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Current TV
Launched	August 1, 2005
Owned by	Group led by Al Gore and Joel Hyatt
Website	Current.com
Availability
Satellite
DirecTV	Channel 366
Dish Network	Channel 196
Sky Digital (UK & Ireland)	Channel 193
Cable
Virgin Media (UK)	Channel 155
Available on most cable systems	Check Local Listings for channels

Current TV is an Emmy award winning independent media company led by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, and businessman Joel Hyatt. The cable television network went on the air at midnight EDT (4:00 UTC) on the morning of August 1, 2005. A second network, operated in the United Kingdom and Ireland started its operation March 12, 2007 for Sky and Virgin Media subscribers. Image File history File links Current. ... is the 213th day of the year (214th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the former Vice President of the United States. ... Joel Z. Hyatt is a prominent attorney and American politician of the Democratic party. ... A standard DirecTV satellite dish with 1 LNB on a roof DirecTV (trademarked as DIRECTV) is a direct broadcast satellite (DBS) service based in El Segundo, California, USA, that transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in the United States, the Caribbean and Latin America except for Mexico. ... DISH Network is a direct broadcast satellite (DBS) service that provides satellite television and audio programming to households and businesses in the United States, owned by parent company EchoStar Communications Corporation. ... For a wider corporate history and profile, see British Sky Broadcasting. ... Virgin Media Inc. ... An Emmy Award. ... Dick Cheney 46th and current Vice President (2001- ) The Vice President of the United States is the second-highest executive official of the United States government, the person who is a heartbeat from the presidency. ... This article is about the former Vice President of the United States. ... Joel Z. Hyatt is a prominent attorney and American politician of the Democratic party. ... Coaxial cable is often used to transmit cable television into the house. ... A television network is a distribution network for television content whereby a central operation provides programming for many television stations. ... Eastern Daylight Time or EDT is equal to: In North America, Eastern Standard Time + 1, or UTC − 4 hours. ... ... is the 213th day of the year (214th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... For a wider corporate history and profile, see British Sky Broadcasting. ... Virgin Media Inc. ...

Current features "pods", or short programs, of which 30% are created by viewers and users.

An experimental Canadian show called ZeD was the first programmed broadcast of user-generated video content.[1] Other inspiration for Current TV came from a 1990s series on MTV called UNfiltered, where the network sent cameras to viewers in order to report on stories they thought were important. Current TV is the first 24-hour network based around viewer-created content, which it dubs VC². Look up zed in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... UNfiltered was an MTV television show created by Steven Rosenbaum that let viewers submit their own stories and film themselves. ...

Programs

Users (called VC² Producers) contribute three-to-seven-minute "pods", which are usually documentary in nature. The content is filtered by registered users on Current's website through a voting process called greenlighting. VC² makes up a portion of the content aired on the channel. Users can also create Viewer Created Ad Messages, or V-CAMs and Current TV promos which are small promotions for either Current TV or the general topic of VC². The channel has exclusive rights over viewer-submitted segments, but not copyright ownership. A V-CAM, or Viewer Created Ad Message, is one of the pieces one could make and submit to Current TV. Current TVs sponsors, like Toyota, or Mountain Dew, have assignments so that one could create a commercial for the given product. ...

Google provides hourly updates on popular web searches branded as Google Current. Current formerly had a business relationship with Yahoo! to supply video "channels" to The Yahoo! Current Network Google Current is a brief television program on the station Current TV. The series is hosted by Conor Knighton or occasionally Kinga Philipps. ... Yahoo redirects here. ...

Additional content is purchased by the channel through commercial methods.

The Chemosphere House, built by American architect John Lautner in 1960, and located on the San Fernando Valley side of the Hollywood Hills, just off of Mulholland Drive, is the set for hosts of Current TV.

SuperNews! airs on Current TV. SuperNews! is a short form animated television series which airs on Current TV. It was created and is written by Josh Faure-Brac. ...

History

After the 2000 U.S. presidential election, Gore and Hyatt wanted to start a conventional cable news network. They were disenchanted with the existing networks, especially CNN. The plan evolved into making a viewer-generated channel aimed at young people. Map The U.S. presidential election of 2000 took place on Election Day, Tuesday, November 7. ... The Cable News Network, commonly known as CNN, is a major cable television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. ...

