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G4TechTV Announced
Str8Dog writes "Looks like Comcast has made its plans for the G4 / Tech TV merger public via, G4TechTV.com. The FAQ page list the shows that will be surviving the merger. Call For Help seems to have received the axe. No word is given if the casts will remain the same."
Dude, read the FAQ. Unscrewed survived.
Well, from the times I watched Tech TV and G4, I wasn't at all impressed, maybe now they will have enough programs to fill ONE channel with content, instead of rerunning old programs as endlessly as they plug themselves with HUGE commercial breaks full of their own spots and commercials for their own network. There were a few great shows on ZDTV/TechTV, and a videogame network was a cool idea, but I could have told you they were going to fold eventually, G4 was especially terrible, it only had one or two shows a day and then recycled all it's content for the rest of the 12 hours before it sold it's soul to infomercials at night.
G4 and TechTV Merger - Press
Press Release
G4 and TechTV Merger - Quick Facts
When will TechTV and G4 merge into one network?
The merged network will premiere on Friday, May 28th.
What will the merged network be called?
G4techTV
Will my provider carry the merged network?
The following systems will carry G4techTV: Comcast, Time Warner, Mediacom, Insight, Cablevision, Charter, Adelphia, Cox, Cable One, Dish, and DirecTV.
What channel number will G4techTV be located at?
Your cable or satellite provider will be letting you know where to find the new G4techTV.
What will happen to all my favorite shows?
G4techTV will showcase the best of both TechTV and G4 including:
from TechTV:
* Anime Unleashed
* Body Hits
* Eye Drops
* Fresh Gear
* Future Fighting Machines
* Invent This
* Nerd Nation
* Robot Wars
* The Screen Savers
* Thunderbirds
* Unscrewed
* X-Play
from G4:
* Arena
* Cheat!
* Cinematech
* Electric Playground
* Filter
* G4TV.com
* Icons
* Judgment Day
* Players
* Portal
* Pulse
* Sweat
How can I find out when these shows are on?
When the new G4techTV launches, the full schedule (and detailed information on each show) will be available here at g4techtv.com. In the meantime, check out the programming blocks listed on this page for a sample of each network's great shows.
What about TechTV.com and G4TV.com?
The websites will also be merging into a new website, g4techtv.com, which will be located right here where this informational page is located now. The new site will incorporate features from both G4TV.com and TechTV.com.
How can I get more information?
Call (800) 839-7880 or send us questions and feedback at mergerinfo@g4techtv.com
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Can't you see that everyone is buying station wagons?
Leo Leporte said somewhere on his leoville site that most all of the TechTV talent has been approached about staying on EXCEPT for him.
Basically, that means that the outward face of X-Play, TSS, and Unscrewed would basically be the same.
Wish I had a link to back this up, but it's burried somewhere within his huge messageboard.
Why don't you embrace your slashbotness instead of living in a dreamworld?
No, what you're seeing is are the two "crossover blocks" when TechTV content will appear for the first time on G4 and G4 content will appear for the first time on TechTV. Those will happen every day from now until May 27th when the two networks finally merge and become one.
except everything was worked out with the parent company and he was back on TV by April 20th.
Mike
If you read Leo's CURRENT blog and the boards at leoville.com you'll read that he came to terms on a new contract with the interim TechTV and has been back on Call for Help for the last few weeks.
He's currently on a a road trip with others from TechTV.
You'll see Comcast filed termination notices for the entire TechTV staff but they can decide who will move later.
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Leo really knows his stuff. I think this is best demonstrated on his "Tech Guy" radio show on KFI in Los Angeles. He also has MP3s of the older shows available in the 'Show Notes' section of his Website. Highly recommended.
The international TechTV feed was a severely watered down version of the USA channel. It had a fraction of the shows, heavily repeated. Despite this it did pick up quite a number of viewers.
(posting AC to avoid my employer getting upset)
I was very relieved to see that Invent This and Nerd Nation weren't cut. They're some of my favorite shows. I really like the style of Invent This, where the only input from the network is little text blurbs at the bottom explaining a few background facts, and the rest is totally from the person the episode is about. I miss Deep Thinkers which was much the same.
"Upon attaching the waterblock to my penis, I began to notice that I know nothing about computers." -- JRockway
Lookie what I found. Here is a press release about X-play... and look what it says about Morgan:
Morgan Webb is well known as one of the true gamer girls in the industry. Objective and passionate, fans look to Morgan for a no-nonsense approach to all the latest and greatest titles. Morgan who will be featured in the July issue of Maxim has also appeared on "ESPN Cold Pizza" and was one of five TechTV talent in Playboy.com's "Women of TechTV" online poll.
OMG... real Morgan skin on it's way. Horray!
Why don't you embrace your slashbotness instead of living in a dreamworld?
Yeah, looks lke Tech Live got axed too. Heck! That was like the Headline News of the tech biz. Speaking of which, CNN's tech-related news articles have been produced by TechTV these past few years. You've gotta' wonder if they'll be doing that anymore.