PlayNet (American TV channel)

PlayNet (also known as PlayNetTV) is an American TV channel currently owned by PlayNet Media that focused on, and.

The channel was launched on January 23, 2015, at 8 pm, by the founder, Stanley Scott. He was a huge fan since he was a teenager, he was so upset that the network is dying, he decided to create a tv channel that gonna have the same feel as G4.

The first show to broadcast on this channel was Edo Quest, a show formatted in a similar style to Ninja Warrior.

Like G4, PlayNet's target audience is 12 to 34-year-olds.

History
In 2014, as G4 slowly declined, Stanley Scott had plans to create a TV channel that was inspired by that. The announcement of the channel for PlayNet was made public on December 2014. The channel was launched on January 23, 2015.

On the following day, PlaySaturday and PlayAnime debuted.

In the Fall of 2015, PlayNet became a popular tv channel for gamers.

Original

 * Edo Quest (2015)
 * GRT aka Game Review Television (2015)
 * PlayAttackNet (2015)
 * PlayNet Arcade with Phil Moore (2019)
 * PlayNet Specials (2015)
 * Starcade the Next Gen (2018)

Acquired

 * (2015) (PlaySaturday)
 * (2015) (PlayAnime)
 * (2017) (PlaySaturday)
 * Dragon Ball (2015) (PlayAnime)
 * Dragon Ball Z (2015) (PlayAnime)
 * Dragon Ball Super (2019) (PlayAnime)
 * Dude Perfect’s Faceoff (2021)
 * (2015)
 * Kirby Right Back at Ya! (2015) (PlayAnime)
 * The Legend of Zelda (1989 TV series) (2015) (PlaySaturday)
 * Log Horizon (2015) (PlayAnime)
 * Naruto (2015) (PlayAnime)
 * (2015) (PlayAnime)
 * No Game No Life (2015) (PlayAnime)
 * (2015) (PlayAnime)
 * (2015) (PlaySaturday)
 * (2015) (PlaySaturday)
 * (2015)
 * (2015) (PlaySaturday)
 * (2015) (PlaySaturday)
 * (2015) (PlaySaturday)

Programming blocks

 * PlaySaturday (2015)
 * PlayAnime (2015)

Trivia

 * Starcade the Next Gen, PlayNet Arcade, GRT (2017-present), and PlayAttackNet (2017-present) were produced and taped at PlayNet Studios located at Carwardine's Hollywood Adventure in San Diego, California.
 * In 2019, PlayNet announced that the channel would sponsor to not only appear in commercials for their products and their channel's original shows sponsorship for their products but also a free trip to PlayNet Studios at Carwardine's Hollywood Adventure in San Diego through purchases of Totino's products.