G4 Media (TV company)
G4 Media, LLC is an in-name only unit of
History
In early 2004, G4 Media (at the time owned entirely by Comcast) announced the purchase of a controlling interest in TechTV. On May 28, 2004, G4 and TechTV merged into a hybrid network called G4techTV. EchoStar (which held a minority interest in TechTV and owned Dish Network) retained partial ownership of the combined entity.
The new network leaned more toward the gaming programming that was featured on G4 than the
G4 Media used to hold a 33.3% minority interest in G4's
On October 13, 2006, Comcast announced that it will consolidate G4, bringing it, E!, and the Style Network into a new combined entity later known as the Comcast Entertainment Group. G4's executive staff moved into E!'s Los Angeles offices and layoffs occurred.[1] E! likewise began using G4's former facility to produce their own content, including the early seasons of Chelsea Lately.
There had been reports of G4TV rebranding itself in Summer 2013 into an upscale men's channel previous to the recent programming changes.
Dish Network, which was a part owner of G4 Media, dropped the network from its lineup on November 1, 2013.
G4 Media becomes defunct, so does G4
After the fifth season of American Ninja Warrior was completed, control of production for the series for future seasons shifted from G4 Media to
According to a statement sent by NBCUniversal Cable to the remaining providers carrying the network, G4 would end all operations on November 30, 2014,.[6][7][8] On December 31, 2014, at 11:59 pm EST, G4 ceased broadcasting.
Revival
On July 24, 2020, the
On November 16, 2020, the G4 channel space was reactivated, and G4 announced that the revival will be starting off with a special named A Very Special G4 Holiday Reunion Special. Hosted by Ron Funches, the special will reunite cast members of the original G4 and reminisce the memories they had with the network. The special aired on November 24 via Twitch and YouTube. SYFY also aired the special three days later, on November 27.[11] The network officially relaunched nearly a year later on November 16, 2021, with the channel now operating under Comcast Spectacor, only for it to close again on November 18, 2022.
Programs produced by G4 Media
- 2 Months 2 Million (2009)
- American Ninja Warrior (2009-2013, transferred to Esquire Network; later, to NBC)
- Arena (2002-2005)
- Attack of the Show! (2005-2022)
- Blister (2002-2005)
- Bomb Patrol Afghanistan (2011-2012)
- Campus PD (2009-2012)
- Cheat! (2002-2009)
- Code Monkeys (2007-2008)
- Cinematech(2002-2007)
- Filter (2002-2006)
- G4 Underground (2009)
- G4tv.com (2002-2005)
- Game Makers (2002-2005)
- Hurl! (2008-2009)
- Human Wrecking Balls (2008-2010)
- Icons (2002-2006)
- The International Sexy Ladies Show (2009-2010)
- It's Effin' Science (2010)
- Jump City: Seattle (2011)
- Player$(2002-2004)
- Portal(2002-2004)
- Pulse (TV series)(2002-2004)
- Proving Ground (2011)
- Scott the Woz (2021-2022)[12]
- The Screen Savers (2004-2005, transferred from TechTV)
- Spaceballs: The Animated Series (2008)
- That's Tough (2010)
- Top 100 Video Games of All Time (2012 TV special)
- Web Soup (2009-2011)
- Wired For Sex(2008, transferred from TechTV)
- X-Play(2004-2022, transferred from TechTV)
- A Very Special G4 Holiday Reunion Special (2020)
References
- ^ Hibberd, James (October 2006). "G4 to move into E!". TV Week. Archived from the original on April 2, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
- ^ Marechal, A.J. (September 6, 2012). "NBCU eyes upscale makeover for G4". Variety. Archived from the original on October 30, 2012. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (April 15, 2013). "Esquire Network's Launch Pushed To Summer". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 15, 2013. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
- ^ Rose, Lacey (December 7, 2012). "NBCUniversal, Hearst Corp. Close Deal to Rebrand G4 as Esquire Channel". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on December 12, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
- ^ Rose, Lacey (September 9, 2013). "NBCU Switch-Up: Esquire Network to Take Over Style, Not G4 (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
- ^ Source: Notice from Golden Belt Telephone Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine accessed 11/14/2014
- ^ "G4 Channel Will Cease Airing on November 30, 2014" (PDF) (Press release). Union Information Systems, Plainfield, Wisconsin. 5 November 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ^ "Saying Goodbye to G4" (Press release). Great Plains Communications, Blair, Nebraska. 4 November 2014. Archived from the original on 17 November 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ^ @G4TV (July 24, 2020). "We never stopped playing" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Patten, Dominic (July 24, 2020). "Game On! G4 TV Poised For 2021 Reboot; Video Game Network Unplugged In 2014". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 25, 2020. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ^ Flook, Ray (November 16, 2020). "G4 Holiday Reunion Special Set: Munn, Pereira, Sessler, Webb & More". bleedingcool.com. Archived from the original on 2020-11-16. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
- ^ "Credited as "©2021 G4 Media, Inc. All rights reserved"". Youtube. Clásikū. Archived from the original on 2021-12-08. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
External links
- G4 official site
- G4 Canada Archived 2018-11-22 at the Wayback Machine