Mark Cuban thinks video will be big....in 1999.
I should say that I read Mark Cuban's blog in my feed reader, and many of times, I completely agree with. Yea, he has been the NBA Owner (Dallas Mavericks), that has been the outspoken one, the one who is almost shaking it up, but many of times, especially in terms of his thoughts on technology, he is right.
From my perspective, his fame came, first, from Broadcast.com, and now it is with HDNet and the Mavs. He was ahead of the curve with internet streaming at broadcast.com, and now with HD video/television with HDNet. HD hasn't really come into its prime and be "mainstream" until the last 2-3 years, when prices for HD Televsions have dropped. Cuban started HDNet in 2001 (according to wikipedia). To see that he thought internet based video would be big, just shows how much more he knows and how much more people should actually listen to him.
Its bad, that he has gotten a bad rap because of his interactions during NBA games.
I suggest more people should read a bit of the interview (found here), read his blog (Blog Maverick), and if you pay attention to twitter, follow him there (mcuban).
-Gerlach