Al Gore’s Current TV expanding reach

Michael Gay November 19th, 2007

Current TV is just two years old, and it’s still growing. Al Gore told a group while receiving an award for the channel that the network will be expanding to reach a total of 57 million households next week, including some areas outside of the US. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Gore hailed the successes of his channel so far in attracting younger demos, calling it arguably the fastest growing cabler in the country. He put special emphasis on the popularity of viewer-generated content, and even viewer-generated ads, which make up some 30% of screen time on the service.

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  • 1. Rocker  |  November 20th, 2007 at 7:14 am

    Has anyone ever watched Current? Does anyone know anyone who’s ever watched Current?

  • 2. JS  |  November 20th, 2007 at 9:28 am

    I have…it skews for a younger demo, obviously.You can watch at their website. The site is used as a submission platform as well, and the pieces the crowd deems most worthy apparently bubble up and onto the cable channel.

  • 3. baker  |  November 20th, 2007 at 9:36 am

    i really-really want to like current tv, i really do. their boiler plate is perfectly scripted for where the web is at and includes all the dreams and aspirations of what the web and tv *could* be, user generated programming and all that — it just doesn’t do much for me, yet.

  • 4. JohnK  |  November 20th, 2007 at 1:58 pm

    I agree. I have watched current now and then, and I also want to like it. I think it’s heart and message is in the right place, but for some reason…Maybe its an age thing, as a 30-something guy, the show, while interesting, winds up making me feel too old. Perhaps a current aimed at us old folks is needed.

  • 5. Kris  |  November 21st, 2007 at 7:40 am

    I really love Current. I’m finding more and more than if I have 15 minutes to kill before I go to work in the morning, I much rather watch a “pod” or two before I leave. Some things are silly, but some are really serious, and I like the balance. But I’m in my early 20s, so it’s aimed more towards my demographic

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