Gore & Google to Launch Video Shorts Network

[DudeAsInCool]

Gore TV Network to Launch in August, Google Tie-In

By Jeremy Pelofsky

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore on Monday unveiled his new television network, "Current," which aims to attract younger viewers with short videos and a tie-in with the popular Google Inc. search engine.

The network plans to debut on Aug. 1 and be available to 19 million subscription television viewers, Gore said at a news conference at the cable industry's annual convention. Gore led an investment group that last May bought the network from Vivendi Universal for an undisclosed sum.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/n...media_gore_dc_7

[DudeAsInCool]

I wonder if they will have enuff material for a network. Everyone may have access to a digital camera, but Im not convinced there is enuff material out there to run a network of shorts.... I guess if you added music & sports clips, etc, it could work--but that's where the web is going. Seems like an odd thing to start. Any thoughts out there?

[Shawn]

Didn't know Gore controlled Vivendi.

[DudeAsInCool]

Didn't know Gore controlled Vivendi.

He bought a network from Vivendi, never controlled them..

[Kooperman]

Gore couldn't even control his own home state in 2000....

[Shawn]

He bought a network from Vivendi, never controlled them..

My bad. I misread.

[slum_goddess]

I wonder if they will have enuff material for a network.

dint they say the same about air america? i wish them the best of luck, was just reminded about how the rethug machine spent millions getting their propaganda &c into action after goldwater and especially after nixon...our side needs the same. but of course, when we'll do it, we're all fair and stuff to repair the damn damage they do. :)