First [UK] 24-hour gaming TV channel announced

[dice]

The UK's first 24-hour television channel dedicated to video games has been announced.

Available through satellite and cable services, Ginx will be targeted towards casual gamers, according to Eurogamer.

As well as featuring gaming reviews, it will also produce shows that look into different verdicts on the medium, which will include opinions from sports stars, bands and members of the armed services.

"The Ginx channel is going to be an evolution rather than an overnight revolution," said CEO Michiel Bakker at Edinburgh Interactive Festival.

"Is it a good TV show to watch people play games? Does that make for good TV? If it does we'll do it. If it doesn't we won't."

It will launch four shows by the end of its first month, and Bakker has admitted that there will be a "healthy level of repeat" to its 24-hour schedule.

Ginx TV has already produced programmes for channels in Spain, South Africa, Israel and the Middle East, as well as GameFace for Bravo.

The channel will be available through Sky and Virgin this November.

Source: Digital Spy

Also...: Official Ginx website

I'll give it less than 6 months.

 

[Samurai Goomba]

Doesn't sound half as good as GamesMaster.

 

[Depravo]

I'll give it less than 6 months.

Oh so cynical. And accurate.

 

[MelodieOctavia]

I sense another channel going the way of G4 very quickly.

 

[Guild McCommunist]

Most "gaming" channels are hardly "gaming" channels. One or two shows are devoted to gaming and the rest of the stuff is usually just typical nerd stuff. Nerd movies, nerd shows, hot women, etc. Not a lot of gaming gets discussed.

Not like it matters, if I wanted to watch stuff that's gaming related I have the entire internet to do that.

 

[Psyfira]

We used to have one years ago didn't we? A gaming channel I mean, I remember one of the things on it was like music television where they'd play songs with gameplay footage running instead of music videos. Whatever it was it flopped horribly, and I can see this one going the same way too. I might watch a weekly program or something, but a 24 hour channel is overkill. It's the gaming equivalent of having a dull 24 hour movie interviews channel.

[Edit]After a quick bit of wikipedia-fu, yes we did. They gave up and turned it into a porn channel, lol.

 

[Maverick_z]

I sense another channel going the way of G4 very quickly.

ditto

 

[zuron7]

So now we're suppose to look at people playing games instead of playing them ourselves.

 

[prowler]

Gaming shows fail in England, nobody cares about them

Ginx will be targeted towards casual gamers

And nobody will care about this channel.

 

[Depravo]

Gaming shows fail in England

Then are they very successful in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland?

 

[Fluto]

in aus the closest thing to a gaming channel is called "go!" channel 99, there is not much games but there is no boring shows

 

[gov78]

i remeber xleague tv which was okay for the first 2 month where it was 90% gaming then i just died with films for the 50/60 shows in the morning and afternoon and in the evening a few gaming segments. I dont see this doing anybetter.

 

[Deleted_171835]

Gaming channel's never seem to work out.
The only gaming channel I know of is G4 and that is mediocre. A 24-hour gaming channel would never work out.

 

[megawalk]

aww but i want a 24 hour gaming tv channel in The Netherlands D=

 

[ehayes427]

I sense another channel going the way of G4 very quickly.

i miss the old G4.

shows like cinematech and cheat and judgment day

now their main list of shows is: cheaters, cops, and movies......

it's sad.

 

[TrolleyDave]

If they come up with a competitive video game show like the old Games World on Sky 1 then I'll watch, specially if they bring back Bob Mills as a host. Oh, and a hints and tips show starring The Games Mistress would go down well as well.