Gore Launches Short Attention Span Cable Network

(San Francisco, California) Former VP Al Gore and legal services businessman Joel Hyatt have announced plans for a new cable television network called Current TV. The programming is scheduled to premiere August 1 and will be directed at audiences with 'short attention spans' [Their words, not mine - ed]. Current will broadcast snippets of network news and short videos submitted by viewers via the Internet. And, periodically, viewers will see segments showing what Google searchers are looking for. Some people are optimistic about the new network, however, it remains to be seen how successfully it can compete in a field that's crowded already.

Somehow, I'm reminded of Monty Python. Wasn't there a comedy routine of the Python Circus called Short Attention Span Theater? I can't remember. I might be experiencing plunging attentiveness from writing about this subject.