Discovery Gets a Web Video Arm, Courtesy of Revision3

The cable guys get a Web video studio and network for about $30 million.
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Revision3 Lineup Now Includes Rob DeMillo as CTO

The peripatetic Rob DeMillo is CTO of Revision3 as of today, having served as an adviser for the Web video network for more than a year. The occasion was celebrated with the release of DeMillo’s first IPTV-focused white paper for the company.

Viral Video: Om Nom Nom Nom

Here’s This Week in Tech, or TWiT, in which tattoos, cupcakes and — oh, yeah — tech was discussed.
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Revision3 Adds IGN President Roy Bahat to Board

Web video studio Revision3 is bringing some more digital-media expertise to its board with the addition of Roy Bahat, president of gaming media company IGN Entertainment, a division of News Corp. Bahat is a Harvard grad and Rhodes Scholar who did stints with McKinsey & Company, the New York City mayor’s office and various start-ups before joining IGN in 2007.

Web Video Doubter Mark Cuban Invests in Web Video Studio Revision3

Mark Cuban, Web video skeptic? Meet Mark Cuban, Web video investor. He’s the guy putting money into the company that brings us Diggnation, Tekzilla and Scam School.

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Ex-Digg CEO Finds a New Location

Jay Adelson, who bailed out as CEO of a foundering Digg in April, is getting a new gig, taking the helm of SimpleGeo, maker of geolocation tools for developers. Citing rapid growth and the need for an experienced CEO, SimpleGeo co-founder Matt Galligan said he was turning over the reins to Adelson and assuming the title of chief strategy officer. Also on Adelson’s résumé: Founding Equinix and Revision3 and co-founding Digital Equipment’s Palo Alto Internet Exchange (PAIX).

BoomTown "Terrorizes" Beet.TV Online Video Roundtable (Video of This and More, of Course)

Here’s a whole lot of video on a panel on the future of online video that BoomTown moderated last week in San Francisco. It was organized by Andy Plesser, the kingpin of Beet.TV, the online video news site. Plesser moderated the second half of the two-hour (!!!) session, and I did the first hour. One tweet of the event noted: “The Beet.TV just started and @karaswisher is already terrorizing the panelists.” I beg to differ!

Digg Dudes’ Web Studio Revision3: Layoffs Last Month, but Ad Sales Are Up

Web video studio/distributor Revision3, which cut back staff last month, wants you to know that things are going great. But they’re not announcing their best news: The company’s revenues have tripled in the last year, and advertisers have been spending even more in the past few months. Go figure.

The GigaOm Show (With No Om!) With Mozilla's John Lilly!

Here’s the most recent GigaOm show without Om! But, in the latest episode of the GigaOm Show on Revision3, Liz Gannes and Joyce Kim do a good job interviewing John Lilly, the new CEO of Mozilla. I spent some time with Lilly at a conference in Hawaii last year (I know, boondoggle!) on a scavenger [...]

Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales on the GigaOm Show

Wikipedia’s founder Jimmy Wales is the guest on the GigaOm Show on Revision3 this week. Om Malik and his co-host, Joyce Kim, interview Wales, who has also founded Wikia and whose thoughts always interest us. Here you go:

A New Look for GigaOm and a New GigaOm Show!

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