After a year or so of dtry talk about the ncept of a gay-themed TV work, DirecTV took the plunge Friday, lnchg the natn's first channel aimed exclively at the gay and lbian...
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- THREAD: NEW ALL GAY CHANNEL ON DIRECT TV
- DIRECTV BEGS GAY-THEMED CHANNEL
- DIRECTV BOWS PPV SERVICE FOR GAY DS
THREAD: NEW ALL GAY CHANNEL ON DIRECT TV
* gay channels on directv *
New all gay channel on direct tv. 1, 2005 After a year or so of dtry talk about the ncept of a gay-themed TV work, DirecTV took the plunge Friday, lnchg the natn's first channel aimed exclively at the gay and lbian market. It also at a time when the prence of gay characters on televisn has generated lots of buzz, wh this summer's Queer Eye for the Straight Guy and Boy Meets Boy on Bravo.
DIRECTV BEGS GAY-THEMED CHANNEL
DirecTV has bee the first U.S. distributor to agree to rry a pay-per-view service directed at a gay and lbian dience. * gay channels on directv *
"The potential here is exponential, " said Stt Seom, a spokman for the Gay & Lbian Alliance Agast Defamatn.
"The channel uld ci to do a block of gay and lbian realy shows.
DIRECTV BOWS PPV SERVICE FOR GAY DS
" Last year, MTV and Showtime, both owned by Via, announced plans to llaborate on a gay-themed work. Will clu dramas, edi and thrillers, featurg characters who happen to be gay. "In each se, we will be lookg for media imag that provi validatn and support for the gay muny, " he said.