For all you geeks out there today is a sad day. Leo Laporte's blog reports that Comcast, who recently purchased TechTV, is laying off the entire TechTV staff. Apparently all operations in San Fran will be shut down by July and all the jobs will be moving down to LA. For a network that has struggled, TechTV had some great shows like The Screen Savers, Fresh Gear, Tech Live, and others. I hope the folks at Comcast can keep some of the great talent and build a stronger new station. Best of luck to all you TechTV employees that have worked your butt off.
I wonder if Comcast has made a mistake in the way they have handled this purchase. When you buy a station like TechTV you aren't buying it for a large viewer base, you must be buying it for the assets like the talent and the shows. With a blanket firing of all the staff it doesn't appear that new management is making many friends. I hope that they find a way to keep on the talent and continue to build on the best shows there.
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