A new channel, Pivot TV, has launched (197 on Dish)
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I immediately thought of the "Friends" episode where Ross is supervising the others on how to move a sofa up a flight of stairs. When they must turn to continue up the stairs, he yells, "pivot....pivot". So, I was hoping we would see an endless loop of this on this channel. 
For the curious, here is a promo video. Looks like a lot of urban/liberal minded docs, shows, and some random other reruns mixed in.
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Andyin137, more than just a renaming bro...
Mar 27 - http://www.deadline.com/2013/03/participant-media-cable-network-pivot-launch-august-1/
Jun 26 - http://www.deadline.com/2013/06/pivot-cable-channel-lineup-schedule/
Jul 25 - http://www.deadline.com/2013/07/tca...touts-programming-slate-aimed-at-millennials/
Trying to attract the 18-35 demo and with them having FNL syndication rights they've attracted this 22 year old
Mar 27 - http://www.deadline.com/2013/03/participant-media-cable-network-pivot-launch-august-1/
Jun 26 - http://www.deadline.com/2013/06/pivot-cable-channel-lineup-schedule/
Jul 25 - http://www.deadline.com/2013/07/tca...touts-programming-slate-aimed-at-millennials/
Trying to attract the 18-35 demo and with them having FNL syndication rights they've attracted this 22 year old
I just looked through the guide for the next week and i basically set a timer for almost every doco their airing... May be watching this channel more than I first though
Thanks for posting this. That way I know your description leaves a lot to fill in ourselves. It looks more like it is social media oriented. It looks to me to try to be a bit of a Facebook via TV channel. I might be tempted to see what is on the channel it it were in HD. But being SD, I don't give a rat's butt.
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Meh, meh, and double-triple meh. And one more Meh! ONLY thing that caught my eye was Farscape, but I have them all via Amazon Prime.
And I watched an episode of "Please Like Me" that was part of a Pivot TV preview on the Blockbuster channel in HD! It looked great in HD, but sad to see that Pivot on Dish will be in SD, so I agree: YAWN! From what I can see reruns of old shows (not many shows), Canadian and Australian content (2 shows, I think) and 2 original original shows originating in good old USA, but all aimed at the really young hipster MALES. Very few shows on its line-up and "Please Like Me" in nauseating high frequency. I think Pivot considers "Please Like Me" as it's centerpiece or lynchpin judging by how often the show is scheduled, in addition to the fact Pivot is committed to co-producing the second series of that Australian sitcom/drama. HD Please! Even a new crap channels such as this should be provided in HD.
I do not really care about it (Farscape) at all from that standpoint. Just saying, don't need Pivot to show one ep at a time if DID want to watch it.
Thanks for posting this. That way I know your description leaves a lot to fill in ourselves. It looks more like it is social media oriented. It looks to me to try to be a bit of a Facebook via TV channel. I might be tempted to see what is on the channel it it were in HD. But being SD, I don't give a rat's butt.
I'm liberal minded myself, so please don't think I was trying to put the channel down. I just know from my time in The Pit that many other subs may not like the content. Reading more about the channel, it is aimed at 20-something millennials, which tend to be urban, liberal, and of course social media oriented. I, like you, would watch much of it, should it become available in HD. I would not be surprised if the new execs were working on just that, as they know millennials expect HD. I just asked on Twitter.
Have you seen Pivot's Take Part Live? Clearly liberal slant, wayyyyy slant. They are left of MSNBC. They are trying to appeal to the Obama youngsters/hipsters, but I think the choice of politics is for more cynical reasons to really focus in on that highly desirable demographic that advertisers LOVE more than any other (willing to pay for iPhone upgrades every 6 months who buy things to display for other people to notice how "hip" they are such as the bright Apple logo on that overpriced laptop, an act that has them willing to advertise for Apple for no compensation), far more focused on the group than any other channels I've seen so far.
