Comments on: Current Media Lays Off 60

By: Current TV Cancels Some Shows, Lays Off 80

Current TV Cancels Some Shows, Lays Off 80 — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:00:50 +0000

[...] site hybrid Al Gore built has announced layoffs on that day in the double digits. But while last year, the eliminated jobs were attributed to “a new cross-platform programming strategy,” [...]

By: Current Hires New Media Pres « NewTeeVee

Current Hires New Media Pres « NewTeeVee — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 05:03:12 +0000

[...] to include services like Twitter and 12seconds.tv in its live news coverage. In November, Current got rid of 60 positions and said it would tighten the bonds between its web and TV efforts by nailing down key content [...]

By: The Outlook for Video Startups in 2009 « NewTeeVee

The Outlook for Video Startups in 2009 « NewTeeVee — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:51:51 +0000

[...] Break, Revision3, Smashface, 60Frames, Vuze, Spot Runner (twice), Veoh (twice), BitTorrent (twice), Current Media, Qik, Strands, Brightcove and DivX. (Not to mention public companies like TiVo, Netflix, Akamai, [...]

By: Viacom to Lay Off 850 Positions « NewTeeVee

Viacom to Lay Off 850 Positions « NewTeeVee — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:41:21 +0000

[...] September is too lengthy to list here, but in just the past month, Akamai, Qik, Strands, TiVo, Current and BitTorrent have let people [...]

By: Ian

Ian — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 05:46:21 +0000

As of Thanksgiving weekend, Current has been dropped by DirecTV, one of their biggest US distributors. Maybe this knowledge had to do with the layoffs. In 2004, DirecTV's decision to drop Trio all but killed that network.