Revision3
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| Subsidiary of Discovery Digital Networks | |
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Fate | Folded into Seeker |
| Founded | Los Angeles, California, U.S. (2005) |
| Founder |
Jay Adelson David Prager Kevin Rose |
| Defunct | March 31, 2017 |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
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Key people
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Jay Adelson (CEO) Patrick Norton (Managing editor) |
| Owner | Discovery Communications |
| Parent |
Discovery Digital Networks (2012–present) |
| Website | http://www.revision3.com |
Revision3 was a San Francisco-based multi-channel Internet television network that creates, produces and distributes Web television shows on niche topics. Founded in 2005, it has been operating as a subsidiary of Discovery Digital Networks since 2012. The network has primarily technology-based shows hosted and produced by Patrick Norton, and gaming shows hosted and produced by Adam Sessler. The network also creates and hosts comedic, political, DIY, and movie-related content. The name refers to the revisioning of video programming, according to founders Jay Adelson, Kevin Rose and David Prager. The first revision was cable television, adding general interest channels, catering to the "most common denominator." The second revision was PC-based Internet video, independent films, no business model, no loyalty, no audience. The third revision or Revision3 is TV and Internet converged. iPods, TiVo, mobile, and broadband enable mass, loyal audiences to shift to on-demand, niche content.
On March 31, 2017, Discovery Communications closed the website. Revision3 links now redirect to Seeker.
The company was founded in Los Angeles, California, by Jay Adelson, Kevin Rose and David Prager in April 2005.Dan Huard, Keith Harrison, and Ron Gorodetzky were also involved. Most of them were previously employees of the television network TechTV.
Show development began in July 2003 with a podcast series called thebroken, a videozine related to computer hacking featuring Rose and Huard. After TechTV merged with G4 and removed most of its technology related programming, Rose and Huard were inspired to create a new series, Systm, in May 2005, which is geared toward “the common geek”. Rose left his job as a host of the G4 series Attack of the Show (formerly The Screen Savers) on May 27, 2005, to work full-time for Revision3 Corporation. The popular show Diggnation, also starring Rose, followed in July 2005, forming the first three shows of the new network. Alex Albrecht joined Revision3 on August 5, 2005, to co-host Diggnation with Rose and contribute to other projects while Prager focused on production and business development.
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