Mark Cuban

Revision3--a company which bills itself as "an actual TV network for the Web," and which produces its own original, broadcast-quality programming for distribution on the Web, mobiles, and connected-TV devices--has announced that it achieved profitability in Q4 of 2010, and grew its year-over-year revenues by 80%. It also says that it grew its roster of advertisers to over 60, including such Fortune 500 companies as Verizon, Ford, HP, EA, Sony and HP; and that its total views increased nearly 165% year-over-year, with over 42 million views in December alone. "We had another incredible year in 2010, with impressive gains in revenue, viewership, advertising and distribution," Revision3 CEO, Jim Louderback, said in a prepared statement.

[itvt] has just published a new edition of Sound Off!, our new column from the iTV Doctor, Rick Howe. The column features HDNet chairman, Mark Cuban; Cox Communications' VP of video product development and support, Steve Necessary; and Bob Greene, currently managing director of TCM Partners, and formerly EVP of advanced services at Starz Entertainment, discussing over-the-top (OTT) vs. cable.

Because the [itvt] editorial team is busy working on The TV of Tomorrow Show (March 3rd-4th in San Francisco), we are covering a number of stories in this issue in summary form:

Plano, Texas-based interactive TV software provider, BIAP (note: last year, the company--whose name is an acronym for Broadband Interactive Applications--secured a five-year license agreement for its ETV User Agent with Time Warner Cable--see [itvt] Issue 8.23 Part 2B), announced Monday that it has signed an agreement to develop what it describes as "the first ever professional sports 'Team Widget'" for the NBA's Mark Cuban-owned Dallas Mavericks.