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X-Play
''Xplay'' (previously ''GameSpot TV'', ''Extended Play'', and ''X-Play'') was a television program about video games. The program, known for its reviews and comedy skits, aired on G4 in the United States and has aired on '' G4 Canada'' in Canada (and briefly on YTV during its time as GameSpot TV), FUEL TV in Australia, Ego in Israel, GXT in Italy, MTV Russia & Rambler TV in Russia, NET 25 (GameSpot TV to Extended Play only) & Solar Sports in the Philippines. The show in its previous incarnation was hosted by Morgan Webb and Blair Herter, with Kristin Adams (née Holt) and Jessica Chobot serving as special correspondents/co-hosts (Tiffany Smith, Alex Sim-Wise and Joel Gourdin have also served as correspondents during the show's run). Adam Sessler was the original host of the program; he previously co-hosted with Lauren Fielder and Kate Botello. ''Xplay'' began on ZDTV in 1998 as ''GameSpot TV'', where Sessler co-hosted with Fielder for the show's first year, then co-ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
G4 (American TV Network)
G4 (also known as G4TV) was an American pay television and digital network owned by NBCUniversal and later Comcast Spectacor that primarily focused on video games. The network was originally owned by G4 Media (TV company), G4 Media, a joint venture between the NBCUniversal Cable division of NBCUniversal and Dish Network by the time of the channel's initial closure, and first launched on April 24, 2002. In late 2012, G4's final studio programming were canceled in preparation for a planned relaunch as Esquire Network, as part of a licensing deal with Hearst Corporation, owner of ''Esquire (magazine), Esquire'' magazine. Esquire Network would ultimately replace Style Network instead, on September 23, 2013. G4 announced in November 2014 that it would be closing after several years of decline. The original network shut down on December 31, 2014. By August 2013, it was reported that approximately 61,217,000 American households (53.61% of households with television) were receiving the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morgan Webb
Morgan Ailis Webb (born October 5, 1978) is a former co-host and senior segment Television producer, producer of the G4 (U.S. TV channel), G4 show ''X-Play''. She was previously the host of the podcast ''WebbAlert'' and a monthly columnist for the United States edition of ''FHM'', where she contributed a monthly video game column titled "Tips from the Gaming Goddess". She began working at independent game studio Bonfire Studios in March 2017 in a production role. Career Raised in Los Angeles, Webb attended UC Berkeley from 1996 to 2000. She developed computer skills in her free time there, and after graduating from college worked for a dot-com company as a website administrator. After the company went under during the dot-com bubble burst of 2000, her friend Catherine Schwartz got her hired at TechTV in 2001, and Webb became employed as the associate producer and web researcher for ''The Screen Savers''. Throughout 2002 and 2003, she also regularly co-hosted TechTV's ''Call for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Sessler
Adam Donovan Sessler (born August 29, 1973) is an American video game journalist, television personality and consultant. He is best known as the host for the video game review series ''Xplay'' and the editor-in-chief for G4's video game section. Upon his departure from G4 in April 2012, Sessler was its longest-tenured television personality, having originally been hired by its predecessor ZDTV in 1998. After his departure from G4, Sessler became the editor-in-chief and content producer for Rev3Games. He left video game journalism in 2014 to become the president of TheoryHead, a consultancy firm for entertainment and media. In 2021, Adam Sessler was announced as a returning On-Air Talent and staff of the relaunched G4 television network. Background Sessler was born in El Cerrito, California, and graduated from El Cerrito High School in 1991. He graduated from UCLA with a bachelor's degree in English literature. He was previously a credit analyst for ABN-AMRO in San Francisc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TechTV
