TechTV moves toward entertainment

[John Corn]

TechTV is abandoning live breaking news in favor of tech-related entertainment programming and newsmagazines. As a result, about 50 staffers are losing their jobs, mostly from programming and production.

Flagship daily newscast Tech Live, once a full nine-and-a-half hours, will drop to a half-hour (it was recently cut back to three-and-a-half hours daily).

TechTV is buying up entertainment programming with high-tech and futuristic themes.

Recent pick ups include movies Coma, Demon Seed and Forbidden Planet and four series -- Max Headroom, Thunderbirds, Techno Games and Future Fighting Machines. Last month TechTV added two original information shows, The Tech of and Eye Drops, and an older series, Big Thinkers, has been revamped into magazine-style.

Full Story (http://www.tvinsite.com/broadcastingcable/index.asp?layout=story&doc_id=83285&display=breakingNews)

[Kevin]

Oh well, there goes another channel down the tubes. TechTV's actions puzzle me. Why did they change their format? Was it not getting enough ratings? It seems to me that everyone in the forum preferred their older format over the new one.

[Steve Mehs]

Yet another stupid move, by the genieouses at TechTV!

[Kevin]

TechTV's new programming now officially puts them below the level of watching moose hunting on Outdoor Life Network.

[jrjcd]

so techTV is trying to become the sci fi channel??? maybe they can start a new program-Mystery Science Theater 2900 1/2...

[Scott Greczkowski]

I have officialy removed this channel from my favorites list.

Dish Network could remove this channel from their lineup and they would get no protest from me.

[Edward E Suleski]

I hate to see this channel go, it was one of my favorite channels.I also love science and technology channels,go figure I am an inventor.

[Nick]

"genieouses"?

I love it.

TechTV has been going north ever since it changed from ZDTV. I'll still watch it for the awesome techno-babes, and Leo & Patrick.

Nickster :smoking:

[DamonM]

Originally posted by Nick
"genieouses"?

I love it.

TechTV has been going north ever since it changed from ZDTV. I'll still watch it for the awesome techno-babes, and Leo & Patrick.

Nickster :smoking:

Now wait a minute! Which is it. In another post, you said:

Originally posted by Nick
And I thought I was the only one who disliked the changes. If they would go back to their earlier format I would watch regularly as I did in the past.

Network execs who don't have a clue make stupid programming decisions for the rest of us.

Hand me the remote.....

Okay, so tell us how you really feel.

[Bub2001]

Somebody let me know when they start showing something entertaining!

Originally posted by John Corn
TechTV is abandoning live breaking news in favor of tech-related entertainment programming and newsmagazines.

:lol: