Comcast fires entire TechTV staff

[AmericanErrorist]

I've just learned that G4 has fired the entire staff of TechTV.

Per the WARN Act (governing plant closings) all the employees of TechTV have been given 60 days notice. The San Francisco operation will be shuttered by July. 100 of the existing jobs will be posted for those willing to relocate to LA.

Outgoing COO, Joe Gillespie will say good-bye to the troops tomorrow. Incoming CEO Charles Hirschorn will say hello (and good-bye) on Monday.

No word on which shows G4 will keep or which hosts will be kept on.


http://leo.typepad.com/tlr/2004/05/comcast_fires_t.html

http://www.boycottcomcast.com

[ikojo]

1. That is so sad but all too common in

today's world. I had read somewhere that Comcast was more interested in a gaming channel than what TechTV is currently.

No more Leo?! He IS TechTV! He's what got me hooked on it back when it was ZD TV.

[KissMyAsscroft]

2. They all bash Bush as well...

...tin foil hat!

[ikojo]

3. Didn't think about that....

Interesting. Before the Gulf War II, Leo had indicated on his blogsite that he did some peace work. Kind of solidified my support of Mr LaPorte. Of course Leo is going to have good politics...his dad taught at Brown and he now lives in Northern Cali. I hope those all too frequent visits to the Regis show do not sully his politics, however.

[7th_Sephiroth]

4. noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

I NEED MY MORGAN WEBB FIX!!!!

[Uroboros]

5. I read elsewhere..

that among the Tech-TV shows they were planning on keeping were The Screen Savers AND X-Play. So the show will still be on; but whether Morgan will still be there is another question.

[7th_Sephiroth]

9. i hope she does

she's basically paid to play videogames, who wouldent opt to keep that job

[baldguy]

6. Laura Swisher is cuter

and funnier.

[7th_Sephiroth]

8. BLASPHEMER!!!!!!

and the world Disagrees, playboy did a poll of wich tech-tv babe was hottest and morgan won, she (and laura, and all the other tech-tv babes were offered playbot photo shoots but turned them down)

[alarimer]

7. that sucks

I think G4 sucks as a network. The production values are terrible and the hosts are idiots. Plus there is more to technology than just games.