There are TV channels devoted to gay issues in many countries. In the US, there are several cable channels and even a free to air channel has been available since 2006. In France, Pink TV, a channel for gay and lesbian audiences has been operating for some years now, and even in China, one TV station has begun programming with a focus on gay and lesbian issues.
The first British gay lifestyle TV channel was announced by Sky in late 2005. Faze TV was to feature fashion, clubbing, travel, community and health issues relating to the gay community, however the idea was scrapped due to insufficient funding and concerns about the potentially adult nature of the content.
Thus UK consumers must turn to the internet to find gay TV. At www.wayoutwest.tv is a video blog with a solely gay content of video, shows, music and performances.
Village TV (www.villagetv.com) is available 24 hours a day on the internet as a live, continuous stream. It is free and has hundreds of gay video clips, films and TV shows. Michael Haboush, the spokesman for this website, invites prospective subscribers to join: “As we tell the thousands of daily visitors to villagetv.com, when they subscribe to Village TV…..they open a window to the gay world”. It’s an offer that an estimated 500 million gay people in the world, and especially those in the UK who have no access to free to air TV, may find attractive indeed.
The first British gay lifestyle TV channel was announced by Sky in late 2005. Faze TV was to feature fashion, clubbing, travel, community and health issues relating to the gay community, however the idea was scrapped due to insufficient funding and concerns about the potentially adult nature of the content.
Thus UK consumers must turn to the internet to find gay TV. At www.wayoutwest.tv is a video blog with a solely gay content of video, shows, music and performances.
Village TV (www.villagetv.com) is available 24 hours a day on the internet as a live, continuous stream. It is free and has hundreds of gay video clips, films and TV shows. Michael Haboush, the spokesman for this website, invites prospective subscribers to join: “As we tell the thousands of daily visitors to villagetv.com, when they subscribe to Village TV…..they open a window to the gay world”. It’s an offer that an estimated 500 million gay people in the world, and especially those in the UK who have no access to free to air TV, may find attractive indeed.