Report: G4 As We Know It Is As Good As Gone


According to a report on Variety, G4 — one of the only TV stations in the world with a “geek” mandate — will be “rebranded” early next year, resulting in a change of focus and possibly a change of name as well.

In other words, it’ll be an almost entirely new/different channel.

NBCU, the station’s owners, are reportedly looking at turning it into a TV version of GQ, ditching the nerd focus in favour of something more “modern male”.

Beginning in 2002 as a purely video game-oriented channel, G4 slowly evolved into a more general “young male tech/geek/game” site, with its most popular shows at the moment being Attack of the Show! – which in recent years lost both its popular hosts, Kevin Pereira and Olivia Munn – and American Ninja Warrior.

There’s no details on just what a “modern male” rebranding would entail, but I’d bet you could expect a lot more coverage of micro-breweries, indie bands, expensive loafers and designer laptop bags.

NBCU eyes upscale makeover for G4 [Variety]


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