TechTV was an American cable television channel with a focus on technology. It was launched as ZDTV on May 11, 1998, by computer magazine publisher Ziff Davis, Ziff-Davis following two short-lived technology-based programs by the company. Initially targeting tech enthusiasts with programming including ''The Screen Savers'', ''Call for Help'' and ''GameSpot TV'' (later named ''Extended Play'' and then ''Xplay, X-Play''), it aimed to report and inform on computers and the internet during the dot-com bubble. In 2000, ZDTV was sold to Vulcan Ventures, owned by Paul Allen, and rebranded as TechTV. As the dot-com bubble burst, the network shifted toward broader tech-related content such as gaming and pop culture. The anime programming block Anime Unleashed premiered during this time, as well as a late-night block on which the revamped ''X-Play'' debuted. Although the network had a reach of 43 million homes, its ratings remained scant. Facing ongoing operating losses and the growth o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blair Herter
Blair Joseph Herter (born June 23, 1980) is an American television personality, known for his appearances on TV series such as '' Road Rules: The Quest'', '' Real World/Road Rules Challenge'', '' Attack of the Show!'', '' X-Play'' and ''American Ninja Warrior''. Early life Herter was born in Scott, Louisiana. Career Herter worked for MTV, appearing on seasons of '' Road Rules'' and '' Real World/Road Rules Challenge'' series, as well as ''G-Hole''. In 2007 he joined the G4 Network as a producer and recurring substitute host for '' Attack of the Show!'' (and its " The Feed" segment) and '' X-Play''. He co-hosted the inaugural season of ''American Ninja Warrior'' with Alison Haislip. During the 2013 Electronic Entertainment Expo, Blair co-anchored Microsoft's nightly ''Xbox @ E3 Live'' streaming event coverage on Xbox Live with former G4 personalities Morgan Webb and Kevin Pereira. Herter joined Midnight Oil Agency as an executive director for business development and in 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
G4 Media (TV Company)
G4 Media, LLC was an in-name only unit of NBCUniversal Television and Streaming which maintaied the programming of G4, a defunct 24-hour cable and satellite channel dedicated to video games, along with its former competitor, TechTV/ZDTV. NBCUniversal held a controlling interest in G4 Media, with Dish Network holding a minority interest of approximately 12% because its former parent company held a minority interest in TechTV and owned Dish Network. Prior to the Comcast/NBCUniversal merger, Comcast owned the network, previously named G4 Media, Inc. History In early 2004, G4 Media (at the time owned entirely by Comcast) announced the purchase of a controlling interest in TechTV. On May 28, 2004, G4 and TechTV merged into a hybrid network called G4techTV. EchoStar (which held a minority interest in TechTV and owned Dish Network) retained partial ownership of the combined entity. The new network leaned more toward the gaming programming that was featured on G4 than the technology ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Sim-Wise
Alexandra "Alex" Emily Sim-Wise (born 11 November 1981) is an English model, writer and TV presenter. Modeling career Raised in Coventry, Sim-Wise started modeling after winning an '' FHM'' student competition while she was studying at university, where she was Captain of her University Cheerleading squad. She graduated in 2004 with a degree in Film and American Studies. A natural redhead, she worked for The Fratellis as the real-life version of the redhead pin-up on the cover of their debut album, appearing in TV adverts, in-store appearances, and with the band at Reading festival. She also appeared in a commercial for the 2006 racing video game '' Juiced'', which was voted the best viral ad created by a UK digital creative agency in Channel 4's Ideas Factory viral competition. During her modeling career, she shot for Agent Provocateur, Rankin and Perou. ''Front'' magazine She started working for the men's lifestyle magazine '' Front'' at the beginning of 2007, writing her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristin Adams
Kristin Nicole Adams, née Holt, is a television personality, entertainment news correspondent, and singer. Adams first rose to public awareness on ''American Idol''. Between 2005 and 2008, Kristin served as the second host of G4's '' Cheat!'', a television show dedicated to video game cheats and strategies. In 2008, ''Cheat!'' segments were incorporated into G4's X-Play, where she was a correspondent and occasional host throughout the remainder of the series. She also substituted hosting roles for the network's other shows and specials, as needed. She hosted "Poker Night" on GSN and ''Nissan GT Academy'' on Speed. On January 1, 2010, Adams became the new co-host of the ''Character Fantasy'' film showcase on the USA Network. In 2012 Adams was a co-host/correspondent on Real Music Live on NBC. Career Adams (then still Kristin Holt) was eliminated in the first round of viewer voting in the first season of ''American Idol''. She auditioned in Dallas and her audition was memor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Botello
