Comcast is shutting down game-focused tv community G4 TV one yr after it was relaunched.

Deadline broke the information after acquiring an inner memo asserting the closure penned by Dave Scott, the CEO of Comcast’s Spectacor division.

In the memo, which was as a consequence of be despatched out to G4 TV staff, Scott stated that G4 TV has struggled to realize traction and did not obtain “sustainable monetary outcomes.”

“This is definitely not what we hoped for, and, in consequence, we have now made the very tough resolution to discontinue G4’s operations, efficient instantly. I do know that is disappointing information, and I’m disenchanted, too. I wish to thanks and everybody on the G4 workforce for the arduous work and dedication to the community,” wrote Scott.

“Our human sources workforce is reaching out to you to offer you assist, talk about different alternatives which may be accessible, and reply any questions you could have.”

Deadline states the closure will have an effect on “a couple of dozen staff and contract staff,” however that Comcast intends to “help them with outplacement and take into account some for inner alternatives.”

The information comes a couple of months after G4 president Russell Arons departed the corporate.

As highlighted by Kotaku, some G4 employees defined the leaked memo was how they discovered in regards to the state of affairs, whereas The Washington Post stated the choice to axe the community was made so out of the blue that staff had been locked out of inner methods like Slack and Google Drive with out warning or explantation.

The full memo despatched to staff will be learn under:

Team:

As , G4 was re-introduced final yr to faucet into the recognition of
gaming. We invested to create the brand new G4 as a web based and TV vacation spot for followers
to be entertained, be impressed, and join with gaming content material.

Over the previous a number of months, we labored arduous to generate that curiosity in G4, however
viewership is low and the community has not achieved sustainable monetary
outcomes. This is definitely not what we hoped for, and, in consequence, we have now made the
very tough resolution to discontinue G4’s operations, efficient instantly.
I do know that is disappointing information, and I’m disenchanted, too. I wish to thanks
and everybody on the G4 workforce for the arduous work and dedication to the community.

Our human sources workforce is reaching out to you to offer you assist,
talk about different alternatives which may be accessible, and reply any questions you
could have.

Thank you once more for your entire arduous work for G4.

Sincerely,

Dave Scott
Chairman and CEO
Comcast Spectacor