Circa Pict. & Prod. Co. Intnl Inc. (fka CPPD)

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without sounding like a racist or a homophobe (NEITHER of which I am, by ANY means), it's a totally different ballgame than BET.

for lack of a better word...'Acceptance' of a black oriented TV station didn't/doesn't have anywhere near the public or political ramifications as a 'gay' oriented TV station. As cable grew and more and more speciatly channels emerged, a 'black' channel was just not even controversial. There was a need, and an obvious market. With a few excpetions in certain parts of America, BET was accepted with open arms.

a Gay channels is quite different. There are still way too many homophobes in America, and it's too politically charged and polarized at this point.

Yes..the market share IS there. Yes, it's time America wake up. Yes, it's a viable business model to have a gay oriented cable channel. Will it actually fly? Probably....if it can get on the air.

but..it's really NOT the same as BET.