The Rise and Fall of G4 (Echo Screen Live #58)

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At the turn of the century, G4 and TechTV showed a promising future of geek-related content in mass media. But after a merger, the channel faded and eventually ceased to exist by 2014. What happened, could it have been avoided, and what does it say about geek content in new media?

That, news tids and bits, and your questions on this episode of Echo Screen Live!

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