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Current TV. Current TV was an American television channel which broadcast from August 1, 2005, to August 20, 2013. Prior INdTV founders Al Gore and Joel Hyatt, with Ronald Burkle, each held a sizable stake in Current TV. Comcast and DirecTV each held a smaller stake. [1]
Gore was the Democratic nominee for president of the United States in the 2000 presidential election, which he lost to George W. Bush. [ a] The son of politician Albert Gore Sr., Gore was an elected official for 24 years. He was a U.S. representative from Tennessee (1977–1985) and from 1985 to 1993 served as a U.S. senator from that state.
A few cable systems switched the channel space to CNN International after discontinuation. Current TV: Al Gore/Joel Hyatt: August 20, 2013 Launched on August 1, 2005. Replaced by Al Jazeera America. Documentary Channel: Participant Media: August 1, 2013 Launched on January 26, 2006. Merged with Halogen TV into Pivot. Fusion
Al Gore has already won a Nobel Peace Prize, an Academy Award and a presidential popular vote. Now, by losing his foundering progressive media outlet, Current TV -- sold to Qatari broadcaster Al ...
Update: SNL Kagan estimates that Current TV will generate $31.7 million in advertising revenue this year, up from $21.06 million in 2010. Burned More Bridges Than General Sherman The deal with ...
George W. Bush and Al Gore vie for the 2000 presidential election as shown in The Knoxville News-Sentinel on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2000. Gore conceded on Dec. 13, a day after the U.S. Supreme Court ...
The network was relaunched under the name Current TV on August 1, 2005. On September 16, 2007, Current TV won the Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Television award at the 2007 Primetime Emmys [70] for its use of online technologies with television. In his acceptance speech, Gore stated, "we are trying to open up the television ...
On 2 January 2013, Al Jazeera Media Network announced that it purchased Current TV from its founders Al Gore, Joel Hyatt, and Ronald Burkle, in the United States and would be launching an American news channel. Originally 60% of the channel's programming would be produced in America while 40% would be from Al Jazeera English, which later ...