Nov 20, 2006Miscellanous: Gay TV - can it work in the UK?
By vanrozenheim
(UK) - Earlier this year, Digital Spy reported on the launch of two gay channels, The Queer Channel and Pride TV, both hoping to launch this autumn. With Pride TV now looking like it's not coming out of the closet any time soon, The Queer Channel remains the only prospect still on the horizon, albeit it with a delayed launch date. So why is it so hard to get a gay channel off the ground, and is the demand really there? [..] Well, while things have changed for the better in the mainstream, the gay audience is lacking in the non-entertainment department. Where are the documentaries about gay issues, the lifestyle shows, the gay indie films that BBC2 and Channel 4 could once be relied upon to deliver?
