EdwardKnoxII Posted June 4, 2004 Report Posted June 4, 2004 http://www.bcentral.com/articles/isyn/defa...nd=msn&LID=3800 MTV to Launch Nation's First Gay TV Network By Phyllis Furman, Daily News, New York 05.26.2004 May 26--Cable programming powerhouse MTV Networks said it's launching the country's first gay network -- called LOGO -- and conservative groups are already vowing to erase it. Following yesterday's big announcement of LOGO's launch, scheduled for Feb. 17 of next year, conservative groups promptly threatened to identify and boycott advertisers who buy time on the gay channel. "We will have to put together a master plan that will pull together tens of millions of pro-family people," Traditional Values Coalition chairman Rev. Louis Sheldon told the Daily News. Sheldon's group opposes gay marriage and has led earlier boycotts of companies like retail chain 7-Eleven for carrying racy magazines on its shelves. Concerned Women for America -- which has boycotted Disney for its pro-gay policies -- said it would publicize LOGO advertisers. "They should not promote homosexuality," said Robert Knight, a leader of the right-leaning group. Knight added that the net's launch offers "a powerful new argument" to groups fighting on Capitol Hill to give consumers the right to choose what cable nets they want. For now, though, MTV Networks chairman Tom Freston is shrugging off any protests from conservative groups, though MTV's parent company Viacom, is being trashed for backing shock jock Howard Stern. "We don't anticipate a huge backlash," Freston told reporters yesterday on a conference call. "This isn't going to have sex and sexuality," Freston added, explaining that LOGO would meet the standards of any basic cable channel. MTV Networks, the red-hot cable programming giant whose other nets include MTV, VH1, and Nickelodeon, sees mega-bucks in the big-spending gay population, which it claims is now underserved on the TV screen. Freston's boss, Viacom chairman Sumner Redstone, has told investors the net would cost $30 million to launch -- but could be worth $1 billion. LOGO, which will likely be carried by cable systems on their higher-priced digital tier, is expected to be carried in 10 million to 14 million homes by the end of next year and turn a profit within three years, execs said yesterday. Talks are under way with a range of cable systems. Time Warner Cable has already agreed to carry it in New York. And advertisers like online travel agency Orbitz, which aggressively targets gay customers and was one of the early advertisers on Bravo hit "Queer Eye," have already signed on. MTV execs declined to be specific about programming yesterday but said the network would appeal to a wide range of gay and lesbian viewers with entertainment, news, talk shows, and movies like "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane" and "Gods and Monsters." LOGO will also partner with Viacom's other units, like CBS News, and VH1 to create programming, execs said. To see more of the Daily News, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.NYDailyNews.com © 2004, Daily News, New York. Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News. For information on republishing this content, contact us at (800) 661-2511 (U.S.), (213) 237-4914 (worldwide), fax (213) 237-6515, or e-mail [email protected]. Copyright © YellowBrix Inc 2004
starvenger Posted June 4, 2004 Report Posted June 4, 2004 Apparently these groups haven't heard of channel blocking...
Guest El Satanico Posted June 4, 2004 Report Posted June 4, 2004 I really don't see this channel having an audience. Who would actually watch it? The only audience I can see are metrosexuals and women. I can't imagine any self respecting homosexual actually tuning in to a channel such as this.
Guest MikeSC Posted June 4, 2004 Report Posted June 4, 2004 If MTV was starting an all-LAME channel --- yeah, I could see it working wonders. I don't trust MTV to program for ANYBODY. -=Mike
haVoc Posted June 4, 2004 Report Posted June 4, 2004 Maybe they should put out a real music channel instead?
Guest El Satanico Posted June 4, 2004 Report Posted June 4, 2004 I'll have to tune in for the premiere of "The Real Gay World".
Guest MikeSC Posted June 4, 2004 Report Posted June 4, 2004 Maybe they should put out a real music channel instead? Can't. They killed music about 10 years ago. -=Mike
Guest El Satanico Posted June 4, 2004 Report Posted June 4, 2004 Maybe they should put out a real music channel instead? It's called M2 Or did you mean an all classical music channel, since that's real music.
haVoc Posted June 4, 2004 Report Posted June 4, 2004 I'll have to tune in for the premiere of "The Real Gay World". Will it be any different from the current Real Worlds?
