DirecTV has bee the first U.S. distributor to agree to rry a pay-per-view service directed at a gay and lbian dience.
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- DIRECTV BEGS GAY-THEMED CHANNEL
- THREAD: NEW ALL GAY CHANNEL ON DIRECT TV
- DIRECTV BOWS PPV SERVICE FOR GAY DS
- GROUNDBREAKG GAY-THEMED CHANNEL ENTERS THE PICTURE
- SWCH TO DIRECTV GAY, GEIA
DIRECTV BEGS GAY-THEMED CHANNEL
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... * gay tv channel on directv *
A streamg service for gay men. 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.
"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. " 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. The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me is an adaptatn of a one-man play by David Drake that explor the urban gay male experience.
THREAD: NEW ALL GAY CHANNEL ON DIRECT TV
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"We will show relatnships the gay muny, " he said.
We will show gay people at home wh their boyiends or their children. We are also ncerned about gay teens not havg proper role mols. New all gay channel on direct tv.
DIRECTV BOWS PPV SERVICE FOR GAY DS
Distributor to agree to rry a pay-per-view service directed at a gay and lbian dience. To a 24-hour-a-day ble work targeted to gays and lbians. “We want mastream, middle-of-the-road programmg for gays and lbians om the age of 16 on up, ” he said.
GROUNDBREAKG GAY-THEMED CHANNEL ENTERS THE PICTURE
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Groundbreakg gay-themed channel enters the picture. After a year or so of dtry talk about the ncept of a gay-themed TV channel, DirecTV is takg the plunge tomorrow, 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. "The potential here is exponential, " said Stt Seom, a spokman for GLAAD, the Gay & Lbian Alliance Agast Defamatn. "Last year, MTV and Showtime -- both owned by Via -- announced plans to llaborate on a gay-themed channel.
SWCH TO DIRECTV GAY, GEIA
Will clu dramas, edi, and thrillers, featurg characters who happen to be gay. He said, "In each se, we will be lookg for media imag that provi validatn and support for the gay muny. "The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me" is an adaptatn of a one-man play by David Drake that explor the urban gay male experience.
Colichman said he is lookg for sponsors for the channel so "the gay muny will know who is supportg them.
In March, the channel tends to lnch a 30-mute late-night talk show lled "hearsay!, " which will be hosted by an as yet unnamed gay man and straight woman. Somethg female-iendly and gay-iendly, " he said. "Shows like `Queer Eye' are signed more for straight viewers than gay viewers.