company of g4 a defunct 24 hour cable and satellite channel originally dedicated to video games . nbcuniversal holds a controlling interest in g4 media with dish network holding a minority interest of approximately 12 % because its former parent company held a minority interest in techtv and owned dish network . prior to the comcast nbc merger comcast owned the network previously named g4 media inc. contents 1 history 1.1 g4 media becomes defunct so does g4 2 programs produced by g4 media 3 references 4 external links history edit in early 2004 g4 media at the time owned entirely by comcast announced the purchase of a controlling interest in techtv . on may 28 2004 g4 and techtv merged into a hybrid network called g4techtv . echostar which held a minority interest in techtv and owned dish network retained partial ownership of the combined entity . the new network leaned more toward the gaming programming that was featured on g4 than the technology side that was featured on techtv prompting petitions and complaints from disaffected techtv fans . on february 15 2005 techtv was officially dropped from the network name in the united states leaving only three techtv shows x play anime unleashed removed indefinitely as of march 2006 and the screen savers later rebranded as attack of the show . the channel s programming direction eventually was directed towards men with mostly acquired programs mixed with several original productions . g4 media used to hold a 33.3 % minority interest in g4 s canadian counterpart . on october 13 2006 comcast announced that it will consolidate g4 bringing it e and the style network into a new combined entity later known as the comcast entertainment group . g4 s executive staff moved into e s los angeles offices and layoffs occurred . 1 e likewise began using g4 s former facility to produce their own content including the early seasons of chelsea lately . there had been reports of g4tv rebranding itself in summer 2013 into an upscale men s channel previous to the recent programming changes . 2 3 it was announced on december 7 2012 that g4 will in fact be rebranded as the esquire network previously esquire channel after nbcuniversal closed a deal with hearst corporation the owner of esquire . 4 any and all in house productions for the g4 network have ended as of january 23 with the exception of american ninja warrior in the summer of 2013 after the pushback of the esquire network launch to september 23 2013 . in a surprising turn of events nbcuniversal says that the style network is chosen as the new candidate for the relaunch as esquire network . one of the factors was likely style s distribution on directv which dropped g4 sometime in late 2010 giving esquire more homes at launch with the style channel slot . g4 media and its main network are expected to remain as is for the foreseeable future though it s highly unlikely the company will invest in more original programming . 5 dish network which was a part owner of g4 media dropped the network from its lineup on november 1 2013 . g4 media becomes defunct so does g4 edit after the fifth season of american ninja warrior was completed control of production for the series for future seasons shifted from g4 media to nbcuniversal television leaving g4 media as a defunct production company maintaining the archives of techtv and g4 within the comcast organization . according to a statement sent by nbcuniversal cable to the remaining providers carrying the network g4 would end all operations on november 30 2014 . 6 7 8 on december 31 2014 at 11 59pm est g4 ceased broadcasting . programs produced by g4 media edit 2 months 2 million 2009 american ninja warrior 2009 2013 transferred to esquire network arena 2002 2005 attack of the show 2005 2013 blister 2002 2005 bomb patrol afghanistan 2011 2012 campus pd 2009 2012 cheat 2002 2009 code monkeys 2007 2008 cinematech 2002 2007 filter 2002 2006 g4 underground 2009 g4tv.com 2002 2005 game makers 2002 2005 hurl 2008 2009 human wrecking balls 2008 2010 icons 2002 2006 the international sexy ladies show 2009 2010 it s effin science 2010 jump city seattle 2011 player 2002 2004 portal 2002 2004 pulse tv series 2002 2004 proving ground 2011 the screen savers 2004 2005 transferred from techtv spaceballs the animated series 2008 that s tough 2010 top 100 video games of all time 2012 tv special web soup 2009 2011 wired for sex 2008 transferred from techtv x play 2004 2013 transferred from techtv references edit hibberd james october 2006 . g4 to move into e . tv week . retrieved december 12 2012 . marechal a.j. september 6 2012 . nbcu eyes upscale makeover for g4 . variety . retrieved october 30 2012 . andreeva nellie april 15 2013 . esquire network s launch pushed to summer . deadline hollywood . retrieved november 3 2013 . rose lacey december 7 2012 . nbcuniversal hearst corp. close deal to rebrand g4 as esquire channel . the hollywood reporter . retrieved december 12 2012 . rose lacey september 9 2013 . nbcu switch up esquire network to take over style not g4 exclusive . the hollywood reporter . retrieved november 3 2013 . source notice from golden belt telephone accessed 11 14 2014 g4 channel will cease airing on november 30 2014 pdf press release . union information systems plainfield wisconsin . 5 november 2014 . retrieved 16 november 2014 . saying goodbye to g4 press release . great plains communications blair nebraska . 4 november 2014 . retrieved 16 november 2014 . external links edit g4 official site g4 canada v t e nbcuniversal a division of comcast corporate officials board of directors steve burke ceo brian l. roberts jeffrey r. immelt keith sherin executives steve capus dick ebersol robert greenblatt bonnie hammer ted harbert ronald meyer universal filmed entertainment group carnival films dreamworks animation awesomenesstv nu 1 big frame dreamworks channel dreamworks classics big idea entertainment harvey entertainment jay ward productions oriental dreamworks nu 2 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