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Michael Wilke of The Commercial Closet writes about queer television channels here in the US and in Europe.
Gay channels aren’t just for North America. After several delays, Pink TV is still expected to launch in France this summer and GAY-TV of Italy became Europe’s first gay network in May 2002, free to satellite dish owners. GAY-TV pulled in advertisers Dolce & Gabbana and Renault. The channel, owned by Dutch investor Coril, claims daily viewership of up to 500,000 Italians, half of whom are straight.