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Comcast Signs Deal To Acquire TechTV

Posted by timothy on from the big-business dept.

FPCat writes "Comcast has purchased TechTV. They plan to merge the station with G4. Maybe they'll stop showing Robot Wars and put some decent shows on instead. In either case, with Leo Laporte no longer hosting The Screen Savers, I expect big changes on the station..." (Of course, at this point they've only agreed to buy.)

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  1. Heh. by outZider · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yes, because as we all know, Comcast means Quality.

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  2. Re:Curious by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Anybody else have a weird feeling that Comcast is trying to buy out the entire world....

    Why yes... we are....

    Anyways... how much for your house and family??

  3. lineup by millahtime · · Score: 4, Funny

    I have some lineup show ideas.... 1) On Macs 2) Chicks of teck world 3) On open source 4) Hot chicks of the tech world in bathing suits 5) Cool new toys 6) Hot chicks of the tech world in bathing suits showing off cool new tech toys 7) A show of extreme dating meets tech folks (with hot chicks only) .....

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    1. Re:lineup by BMonger · · Score: 5, Funny

      Paige Davis needs to host the new case mod show called...

      "Trading Cases".

    2. Re:lineup by Penguinisto · · Score: 4, Funny
      ...and she should be in a bikini

      (aww, frig! Now I'm showing my age!)

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  4. Please, please! by Torgo's+Pizza · · Score: 4, Funny

    Let Adam Sessler be next to go!

  5. Finally! by Xoder · · Score: 4, Funny

    Some explanation to the Disney bid! I couldn't figure out why Comcast wanted a somewhat-struggling content provider in their portfolio, but now I see that They (as in MS) were looking for that key 3-12 year-old demographic.

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  6. Re:It is to bad. by David+Hume · · Score: 5, Funny

    Heck I would love a station that shows different algorithms, or different ways to do things in different languages.


    Now there is a recipe for high ratings.

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  7. That's okay by PsiPsiStar · · Score: 4, Funny

    >(Of course, at this point they've only

    >agreed to buy.)

    At this point, I've onlya agreed to watch.

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