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SOLD: TV Guide Network

The TVG channel is a good example of why I dumped DirecTV recently. Paying good money for that kind of tripe got very old very quickly. And there are many more examples.
 
landtuna said:
The TVG channel is a good example of why I dumped DirecTV recently. Paying good money for that kind of tripe got very old very quickly. And there are many more examples.
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On that note...I've seen TVG used as an abbreviation for both TV Guide Channel/Network and the actual TVG horse racing/betting network:

http://www.tvg.com/

The first time I saw a logo for/mention of the actual TVG network, I was thoroughly confused...I thought it was referring to TV Guide.
 
This saddens me. To see how the TV Guide Channel ended up ten years later. They should have never bought Prevue Networks. I miss the Prevue Channel greatly. But, I would have rather seen that channel go out with dignity instead of seeing what it ended up.
 
I've enjoyed some of the shows on TV Guide. In particular was "Breaking News: Texas Style"
Great documentary of how local TV news is done in a small market.

I hope the new owners find a good focus for this channel. It long ago lost its usefulness as a place to go and see what's on TV.
Most people now rely on the program guide on their cable box for that service.
 
TV38Fan said:
They should have never bought Prevue Networks. I miss the Prevue Channel greatly. But, I would have rather seen that channel go out with dignity instead of seeing what it ended up.
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Ah, the dangers of Wikipedia.

TV Guide didn't buy Prevue. United Video, Prevue's owners, bought TV Guide and were the ones who took the TV Guide name because it was better known, not the other way around. The TV Guide Channel at the time was an even more boring grid.

And as the article states, it was a 49% stake sold, not majority ownership. Just like before, the plan is to rebrand the network and ditch the listings that have become quite obsolete in today's world.
 
imhomerjay said:
TV38Fan said:
They should have never bought Prevue Networks. I miss the Prevue Channel greatly. But, I would have rather seen that channel go out with dignity instead of seeing what it ended up.
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Ah, the dangers of Wikipedia.

TV Guide didn't buy Prevue. United Video, Prevue's owners, bought TV Guide and were the ones who took the TV Guide name because it was better known, not the other way around. The TV Guide Channel at the time was an even more boring grid.

And as the article states, it was a 49% stake sold, not majority ownership. Just like before, the plan is to rebrand the network and ditch the listings that have become quite obsolete in today's world.
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Anyonme can fix Wikipedia. Do you know a source for what's wrong?
 
tested said:
I've enjoyed some of the shows on TV Guide. In particular was "Breaking News: Texas Style"
Great documentary of how local TV news is done in a small market.

I hope the new owners find a good focus for this channel. It long ago lost its usefulness as a place to go and see what's on TV.
Most people now rely on the program guide on their cable box for that service.
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I'm not aware of this. My cable system has the listings on channel 10. Isn't that still TV Guide Channel?

It's not an obsolete service when you're in a motel. What do you do then? I could bring my newspaper's TV section, which is what I use, but what if I forget?
 
vchimpanzee said:
Anyonme can fix Wikipedia. Do you know a source for what's wrong?
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Perhaps the reference that it was purchased BY TV Guide instead of being the purchaser? And having been there, I don't need a source.
 
imhomerjay said:
vchimpanzee said:
Anyonme can fix Wikipedia. Do you know a source for what's wrong?
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Perhaps the reference that it was purchased BY TV Guide instead of being the purchaser? And having been there, I don't need a source.
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The article doesn't seem to disagree with you. But anyone who fixes mistakes needs a source for what's fixed just in case. Most of the time they just put a tag on the article, but you can be reverted or have your information deleted, depending on who's doing the fixing.

I mentioned this on another thread but I'm going to the mountains. I packed my newspaper's TV listings, though that still leaves me with two potential problems: last-minute schedule changes and not knowing which channel is which. Domino's Pizza takes care of that at the beach. So far my cable system still has the listings.
 
vchimpanzee said:
The article doesn't seem to disagree with you. But anyone who fixes mistakes needs a source for what's fixed just in case. Most of the time they just put a tag on the article, but you can be reverted or have your information deleted, depending on who's doing the fixing.

I mentioned this on another thread but I'm going to the mountains. I packed my newspaper's TV listings, though that still leaves me with two potential problems: last-minute schedule changes and not knowing which channel is which. Domino's Pizza takes care of that at the beach. So far my cable system still has the listings.
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Wikipedia isn't worth the effort it takes to sneeze. That aside, what, exactly, would you have done pre-TV Guide channel (or Prevue or whatever) when traveling? It's seriously not that hard to figure out what channel is which, and if it's really that earth-shattering to have to see TV, maybe one should reconsider travel plans and stay at a place that provides a conversion chart.
 
imhomerjay said:
vchimpanzee said:
The article doesn't seem to disagree with you. But anyone who fixes mistakes needs a source for what's fixed just in case. Most of the time they just put a tag on the article, but you can be reverted or have your information deleted, depending on who's doing the fixing.

I mentioned this on another thread but I'm going to the mountains. I packed my newspaper's TV listings, though that still leaves me with two potential problems: last-minute schedule changes and not knowing which channel is which. Domino's Pizza takes care of that at the beach. So far my cable system still has the listings.
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Wikipedia isn't worth the effort it takes to sneeze. That aside, what, exactly, would you have done pre-TV Guide channel (or Prevue or whatever) when traveling? It's seriously not that hard to figure out what channel is which, and if it's really that earth-shattering to have to see TV, maybe one should reconsider travel plans and stay at a place that provides a conversion chart.
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At the beach, Domino's does that. I forgot to ask the man at my motel in the mountains what I would do to see which channels. I still have a 10-year-old newspaper in my suitcase from when I asked at another time. It must have been that motel, because I can't think of another that recently.

I did have TV Guide Channel this time and as a result, I got to see 'Nacho Libre" and the important parts of "The Pursuit of Happyness". I might not have noticed these in the newspaper I brought, and then again I might. However, "Surviving Suburbia" was a last-minute addition. It was hilarious.
 
vchimpanzee said:
I forgot to ask the man at my motel in the mountains what I would do to see which channels.
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Would that be the Overlook Hotel?

vchimpanzee said:
I still have a 10-year-old newspaper in my suitcase from when I asked at another time. It must have been that motel, because I can't think of another that recently.
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That could be strange and a bit scary on several levels.

vchimpanzee said:
I did have TV Guide Channel this time and as a result, I got to see 'Nacho Libre" and the important parts of "The Pursuit of Happyness". I might not have noticed these in the newspaper I brought, and then again I might. However, "Surviving Suburbia" was a last-minute addition. It was hilarious.
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Well, there's a reason to keep a scrolling TV Guide, to be sure.
 
On a somewhat related subject, has anyone experienced problems with the TVguide.com website? I find that it freezes my computer constantly, enough so that I have to restart my computer. This is the only website of hundreds that I visit that does this. Is it just me?
 
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