From Fast Company:
Sounds pretty cool, like a modern day G4. Super interesting this is launching now ahead of whatever G4 is planning next year.
Looks like they're going live at 2:30 ET today: https://www.twitch.tv/watchvenn
VENN, which stands for Video Game Entertainment and News Network, is a 24/7 network targeting Gen Z and millennials that aims to do for gaming what MTV did for music and pop culture in its heyday.
VENN is launching with six original shows, including the daily news program The Download, variety show VENN Arcade Live, and interactive fitness show Looking for Gains.
For much of VENN's content, it was a matter of finding existing talent like CashNasty—YouTuber, competitive gamer, and host of Looking for Gains—and channeling his interests for gaming and fitness into its own program that's unique to VENN but could easily exist within his own channels.
We are a talent-first network, and we believe that the creators of this generation are incredibly special because they're making things without even a roadmap sometimes," Horn says. "They create these formats that they don't even realize are formats."
There's perhaps no better example of that in VENN's lineup than The Sushi Dragon Show, hosted by internet sensation Stefan Li, aka TheSushiDragon.
Li had gained prominence on Twitch for his gonzo live streams in his basement that often involve him dancing in front of a green screen with elaborate technical work. But he says he hit a plateau in not being able to stream and create as much as he'd like because he was too bogged down on the back end—and if you watch his behind-the-scenes content, you could understand why.
At launch, VENN will available on Twitch, YouTube, and Facebook Gaming, in addition to its own website VENN.tv. VENN will also roll out to connected-TV platforms, including VIZIO SmartCast, Xumo, STIRR, and Distro TV.
Sounds pretty cool, like a modern day G4. Super interesting this is launching now ahead of whatever G4 is planning next year.
Looks like they're going live at 2:30 ET today: https://www.twitch.tv/watchvenn