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On March 25, 2004, Comcast announced its plans to purchase TechTV, a channel devoted to computer and technology. The purchase was completed on May 10, 2004, which allowed Comcast to merge their G4 station with the newly acquired TechTV, resulting in G4techTV. G4techTV officially launched in the US and CanadaCanada historically the Dominion of Canada is the second-largest, and northernmost, country in the world. It is a decentralized federation of 10 provinces and 3 territories, governed as a constitutional monarchy, and formed in 1867 through an act of Confe on May 28May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). There are 217 days remaining. Events 585 BC A solar eclipse occurred, as predicted by Thales, while Alyattes is battling Cyaxares, leading to a truce. This is one of the, 2004.
G4techTV kept shows from TechTV such as The Screen SaversThe Screen Savers is a live American television program, shown on the G4techTV (formerly TechTV) cable channel, which premiered along with the channel (originally known as ZDTV) on May 11, 1998. The original hosts were Leo Laporte and Kate Botello. Recent, as well as shows previously on G4, such as Electric Playground . The merger caused one of TechTV's most prominent personalities, Leo LaporteLeo Laporte (born November 29, 1956) is a technology broadcaster and author. He majored in Chinese History at Yale University and currently resides in Sonoma County, California with his wife and two children. He is currently the host of G4techTV Canada's to leave the channel because of a contract dispute . Leo had been the host of Call For HelpCall For Help was a show that aired exclusively on TechTV (now G4techTV), a television channel which focused on technology. It premiered on May 11, 1998 with Leo Laporte as the host. Chris Pirillo became host for a time; as well as producer Becky Worley (, a call-in help show, which was cut after the merger. However, the Canadian arm of G4techTV, G4techTV Canada, has announced a new Call For Help series will begin airing in Canada only on August 16, 2004, starting sometime in late summer 2004. Call For Help 2.0 will once again feature Leo Laporte as host, taking calls from computer users in need of help.
The merger also caused layoffs of studio workers where the jobs overlapped.
On November 10, 2004, G4 announced that many of their employees, including Alex Albrecht, Dan Huard, and Yoshi DeHerrera, were going to be fired. [1] This came as a shock to many, and outrage and anger were expressed on the G4techTV message boards.