On May 4, 2004, INdTV Holdings, a company co-founded by Gore and Joel Hyatt, purchased cable news channel NewsWorld International (NWI) from Vivendi Universal for the express purpose of launching their new network with the space on some digital cable lineups (and DirecTV) that NWI had. The new network would not have political leanings, Gore said, but would serve as an "independent voice" for a target audience of people between 18 and 34 "who want to learn about the world in a voice they recognize and a view they recognize as their own." Other reports said that Gore hoped that the channel would help change the tide of "consolidation and conglomeratization" of the media by leading the change to "democratization." The news network was said to be a combination between CNN, MTV, and blipverts. is the 124th day of the year (125th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... INdTV is an independent media company led by former Vice President Al Gore, entrepreneur Joel Hyatt and a growing team of industry professionals and young creatives. ... Joel Z. Hyatt is a prominent attorney and American politician of the Democratic party. ... Newsworld International (NWI) was a cable TV news channel broadcasting in the United States, whose content contained a mix of CBC and other international newscasts. ... Vivendi Universal (VU) is a French conglomerate active in media and communications with activities in music, television and film, publishing, telecommunications and the Internet. ... Digital cable is a term for a type of cable digital television that delivers more channels than possible with analog cable by using digital video compression. ... A standard DirecTV satellite dish with 1 LNB on a roof DirecTV (trademarked as DIRECTV) is a direct broadcast satellite (DBS) service based in El Segundo, California, USA, that transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in the United States, the Caribbean and Latin America except for Mexico. ... The Cable News Network, commonly known as CNN, is a major cable television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. ... This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ... // Introduction Blipverts is the first regular episode of the science-fiction television series Max Headroom. ...

In the summer of 2004, Gore and Hyatt announced their new network, christened INdTV, with a series of public recruitment events. The first of these events was held at the Bambuddha Lounge in San Francisco's Tenderloin, on August 25. On April 4, 2005, the former Vice President and business partner Hyatt announced that they had changed the name of the network from INdTV to Current. The new television network launched in the United States on August 1, 2005. Currently, the network is available in 30 million homes nationwide in the US, with plans underway for several international versions. This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... The Tenderloin is a neighborhood in San Francisco. ... is the 237th day of the year (238th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 94th day of the year (95th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 213th day of the year (214th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On September 20, 2006, Current TV started a short-lived partnership with Yahoo to supply topic-specific "channels" to the Yahoo Video website. Called the Yahoo! Current Network, the first four channels, "Current Buzz", "Current Traveler" "Current Action" (about action sports) and "Current Driver" quickly became the most popular videos on the Yahoo Video web site. There were Yahoo branded segments on Current TV, similar to the Google Current segments. Additional web channels were planned. However, on December 6, 2006, Yahoo and Current TV announced the end of their relationship. [2] Madeline Smithberg, co-creator of The Daily Show, was the Executive Producer for this project. She currently heads up Google Current. Yahoo! - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Daily Show (currently The Daily Show with Jon Stewart) is a Peabody and Emmy Award-winning American satirical television program produced by and airing on Comedy Central. ... Google Current is a brief television program on the station Current TV. The series is hosted by Conor Knighton or occasionally Kinga Philipps. ...

On October 6, 2006, a deal was announced with British Sky Broadcasting to create a localized British version of Current TV to its satellite systems in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The British version went live on March 12, 2007.[3] The channel launched on Sky EPG number 229 and Virgin Media Channel 155. British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB — formerly two companies, Sky Television and BSB) is a company that operates Sky Digital, a subscription television service in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. ... is the 71st day of the year (72nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2007 Current TV started VoD service on Virgin Media.

On September 16, 2007, Current TV won an Emmy award for Best Interactive Television Service at the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards. This was the first year in which this Emmy was presented during the primetime broadcast. The award was presented by Masi Oka of Heroes fame and MySpace founder Tom Anderson (through their own computers), and Al Gore and Joel Hyatt accepted the award on their behalf.^[1] is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... The 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California on Sunday, September 16, 2007 and were televised live on FOX and CTV at 8:00 p. ... Masi Oka (Japanese: , birth name: Masayori Oka )), born December 27, 1974 is a Golden-Globe and Emmy-nominated Japanese-American actor and digital effects artist. ... Heroes is an American science fiction serial drama television series created by Tim Kring. ... MySpace is a social networking website offering an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos. ... Tom Anderson refers to several people: Tom Anderson, the founder of MySpace. ...

Hosts

• Johnny Bell
• Nzinga Blake
• Amaya Brecher is no longer a part of Current TV. She now hosts the celebrity and astrology radio program called Sign of the Times on Karma Air [4]
• Douglas Caballero
• Elizabeth Chambers
• Gotham Chopra
• Crystal Fambrini
• Jael de Pardo
• Justin Gunn
• Conor Knighton
• Laura Ling
• Kaj Larsen
• Max Lugavere
• Anthony Marshall
• Joe Hanson
• MURS
• Kinga Philipps
• Christof Putzel
• Jason Silva
• Graeme Smith (DJ)
• Angela Sun
• Adam Yamaguchi
• Rawley Valverde
• Zara Martin (TV Presenter and Actress)
• Layla Kayleigh is no longer a part of Current TV. She was initially hired as a host, but was terminated before the network went to air for doing a photo shoot with the magazine Maxim. She is now at G4 doing "The Feed", a segment on the network's Attack of the Show.

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References

Variety is a weekly magazine for the entertainment industry. ...

External links

• Official site

• 'Betting a Network on Youths Who Think' -- New York Times article
• Current TV at one year -- Associated Press
• 'All Eyes on The Shins' -- Wired Magazine
• 'The Other Man Behind Current TV' -- Broadcasting and Cable article on Current's CEO Joel Hyatt
• -- Variety
• Current TV's V-CAMs (Viewer Created Ad Messages) -- Adweek
• Current TV Tops 50 MM Subs -- Multichannel News