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Behind Door No. 2: A Revamped GSN
dzinkin:
Just posted to multichannelnews.com this morning... if/when a more detailed story becomes available, I'll post.
- David
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Behind Door No. 2: A Revamped GSN
By R. Thomas Umstead
Multichannel News, 12/15/2003 12:03:00 AM
In a major repositioning, Game Show Network will downplay its traditional game-show fare for a more robust interactive-gaming and reality-based content platform, including the planned debut of a new interactive-TV-based digital channel in 2004.
GSN will shed its name and logo next month for a new moniker, which it wouldn’t disclose, and a look that reflects its new programming identity, according to president Rich Cronin.
He expects to detail the changes at next month’s Television Critics Association gathering in Hollywood.
The first casualty of the new approach was Bob Boden, the network’s senior vice president of programming and an avid fan of classic game shows. He left this past week amid plans for the network to devote as much as 75% of its primetime lineup to casino gaming and video-game programming.
"This is a major push for us," said Cronin, adding that the rebranding efforts have received the blessing of network owners Sony Pictures Entertainment and Liberty Media Corp.
Cronin wouldn’t talk about shows that would be added to the revamped network, but he did say the service would launch other casino-based programming, as well as video-game content.
For more on GSN, please see R. Thomas Umstead’s story on page one of Monday’s issue of Multichannel News.
whampyl03:
Well, It was good while it lasted, I guess.
Flame me if you want, but this announcement leaves a slightly bitter taste in my mouth. Wonder if anybody else feels the same way?
Wonder what the proposed new channel will feature; (Other than interactive-TV-based games.) And if any of those interactive-TV-based games would be of the game show variety? I guess time will tell.
From this point on for this post, I'll bite my tongue. (Or in this case, fingers.)
clemon79:
Let the whining commence!
Chelsea Thrasher:
Just peachy. Just damn peachy. Well, on the upside, After nearly 5 years of service, the GSN Game-Ball NetID Bumpers'll finally be retired.
But, other than that, the shit really has hit the fan this time, and it smells like "Person x Shits his pants". I mean, come on, you'd think GSN would have learned after harsh lessons. GSN Video Games is dead in 3 months. Naturally Stoned didn't even get to stay long enough to see Rerun-incarnation. Non-traditional game Funny Money is on critical life support in the ICU at this point. Do they just NOT get the point? Game-related programming dosen't work. Reality, though good for network, dosen't work here.
Moving back to cable next month. This, right here, has just decided whether I'm going to Mediacom's "Pay a lot, Get a Little" digital cable. Just ain't no way in hell I'm shellin out an extra $15-$20/month for, pretty much, GSN (Though TCM and Science channel have been known to be turned to every now and then) (I have to pay the overage between Analog and Digital, since I'm the one who wanted it). Bitter? Hell Yeah. But, dangit, after telling people about the channel for years, going to hell and back to try to get Mediacom to add it (and finally did, on digital), paying obscene amounts just for the channel, having a bulky Digital Cable receiver, just for the Channel, they go and pull this shit? Fine, I'll watch, hell, I'll find something else to watch.
The Adlink January sched showed hope. Looks like hope just got shot dead.
Bye Uncle Bill. Bye Tom. Bye Peter. Bye Whammy. Bye Bob. Bye G-T. Bye Pyramid. Bye Steward. Bye Password. Bye TTTt. Bye WML. Bye CS. Bye GSN...
..and...
<Jm J Bullock> Welcome to Game Show Hell Everybody </JJB>
Sorry to rant, and rant severely, but I had to say it. If anyone feels the need to vent, at me, go ahead. Let's all vent.
Jimmy Owen:
Well, there's only three hours of primetime, so if 75 percent is devoted to casino gaming, we will still get 45 minutes of WWTBAM each night.
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