Remember G@me Network? Now the UK Gets Ginx 24/7 Gaming TV
Will focus entirely on game reviews... won't become Babestation.
The UK is to see another attempt at a 24/7 TV channel dedicated solely to computer games, with the launch of Ginx on cable and satellite services.
Ginx already has full 24/7 channels present in Turkey and Indonesia, and the company is also known for its UK programming. It is responsible for producing the games TV show, Game Face, which launched on Bravo in 2009.
Former president of MTV Europe and Showtime Arabia, Peter Einstein, chairs the Ginx company and seems to be following through on his ambitions to create a "music channel" out of computer games.
Quite how the 24/7 showcase of game reviews and features will be received remains to be seen - it appears one viewer didn't think much of Game Face when it launched, calling it "quite possibly the worst gaming TV show I have ever seen in my life."
All that besides, a rolling channel dedicated to games has been attempted before, with G@me Network launching in 2003 before becoming Babestation in 2006, dropping all gaming content altogether in favour of titties.
The Ginx channel will launch in November and initially be dedicated solely to providing game reviews.
Ginx already has full 24/7 channels present in Turkey and Indonesia, and the company is also known for its UK programming. It is responsible for producing the games TV show, Game Face, which launched on Bravo in 2009.
Former president of MTV Europe and Showtime Arabia, Peter Einstein, chairs the Ginx company and seems to be following through on his ambitions to create a "music channel" out of computer games.
Quite how the 24/7 showcase of game reviews and features will be received remains to be seen - it appears one viewer didn't think much of Game Face when it launched, calling it "quite possibly the worst gaming TV show I have ever seen in my life."
All that besides, a rolling channel dedicated to games has been attempted before, with G@me Network launching in 2003 before becoming Babestation in 2006, dropping all gaming content altogether in favour of titties.
The Ginx channel will launch in November and initially be dedicated solely to providing game reviews.
Comments
deleted 26 Aug 2010 12:47
1/7
Wheres Spong TV??
Dreadknux 26 Aug 2010 12:47
2/7
haritori wrote:
Wheres Spong TV??
Now that I'd pay to see.
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deleted 26 Aug 2010 12:48
3/7
want Tim presenting in front of audience of 500 12 year olds, while 2 middle class kids play off in super hang on
Dreadknux 26 Aug 2010 13:47
4/7
haritori wrote:
want Tim presenting in front of audience of 500 12 year olds, while 2 middle class kids play off in super hang on
I'd probably be the recluse cheats guy that lives in the basement and slaps level select codes onto his head.
(I know, I'm mixing shows, so what? :P)
TimSpong 26 Aug 2010 14:06
5/7
haritori wrote:
want Tim presenting in front of audience of 500 12 year olds, while 2 middle class kids play off in super hang on
Sadly, and due to circumstances arising from a Paper Boy incident some years ago this scenario is unlikely ever to play out.
SPOnG.tv though, eh? Mark would definitely be the Charlie Brooker of SPOnG...
Cheers
Tim
Daz 26 Aug 2010 16:14
6/7
this is the first I've heard of Game Face, is it still on? might have to check out this so called Worst.Gaming.Show.Ever
spong.tv hmmm. "Make it so"
spong.tv hmmm. "Make it so"
Arthur Murgatroyd 14 Dec 2010 17:12
7/7
November has come and gone and GinX TV did not launch on cable or satellite in the European market.