GSN Shrinks Interactive Games Times

02 Jan

Posted by Alex Davis as GSN

One item lit up our news submission address during our extended Christmas break, and that was GSN’s minor in interactive games. It was announced a bit ago, but as many people have noticed, GSN has cut back the hours of interactive play-along television. The two-screen gaming, as of January 1st, is from 7PM ET to 10PM ET. In a post on GSN’s message boards, it was stated that they are mainly focusing their attention to on the very best of their Interactive Television games to create the an incredible experience. John P. Roberts, Senior Vice President of Digital Media at GSN, told BuzzerBlog “GSN is still dedicated to interactive playalong, but we are now focusing on the prime time block where the majority of players are participating. We have expanded our hours regarding PlayMania and will have some exciting news to share later in the month.” GSN will announce many of their new shows in the 2007 Winter Television Critics Association meeting on January 12th. The announcements will be on BuzzerBlog first on January 12th or 13th, depending when they come in.

3 Responses

Connie
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January 5th, 2007 at 10:27 am

I do play ITV I love it. well I use to enjoy it I no longer play it because the few shows that I did play along with I can no longer play so the few I can still play I don’tplay then either. I’m to the point to take it off my favorite’s. I know I’m just one person but I’ve decided against playing at all.

Thank you
A former player
Richard
2
January 5th, 2007 at 9:56 pm

I am glad to have read excerpt above. As a now former player, I have hated Playmania since they brought it out as do I dislike The Amazing Race and Win At All Cost. GSN has lost me as a player and a watcher since the 1st.
Judith
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January 6th, 2007 at 2:48 am

Although GSN is a game site they also created a community in which everyone kept in touch through their chat rooms. When they cut the ITV hours they also cut people off from each other. There were many like myself who would meet at different times of the day check on each other keep each others spirits up and provide comfort and friendship. It was were everyone got together in their regular rooms and supported each others lives. It was cruel and thoughtless to take that away from so many people.