Kate Botello is a former American television personality best known for her work on the San Francisco, California-based ZDTV (later known as TechTV and then as G4). Career Botello was born in Dallas, Texas and raised in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She graduated high school in Mendocino, California and studied theater in San Francisco State University. Following a series of temp jobs, she joined Ziff Davis as a tech support staffer. Botello's Judy Garland impression while installing a printer caught the attention of Leo Laporte, who offered her a co-hosting position on the technology-oriented television program ''The Screen Savers''. In 1999, Botello and Laporte were described as "the two most popular personalities on the only 24-hour national cable channel devoted exclusively to computers and the Internet". When the pair appeared at a promotional event in York, Pennsylvania that year: "Geeks swarmed the local electronics store where Kate Botello and Leo Laporte were signing autographs. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solar Sports
Solar Sports is a Philippines, Philippine Digital television, digital free-to-air television network based in Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong, Philippines. It serves as the flagship network of Southern Broadcasting Network, a subsidiary of Solar Entertainment Corporation. The channel was originally launched as a cable channel on October 30, 2002, and is available for Sky Cable, Cablelink, other local cable operators in the Philippines and via digital free-to-air television in Mega Manila starting October 7, 2024. History The channel is known for showing sports that are familiar to the Filipinos. Its main programming are the NBA games, which are shown either a game or a doubleheader each day during the season. Other NBA programming includes shows produced by NBA TV, such as the NBA's Greatest Games and Women's National Basketball Association, WNBA games during the league's off-season. It also shows the American Super Bowl. It is also the Filipino provider of the Olympic Games. It a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
G4techTV
G4techTV was a short-lived American cable and satellite channel resulting from a merger between Comcast-owned G4 and TechTV. The network officially launched on May 28, 2004. History On March 25, 2004, Comcast announced its plans to purchase TechTV, a channel devoted to computers and technology. The purchase was completed on May 10, 2004, allowing Comcast to merge their G4 station with the newly acquired TechTV, resulting in G4techTV. G4techTV officially launched in the United States on May 28, 2004. G4techTV kept shows from TechTV, such as ''The Screen Savers'', as well as shows previously on G4, such as '' The Electric Playground''. The merger caused one of TechTV's most prominent personalities, Leo Laporte, to leave the channel because of a contract dispute. Laporte had been the host of ''Call for Help'', a call-in help show, which was cut after the merger. A new ''Call for Help'' series hosted by Leo Laporte began airing on G4techTV Canada (now called G4 Canada), the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MTV (Russian TV Channel)
MTV Russia or MTV Россия () was a Russian music and entertainment TV channel, which carried out its broadcasting from 25 September 1998 to 31 May 2013. On 1 October 2013, MTV Russia was relaunched as a satellite pay TV channel. In March 2022, Paramount Global announced that it intends to pause operations in Russia. The company did not comment on their plans of returning in the future. History Pre-launch (1988–1998) In October 1988, the management of MTV Networks Europe (now Paramount Networks EMEAA) visited the USSR for preliminary negotiations on the launch of MTV Europe, at the same time an application for registration of the TV channel was submitted. In 1989, MTV Europe covered the Moscow Music Festival live from Lenin Stadium. Soviet artists officially debuted on MTV in the summer of 1989. The Moscow group "Cruise" released the "Hit for MTV" manifesto song at the same time. On 8 March 1991, MTV Europe began broadcasting in the USSR, and thus became the first Wes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
