There's a full page article (page 27) on the launching on G4 in the 3 May 2002 issue of ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY. They discuss how the new network created by a team of TV execs from MTV, Disney and E! is betting an $150 million investment that they can ride the coat tails of the $10.8 billion lucrative videogame industry. They're launching with 13 half-hour shows with names like Sweat, Blister, Portal, Players, Filter, Arena, and Game On.
I called my local Comcast in the DC area this week, and sadly enough, they didn't even know what G4 was... pretty sad given it's a Comcast channel and here it was launch day! Anyway, after nearly a full day of checking around, they say it may or may not show up here in the DC area by the end of May. But they are pretty certain that you'll have to have digital cable to access it - nothing like using it as a system seller... :smirk:
I couldn't find any word as to whether Dish or DirecTV plan to carry the channel. Has anyone here received the channel in their local area yet?