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HDNetMark Cuban: All Your Videos Belong to UsAuthored by Mark Cuban on May 29, 2008 - 6:35am.
Mark Cuban: Bill O'Reilly Is Just a Wonderful, Confused GuyAuthored by Mark Cuban on November 12, 2007 - 10:27am.
 I've grown to love Bill OReilly. Seriously. If there is anyone who can publicize a political movie, its Bill and I truly appreciate that about him. Magnolia Pictures and HDNet Films' Redacted premiered last week as part of HDNet's Ultra VOD program. With HDNet Ultra VOD movies premiere first in Hotels and on cable and satellite VOD systems PRIOR to making their national theatrical premieres. HDNet Movies will also show a sneak preview on Nov 14th, 2 days before the Nov 16th theatrical release.
tags: Internet | Marketing | TV | Mark Cuban | HDNet | Magnolia Pictures | PR | Fox News | Bill O'Reilly | Redacted |
Mark Cuban: Being 49 Years Old And Dancing is Exhausting!Authored by Mark Cuban on October 8, 2007 - 6:28am.
 Tonight Kym and I dance the Jive. This past week has been different than the past weeks of practicing in so many ways. We didnt get our song till Tuesday night, meaning we had 6 days. The same as everyone else of course, but dang. Knowing that Monday night is going to get here a lot faster than ever before definitely gave me a lot to think about.
Dan Rather Sues CBS, Viacom, & Three Execs for $70 MillionAuthored by Scott Goldberg on September 19, 2007 - 9:50am.
 New York - Through his attorneys at Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP, Dan Rather has sued CBS, Viacom, and executives Leslie Moonves, Sumner Redstone, and Andrew Heyward for $70 million. Rather is seeking damages caused by his discredited report about President Bush’s National Guard service, which led to his firing. He believes the parties involved in the suit made him a scapegoat, and that his termination violated his contract.
Mark Cuban: The Internet is Still Dead and BoringAuthored by Mark Cuban on August 27, 2007 - 12:54am.
 I obviously hit a nerve with my last post. My index for quality of post has evolved to the number of "you suck", "broadcast.com sucks", "You got lucky", etc posts that are submitted but never confirmed. For this post it was off the charts. Good. When people resort to personal comments. Its usually a good sign.
Mark Cuban: The Internet is Dead and BoringAuthored by Mark Cuban on August 26, 2007 - 10:40am.
 A lot of people are all up and upset about my comments that the Internet is dead and boring. Well guess what, it is. Every new technological, mechanical or intellectual breakthrough has its day, days, months and years. But they don't rule forever. That's the reality. Every generation has its defining breakthrough. Cars, TV, Radio, Planes, highways, the wheel, the printing press, the list goes on forever. I'm sure in each generation to whom the invention was a breakthrough it may have been heretical to consider those inventions "dead and boring". The reality is that at some point they stop changing. They stop evolving. They become utilities or utilitarian and are taken for granted.
Mark Cuban: The Internet Is Dead, Long Live The IntranetAuthored by Mark Cuban on July 29, 2007 - 10:45am.
 For some reason the fact that intranets can significantly outperform Internets and in particular THE Internet is a shocking concept. It shouldn't be. An intranet is a contained network managed to optimize the performance to meet the needs of the participants on the network. Your corporate network in your local office is an intranet. You probably have IT people working hard to make sure its up and as fast as they can make it.
Mark Cuban: Why am I the Only One Excited About Programming for HDTV?Authored by Mark Cuban on July 9, 2007 - 3:30am.
 Why is it that everyone is excited about programming every other medium, but I'm the only one excited about programming for HDTV? There are webisodes coming at us from every direction. Vuguru has done a great job with original programming for the web. Every cable and broadcast network it seems is doing companion programming on the web for their TV shows.
Mark Cuban: Why I Don't Trust Google and YouTube With a Copy of the World's ContentAuthored by Mark Cuban on June 12, 2007 - 3:46pm.
 First of all, I have to commend Google for finally trying to get in the game and protect content. At least it's nice to know that they have an interest in trying rather than just talking. Unfortunately for them, their approach puts them in a catch 22 situation and a position that hasn't worked all that well for them in the book publishing business.
Mark Cuban: Donald - Need a Job?Authored by Mark Cuban on May 22, 2007 - 8:07am.
 What in the world is Donald Trump going to do now? He "quit" The Apprentice after a 3 year run. His casinos once again are having troubles. He is at real risk of transitioning from THE Donald to, "you remember, THAT Donald". I actually feel sorry for the guy. Seriously, what could his future hold ? We live in a culture where celebrity out of the limelight is celebrity quickly forgotten. Its a peril for those whose only skill is being a celebrity and I'm sad to say, I think Donald Trump has fallen from businessperson who goes back to work as some of us are, into the category of celebrity without a TV show.
YouTube's Chad Hurley and HDNet's Mark Cuban on CopyrightsAuthored by Jay Baage on May 11, 2007 - 10:32pm.
Updated - More videos added. YouTube CEO and co-founder Chad Hurley and HDNet co-founder Mark Cuban made the trek up to Capitol Hill this week to tell the members of the House subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet about how they see the future of video taking shape. Not surprisingly, they were asked about their views on copyright issues in a digital age and user generated content. Here are a few highlights from CSPAN put together by the 463 blog.
Mark Cuban: Yahoo and Comcast made the Deal of the YearAuthored by Mark Cuban on May 1, 2007 - 12:16pm.
 Little has been written about yesterdays announcement that Yahoo would be selling display and video ads for Comcast's websites, in particular, Comcast.net. What's so special about this deal beyond the shear size of Comcast and the inventory it makes available to Yahoo to sell? It's the network stupid. The one thing that Google doesn't have is a contained network. Comcast does. The implications are significant.
Mark Cuban, Christine Hefner Lead List of Possible Chicago Cubs AcquirersAuthored by Scott Goldberg on April 2, 2007 - 10:41am.
 Rich Walden, head of sports financing for JP Morgan Chase, said on CNBC today that Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks and HDNet, and Christine Hefner, chairman and CEO of Playboy, are among a short list of potential acquirers of the Chicago Cubs. The Tribune Co. has said it will sell the Cubs at the end of the year. Early estimates place a $600 million price tag on the organization.
tags: Marketing | Mark Cuban | Playboy | HDNet | Acquistions | Scott Goldberg | Christine Hefner | Tribune Co |
Mark Cuban: Why I decided to Supoena Google and YouTubeAuthored by Mark Cuban on March 8, 2007 - 10:36pm.
 This past week I decided to supoena Google to get the names of users that were uploading copies of our movies. I have no intention of pulling an RIAA and suing the users. I do have every attention of sending supoenas early and often to get the names and emails of users uploading our content they have pirated. Why? To learn.
Mark Cuban: It Could Take Five Years or More Before the Networks Fully Adopt HDTVAuthored by Mark Cuban on February 25, 2007 - 4:40pm.
 Movies are shot knowing or hoping they are going to be seen by an audience, in a theater, watching on a very big screen. Even though over the life time of any film, more people will see it on a 4x3 TV screen than in a theater, the theatrical release drives all the downstream business. So its understandable that a movie will be shot to tell a story using every bit of the big screen and great sound available in theaters today.
NFL Bengals' Arrests, the NBA All Star Game and NHL RatingsAuthored by Mark Cuban on January 30, 2007 - 12:48pm.
 Just some things being discussed or that have caught my interest over the past week: The Cincy Nine. 20pct of a team gets arrested. The NFL posts record ratings for a non Super Bowl Game. What happens in Southern Ohio next year? Do the fans abandon their team? Does law enforcement become a growth industry? Does media finally realize that entertainment is just that, and that the resumes of the participants, whether film, TV or sport falls into the "too much information" category. We consume entertainment to get away from the real world, not get a stronger dose.
Me and Dennis Rodman - Together AgainAuthored by Mark Cuban on January 30, 2007 - 12:34pm.
If you didnt see the announcement, my former roommate, Dennis Rodman's new reality show, Geak to Freak premieres Feb 16th on HDNet. Just as the name suggest, Dennis takes every day people who decide they want to take a walk on the wild side. He turns secretaries into strippers, a biologist into a transvestite, its bizarre but gives Dennis a chance to have some fun, and he takes advantage. Here is a clip:
Fox Syndicates "Arrested Development" to MSN, HDNet, G4Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 26, 2006 - 5:44pm.
Los Angeles - Fox Entertainment Group announced on Wednesday that it plans to syndicate all three seasons of its Emmy Award-winning comedy series "Arrested Development" online, as well as on pay-TV via HDNet and G4.
tags: Video | Video Deals | VOD | TV | Broadband | Fox | MSN | G4 | HDNet | Arrested Development | Syndication |
Dan Rather to Host News Program on Cuban's HDNet ServiceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 11, 2006 - 3:37pm.
Pasadena, Calif. - Dot-com billionaire and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban's HDNet subscription high-definition TV service announced on Tuesday that it has signed former CBS News anchor Dan Rather to produce and host a new weekly news program.
SureWest to Offer HDNet on First U.S. High-Definition IPTV ServiceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on December 6, 2005 - 8:16am.
Roseville, Calif. - Independent telecommunications provider SureWest Communications announced on Tuesday that it has signed an agreement to offer programming from Mark Cuban's HDNet and HDNet Movies channels on its Internet-based HDTV service. Roseville, Calif.-based SureWest plans to launch the first Internet Protocol HDTV service in the nation, and said it is currently finalizing beta testing of the service, which is slated to launch yet this year.
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