[Paul Atreides]

I heard that what killed the deal was the Hostess Snack Cake company filed a lawsuit because they felt that all of the twinkies would give their product a bad name.

[Tall_Texan]

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[Loyalist]

Guess they couldn't make ends meet.

[ninonitti]

Outlet? Inlet? Things are just so confused these days.

[martin_fierro]

"Outlet"? You'd think they'd call it "Inlet".

Besides, Bravo pretty much already is the Gay Channel.

[nothingnew]

Bawney Fwank is deepwy saddened.

FMCDH

[squidly]

Well, programming is kind of limited. Christopher Lowell, Liberace concert footage, and Funny Girl, that's about it. Maybe Ellen DeGeneres would host the late night talk show.

[LibKill]

A 'Gay' channel.

It would have as much appeal to the masses as 'Ellen'.

Fantastically popular the 'Ellen Show' is now on its several years of being cancelled.

[isthisnickcool]

Maybe 2.2% of the US population wasn't enough to carry such a channel in the first place? Yea, yea, they say it 10% but it isn't. Just a very small percentage of the population that is TOO LOUD. Especially after the idiots on the US Supreme Court gave this super minority special rights.

[ikka]

They realized that no-one would pay extra for it. So it would have to be included for free in "standard" cable; even then, many cable systems would not broadcast it or allow it to be blocked immediately.

[Wondervixen]

Was it aimed at gay men or lesbians too? I think there should be a channel devoted to lesbians with strong daytime programming...Maybe then I could visit the damn health club locker room without feeling like I'M a lamb being watched like by a pack of frickin' she wolves.

[weegee]

It said that it had received a statement from the company saying that "due to the current economic climate, the timetable has slowed down for the development of a new network dedicated to programming to the gay and lesbian audience.

Someone is not telling the "truth".

Big Business Targets Gay Customers - purchasing power now surpasses $450 billion/yr

Are they saying that the homosexual community doesn't have the money to make this profitable (or is the above figure a lie)?

Would a homosexual have to really be a "gay males" channel because lebians would not be interested in the same programming (and there are already a number of networks that cater exclusively to a feminine audience)?

Is it because Bravo is increasing the amount of homosexual oriented programming (including reality dating shows) and posed competition?

Maybe Viacom's Spike TV (with its gay Ren and Stimpy) is the only "channel for men" that Viacom really needs.

Looks like there is also a PayPerView channel:

here! Pay Per View Launches on DIRECTV as First Destination Serving the Gay and Lesbian Market

[ricpic]

Somewhere over the rainbow........

[ladyinred]

Mayhaps the network has seen the current outrage at the Supreme's decision, and decided this might not be the time to do this show?

[ricpic]

Shlongs ahoy!

[jocon307]

[T]he news service pointedly observed that the economic climate did not deter Viacom for buying a controlling stake in Comedy Central from AOL Time Warner for $1.13 billion or from launching Spike TV.

Comedy Central and Spike TV (aimed at men) appeal to more than 3 percent of the population, and presumably and even lower percentage of the TV watching public.

[rockfish59]

Listening to Rusty Humphrey the other day he said that after he worked out at a public gym and coming out of the shower there were two 'guys' checking out and making comments on each guys unit.

He said he was afraid of saying or doing anything because of PC infection!
(I'm sure Mike Savage would have reacted differently!!)
Humphrey then said that after thinking about it he should have just decked the @$sholes!

That's all that's on the minds of the radical queers is bungholing and buttknocking!

[Khurkris]

I guess enough people just didn't get behind it...

Seriously though, I like lesbians...they usually pay for their own drinks...

With a GAY channel...would all remotes have a pink button...?

Would a GAY channel features home decorating tips...?

Wouls a GAY channel feature live remotes from the END UP...?


ok..ok..ok...enough is enough.

[Lockbar]

Damn, and I was getting ready to pitch the show "Who's Hiding The Gerbil?". I am deeply saddened.

[xm177e2]

However, the news service pointedly observed that the economic climate did not deter Viacom for buying a controlling stake in Comedy Central from AOL Time Warner for $1.13 billion or from launching Spike TV.

Maybe that's because they think Comedy Central and Spike TV will be more profitable than a gay channel. Do these [expletives] really think they're being discriminated against?