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Comcast Pulls Plug On G4 TV, Ending Comeback Try For Gamer-Focused Network
EXCLUSIVE: Comcast’s Spectacor division is pulling the plug on video game-centric network G4 TV, whose early incarnation in the 2000s remains a cultural touchstone for many millennials, just a year after its relaunch.
In a memo set to be sent out to all employees, Spectacor CEO Dave Scott explained…
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G4 TV President Russell Arons Exits Revived Network; Gaming Vet Joe Marsh Expands Duties At Comcast Spectacor
EXCLUSIVE: Russell Arons, an experienced digital executive who joined G4 TV last September as president, has exited the recently revived network.
Arons, who has previously held senior-level positions at Warner Bros, Machinima and Electronic Arts, left her G4 post in July, multiple insiders confirmed to Deadline. Her…
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G4 Sets Date For Return To Linear TV On Verizon Fios, Cox, Xfinity TV & Philo
Reanimated video game culture hub G4 will return to linear TV on November 16, with carriage deals in place on Verizon FiOS, Cox, Xfinity TV and Philo.
In announcing its return, the network also said it will also have a multi-year promotional and commercial partnership with Twitch. It also plans to continue putting out…
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Comcast Spectacor Taps Warner Bros. Digital Exec Russell Arons To Lead G4 Gaming, Fandom Network
Comcast Spectacor Monday named longtime digital entertainment executive Russell Arons president of G4, the content studio and network for comedy, gaming and pop culture fandoms.
It said Arons, most recently general manager of Machinima, previously a division of Warner Bros. Digital Networks, will usher in a new phase…
Game On! G4 TV Poised For 2021 Reboot; Video Game Network Unplugged In 2014
On the second big day of Comic-Con@Home, the virtual confab and gamers galore received a very real blast from the past – with more to come.
Unplugged since 2014, video game network G4 TV is coming back to life next year.
The NBCUniversal-owned once time home of Attack of the Show and X-Play sparked up earlier Friday…
Style Will be Rebranded As Esquire Network
There has been a change of plans for NBCUniversal‘s partnership with Hearst to launch an Esquire-branded cable network. Instead of NBCU’s male-centric G4 it will be the female-oriented Style that will morph into Esquire Network, which would target upscale male viewers. The decision was announced by NBCU chairman…
It’s Official: NBCU To Rebrand G4 As Esquire Network In Partnership With Hearst
Related: Esquire Channel? NBCU In Talks With Hearst About G4 Partnership
Beginning April 22, the G4 network will be rebranded the Esquire Network in a partnership between NBCUniversal and Hearst Magazines to create a television network for upscale males. Owned and operated by NBCU, Esquire Network will be helmed by G4…
Esquire Channel? NBCU In Talks With Hearst About G4 Partnership
NBCUniversal may bring in a partner in the upcoming revamp of struggling cable channel G4. I hear that NBCU is in talks with Hearst about partnering on the channel. What’s more, I hear the two sides are exploring a rebranding of the channel tied to the Heast-owned men’s magazine Esquire, possibly as Esquire Channel…
G4 Cancels Flagships ‘Attack Of The Show’ And ‘X-Play’
The network made it official today that production on the long-running shows is shutting down at the end of the year. Attack Of The Show and X-Play helped define G4‘s gamer-culture focus and launched careers for the likes of Olivia Munn and Chris Hardwick, amassing close to 3000 episodes to date. They also provided…
'Attack Of The Show' Producers Sue NBCUniversal & G4
G4's Attack Of The Show has been hit by attack of the producers. Three segment producers (two former and one current) are bringing a class action suit (read it here) against the G4 Network and its owner NBCUniversal Media over pay, classification and unfair business practices on the live daily tech and pop culture…
G4 Undergoes Executive Restructuring Under New GM Adam Stotsky
EXCLUSIVE: A little over a month after former NBC marketing president Adam Stotsky took over NBCUniversal’s G4 as General Manager, he is reorganizing the cable network’s executive team. Two longtime G4 executives have been promoted: Matt Monos to SVP Planning & Acquisitions, and David Angehrn to SVP Marketing. Lorenzo…
NBC & G4 To Share 'American Ninja Warrior'
With the broadcast networks struggling to successfully launch a reality series in the past couple of summers, NBC is reaching to its new corporate sibling G4 for original summer fare. NBC will share with G4 the upcoming fourth season of G4’s popular obstacle course competition series American Ninja Warrior. Last…
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