Editing G4techTV (section)

==History==

On March 25, 2004, Comcast announced its plans to purchase TechTV, a channel devoted to [[computer]]s and [[technology]]. The purchase was completed on May 10, 2004, allowing Comcast to merge their G4 station with the newly acquired TechTV, resulting in G4techTV. G4techTV officially launched in the [[United States]] on May 28, 2004.

G4techTV kept shows from TechTV, such as ''[[The Screen Savers]]'', as well as shows previously on G4, such as ''[[The Electric Playground]]''. The [[merger]] caused one of TechTV's most prominent personalities, [[Leo Laporte]], to leave the channel because of a contract dispute. Laporte had been the host of ''Call for Help'', a call-in help show, which was cut after the merger. A new ''Call for Help'' series hosted by Leo Laporte began airing on G4techTV Canada (now called [[G4 Canada]]), the [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Network affiliate|affiliate]] of G4techTV, on August 16, 2004; the series ended on February 26, 2007. The Lab with Leo Laporte replaced ''Call for Help'' in April 2007 before ending in August 2008. The Canadian produced version of the show was briefly aired in the United States from August 2005 to January 2006, though individual episodes could have been purchased through [[Google Video]] in the U.S.

On November 11, 2004, G4techTV announced that many of its employees, including [[Alex Albrecht]] and Yoshi DeHerrera, were [[termination of employment|terminated]]. G4techTV also announced the cancellation of its late-night talk show, ''Unscrewed with Martin Sargent'', along with its weekly news program ''[[Pulse (American TV program)|Pulse]]. Unscrewed''<nowiki/>'s host and supporting staff were terminated.

On February 15, 2005, less than a year after the merger, TechTV was officially dropped from the network's name, and the network's name changed to just G4.

On December 31, 2014, NBCUniversal discontinued all operations for G4; it was later relaunched on November 16, 2021, under [[Comcast Spectacor]] until that too closed on November 16, 2022.