Now airing…Current TV
August 2nd, 2005 at 11:04 am by Christina
Al Gore’s new cable TV channel, Current TV, launched yesterday. Aimed at 18 to 34 year olds, Current TV takes interactive TV to a new level. It’s not so much just texting or logging on to vote for your favorite idol, but they actually seek and will pay for video content from everyday people like you and me.
According to the Google Blog, there is a segment called Google Current, which uses Google Zeigeist data, data that highlights trends based on popular searches.
I don’t know about you, but I’m a bit tired of the MTV-esque shows aimed at people in the same age bracket. It seems that Current TV is trying to change that pace a bit with intelligent content relating to current affairs. If you want to know more about what they aired yesterday, The Washington Post has a piece on Current TV’s first day and its broadcasts.