEO Jeff Ray attributed the success of the company's performance to "the increasingly strategic role of video in the enterprise" as a result of widespread work-from-home trends during the pandemic. "From a new sales perspective, we had the best quarter in our history," Ray said during the earnings call on Wednesday…