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	VIACOM'S GAY CHANNEL TAKES SHAPE Jun 24 2004
	Logo, Viacom's first gay-themed cable network, plans to launch in February with 25 percent original (more)
	CONSERVATIVE GROUPS DECRY NICKELODEON SHOW ON GAY PARENTS Apr 14 2004
	Pro-family activists, led by the Traditional Values Coalition, have denounced plans by the Nickelodeon channel (more)
	QUESTIONS RAISED ABOUT VIACOM'S PLANS FOR GAY CHANNEL Mar 29 2004
	Viacom's plans to launch a 24-hour gay cable channel has raised questions about its viability (more)

GAY CHANNEL PUT ON HOLD
Friday, January 14 2005

Suggesting that negotiations with cable companies had been moving more slowly than expected, MTV Networks exec Brian Graden announced Thursday that it had moved back the starting date of its planned gay-oriented channel Logo to June 30. It was originally scheduled to go on the air on Valentine's Day, Feb. 14. Graden said that it could have made the scheduled launch date but would only have been available in about two million homes. If current talks with operators Comcast, Time Warner, RCN and Adelphia pan out, it could start out with 10 million homes on June 30, he said. In an interview with today's (Friday) New York Times Graden said there has to be "a conversation" with each of the cable operators over the channel. "We have to take the time to explain to some of them that there's really nothing to be afraid of."

FRANCE LAUNCHES GAY CHANNEL -- WITH PORN
Tuesday, October 26 2004
France has launched its first gay-oriented television channel, Pink TV, following the debut of similar channels in Italy and Canada. Pink TV, which will be available for about $15 per month, reportedly offers gay porn, campy TV series (like Wonder Woman and Japanese cartoons) and several U.S. and British TV shows featuring gay characters. Pornographic movies will be shown after midnight. The station's head, Pascal Houzelot, told reporters: ""I don't have a problem with that (more)

GAY CHANNEL NOW SET TO LAUNCH FEB. 17
Monday, July 26 2004
LOGO, Viacom's new gay channel, plans to launch on Feb. 17, with a line-up heavy on fresh programming, much of it unscripted. Among the programs is Family Outing produced by Cher and daughter Chastity, who is a gay rights advocate and the author of a book with the same title that describes coming-out experiences. Other programs include Fantastic Voyage, focusing on gay ocean cruises, and My Fabulous Gay Wedding, described as "a wish fulfillment show." (more)