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Gay TV Network Unveils Schedule (Los Angeles, California)  As MTV readies to launch LOGO, it’s new network targeted primarily at lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender viewers, NBC Universal-owned Trio has announced that it plans to add a weekly gay programming block to its schedule.The OUTzone will launch on Saturday, September 18.Accompanying a Dame Edna marathon will be season two of Kath & Kim, along with various films, documentaries and music specials."Trio has always been drawn to the cutting edge of culture and the kitschy-cool sensibility that is so associated with the gay community," said Trio president Lauren Zalaznick."OUTzone creates a...

Queer EyesBy Seana Mulcahy A while back, I wrote an about the diminishing audiences of young men toward TV viewing habits. The Spin board got a bit heated and prejudiced (to no endorsement of mine). Several young men wrote that programming wasn't what it used to be. Many complained that everything was either, "reality or gay."It made me think about content. As a real time medium, our industry is taxed with the daunting task of continuously coming up with new and fresh ideas. If content looks or sounds old, we are as good as dead.Content tied with online activities revolves...