I was away yesterday so missed this, but the news that the UK will be getting a new dedicated TV channel for games was worth mentioning. OK, we're not talking primetime here but Ginx TV will be launching in November on cable and satellite. The channel is initially concentrating on reviews but Ginx CEO Michiel Bakker said the channel was aimed at "light" gamers. MTV-style success is apparently the goal.

Launching our channel in the UK, the world's second largest videogaming market, will propel Ginx to the big league. Videogaming is the only massively mainstream entertainment genre without a dedicated channel. My ambition here, is to do for gaming what MTV did for music. Videogaming has broken through into mainstream entertainment, yet is thoroughly under-represented on TV.

He has a point about the under-representation on TV. Gaming is mainstream, we all know that. Ok, let's say mainstream to anyone under 40 - but the point is valid. Games are just not that visible on TV. So why are there so few gaming shows on TV? Is it simply because watching someone else play a game is deadly dull? Have youtube reviews simply filled any need gamers had for video review? Personally I'd prefer they went retro - get Patrick Moore in giving out tips, that kind of thing. But what about you? Do you want a TV show about games? And if so what would make it work?