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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 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…

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Owner
Ziff-Davis (1998–2000) · Vulcan Ventures (2000–2004) · G4 Media (2004)
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Affiliates
KTQW
Closed
May 28, 2004; 22 years ago (2004-05-28)
Country
United States
Former names
ZDTV (1998–2000)

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TechTV

Nodes131
Edges130
Triples212
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015267
Components1

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TechTV

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related to Original programming · 52
TechTV → AudioFile, Best Buy, Big Thinkers, Call, Computer Shopper, CyberCrime, Dash, Development, Digital Avenue, Each, Extended Play, Eye Drops, Fresh Gear, GameSpot TV, Help, Internet, Internet Tonight, Invent This, Let, Martin Sargent
related to Hosts and correspondents · 41
TechTV → Adam Sessler, AudioFile, Becky Worley, Botello, Call, Carmine Gallo, Chris Pirillo, Dvorak, Erica Hill, GameSpot TV, GameSpot TV/Extended Play, Help, Internet Tonight, John, Kate Botello, Kris Kosach, Laura Swisher, Leo Laporte, Martin Sargent, Michaela Pereira
related to Legacy · 29
TechTV → Anime Unleashed, Arthell Isom, August, Bob Taylor, Call, Comcast, D'Art Shtajio, David Sarno, Following, G4, G4techTV Canada, Greedy Productions, Help, In, Japanese, Leo Laporte, Los Angeles Times, March, Multi-channel, Revision3
related to TechTV · 28
TechTV → Allen, Anonymous TechTV, April, AT, Extended Play, Farhad Manjoo, For, GameSpot TV, In November, Internet, New York City, On August, On February, On March, On November, Originally, San Francisco, Seattle, Silicon Valley, TechLive
related to Merger and consolidation · 21
TechTV → According, American, At, Broadcasting, Cable, Comcast, Comcast's, Dan Fost, G4, Greenbridge Partners, He, In December, In May, John Higgins, Joseph Gillespie, Mike Yagemann, On March, Paul Allen, San Francisco Chronicle, Such
related to Executives · 17
TechTV → By, CEO, CEO Joseph Gillespie, CEO Larry Wangberg, COO, Fresh Gear, Greg Brannan, Greg Drebin, Harry Fuller, Jim Louderback, KGO-TV, KPIX-TV, MTV, TechTV's, Times Mirror Cable Television, ZDTV's, Ziff-Davis
Owner · 3
TechTV → G4 Media (2004), Vulcan Ventures (2000–2004), Ziff-Davis (1998–2000)
Replaced by · 2
TechTV → G4 (2005–2014, 2021–2022), G4techTV (2004–2005)
related to External links · 2
TechTV → Archive, TechTV's
Affiliates · 1
TechTV → KTQW

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network program programming ziff-davis g4 zdtv cable weekly announced technology internet block x-play anime show television news would network's prime-time

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
TechTVAffiliatesKTQW1.00infobox
TechTVClosedMay 28, 2004; 22 years ago (2004-05-28)1.00infobox
TechTVCountryUnited States1.00infobox
TechTVFormer namesZDTV (1998–2000)1.00infobox
TechTVHeadquartersSan Francisco, California1.00infobox
TechTVLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
TechTVLaunchedMay 11, 1998; 28 years ago (1998-05-11), as ZDTV1.00infobox
TechTVOwnerZiff-Davis (1998–2000)1.00infobox
TechTVOwnerVulcan Ventures (2000–2004)1.00infobox
TechTVOwnerG4 Media (2004)1.00infobox
TechTVReplaced byG4techTV (2004–2005)1.00infobox
TechTVReplaced byG4 (2005–2014, 2021–2022)1.00infobox
TechTVWebsiteArchived website1.00infobox

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