G4, also known as G4 TV, is an American cable- and satellite-television channel originally geared toward male viewers aged 12–28, devoted to the world of video games. More recently, the channel has diverted its focus to general-interest programming that targets male viewers aged 17–36, although video games are still represented by the channel.
G4, launched on April 24, 2002, is headquartered in Los Angeles, California, United States, and owned by...
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G4, also known as G4 TV, is an American cable- and satellite-television channel originally geared toward male viewers aged 12–28, devoted to the world of video games. More recently, the channel has diverted its focus to general-interest programming that targets male viewers aged 17–36, although video games are still represented by the channel.
G4, launched on April 24, 2002, is headquartered in Los Angeles, California, United States, and owned by G4 Media, a majority-owned subsidiary of Comcast.
G4 was initially created by Comcast and Insight Communications. The initial concept was to create a service similar to TechTV but "geared more toward MTV's demographics". The network was launched with thirteen original series, however, during the first week of airing, on Comcast's digital service, the video game Pong was shown. It featured the screen of a Pong board, with a game being played out. This was repeated until the channel's first shows premiered.
The launch shows consisted of:...
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