Guest MikeSC Posted June 4, 2004 Report Posted June 4, 2004 I'll have to tune in for the premiere of "The Real Gay World". Will it be any different from the current Real Worlds? It'll be FABULOUS! -=Mike
Guest El Satanico Posted June 4, 2004 Report Posted June 4, 2004 It will have more drama queens than the regular show, because you know MTV would hire the queens and not the homosexuals who act like regular everyday people.
haVoc Posted June 4, 2004 Report Posted June 4, 2004 Maybe they should put out a real music channel instead? It's called M2 Thank God for my digital cable music channels.
Guest MikeSC Posted June 4, 2004 Report Posted June 4, 2004 It will have more drama queens than the regular show, because you know MTV would hire the queens and not the homosexuals who act like regular everyday people. They'd bring back Jesse Camp --- just because they hate humanity. -=Mike
Guest El Satanico Posted June 4, 2004 Report Posted June 4, 2004 Jesse isn't gay, he's just insane and possibly slightly retarded. And damnit...Jesse was great...I liked that maniac.
nl5xsk1 Posted June 4, 2004 Report Posted June 4, 2004 They're stupid for waiting until next February to launch ... won't this whole "Gay is Cool and Trendy" fad be over by then?
Guest MikeSC Posted June 4, 2004 Report Posted June 4, 2004 Jesse isn't gay, he's just insane and possibly slightly retarded. And damnit...Jesse was great...I liked that maniac. Didn't say Jesse was gay. Just that they'd bring him back because they hate humanity. -=Mike
justsoyouknow Posted June 4, 2004 Report Posted June 4, 2004 So instead of hours upon hours of rap videos, they'll just play hours and hours of Justin Timberlake videos?
Guest MikeSC Posted June 4, 2004 Report Posted June 4, 2004 So instead of hours upon hours of rap videos, they'll just play hours and hours of Justin Timberlake videos? Well, they've already killed music. I guess pissing on the ashes isn't too extreme. -=Mike
Guest El Satanico Posted June 4, 2004 Report Posted June 4, 2004 So instead of hours upon hours of rap videos, they'll just play hours and hours of Justin Timberlake videos? That's the best you got? get out of here. I mean shit at least say Madonna or Cher if you're going for the cheap "gay people listen to this" joke.
Guest El Satanico Posted June 4, 2004 Report Posted June 4, 2004 now you're only digging yourself deeper
haVoc Posted June 4, 2004 Report Posted June 4, 2004 MTV killed Buddy Holly? No, they killed John Lennon (August 8th, 1980) and John Bonham (September 24th, 1980). MTV premiered less then a year later, August 1st, 1981. Rumor has it Kurt Loder had them both killed so his good "friend" Rod Stewart could be the biggest star on the channel.
Guest Agent of Oblivion Posted June 4, 2004 Report Posted June 4, 2004 Those sons of bitches. If they take my million dollar idea for my Gay Dating show, I'll sue.
Guest JumpinJackFlash Posted June 4, 2004 Report Posted June 4, 2004 MTV killed Johny Cash. He deserved the respect of having Best video. It was the best video I've seen in a long time. He lost to Missy Elliot, for goodness sake! Missy Elliot!
Guest Dynamite Kido Posted June 4, 2004 Report Posted June 4, 2004 Even if MTV is starting a gay network it won't matter. It'll just be all straight program that will still be billed as gay. Kinda like how MTV hasn't shown a video in ten years......
justsoyouknow Posted June 4, 2004 Report Posted June 4, 2004 now you're only digging yourself deeper Fine. I'm sure the station will play a lot of Kylie Minogue videos.
Cheex Incarnate Posted June 5, 2004 Report Posted June 5, 2004 QUOTE (El Satanico @ Jun 4 2004, 12:52 PM) I'll have to tune in for the premiere of "The Real Gay World". Will it be any different from the current Real Worlds? It'll be FABULOUS!
Toshiaki Koala Posted June 5, 2004 Report Posted June 5, 2004 "They should not promote homosexuality," said Robert Knight, a leader of the right-leaning group. It's tough to argue with that kind of logic.
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