G4 was launched on April 24, 2002, under the ownership of Comcast. It was created and originally led by Charles Hirschhorn, a former president of Walt Disney Television and Television Animation. Thre original intent was to compete with Techtv that was started in 1998 by Ziff-Davis.
G4 and Techtv
24-hour cable and satellite channel based in San Francisco featuring news and shows about computers, technology, and the Internet.