Frank it's time for our TTN to launch or MTV will.
MTV gears up for gay channel Outlet
Thursday, February 12, 2004
Variety reports that MTV is moving on with plans to create Outlet, a 24-hour gay and lesbian cable network, following positive talks with leading cable TV operators. While original plans for Outlet saw the channel as a pay channel that MTV would develop with Showtime, the current plan is for MTV to go it alone and make it a basic, advertiser-supported digital cable channel. That change means Outlet's content will have to be more mainstream-friendly, but the channel would likely be offered to cable outlets as part of a package with MTV, VH1, and Nickelodeon. There is still no word regarding a launch date, although MTV is eyeing the competition from PrideVision TV, a pay channel based in Canada that has already secured commitments from several Time Warner cable systems. (No word regarding a launch date for PrideVision TV in the U.S. either, for that matter.)
