IGN.com Expands Entertainment News and Information Offering with Launch of IGN TV, a New Channel Covering Today's Hottest Television Shows; Fans Can Participate Through Blogs, Fan Pages, and by Contributing Entries to IGN's TV Database.BRISBANE, Calif. -- IGN IGN Ignored (Status) IGN Institut Geographique National IGN Ignition IGN Instituto Geografico Nacional (Spain) IGN Imagine Games Network IGN In-Game Name (gaming) .com, the web's leading videogame and entertainment information destination, today expanded its offering with the launch of IGN TV, a new channel focusing on today's hottest television shows for the 18-34 year-old male demographic. The IGN.com TV channel (IGNTV.com) covers the world of television through in-depth feature stories, interviews with top stars, "what to watch" suggestions, and video clips. Visitors to the site will also have the opportunity to contribute to the dialogue through blogs, building out elements of fan pages for their favorite shows and by contributing entries to the site's TV database. "IGN.com's move into daily coverage of television marks an exciting time for television fans. We have built a destination that brings the trusted voice and personality of IGN together with robust user tools, blogs, boards and a comprehensive user-controlled database," said Steven Horn, publisher of IGN.com's Entertainment Division. "IGN TV is the place for the hardcore television fan to get info See properties. on their favorite shows, meet fellow fans, and participate in the news dialogue by using the tools to express their very own opinions." Already the site with the largest concentrated audience of 18-34 year-old males, IGN.com will become an even more comprehensive offering for their core audience with the launch of IGN TV. The channel will cover approximately 25 shows in deep detail with mini-sites created around each, staffed by confirmed television geeks who have been following the shows for years, with at least one massive feature each week that explores the world of television in greater detail. To celebrate the launch of IGN TV, the site's first major feature will be the "The TV Top 100," a collection of quotes from 100 entertainment industry leaders about their favorite television memories. From June 12 through June 16, 20 people will be showcased each day, from writers to directors to musicians to stars of screens big and small. Each person will share thoughts about their favorite events, episodes, lines and series. Notable participants include Kate Bosworth, Brandon "Superman" Routh, John Goodman Not to be confused with Johnny Goodman (TV producer), Johnny Goodman, or John C. Goodman. 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Lohan started in show business as a child fashion model for magazine advertisement and television commercials. , Michael McKean Michael McKean (born October 17 1947) is an American actor, comedian, composer and musician, best known for his portrayal of Squiggy's friend, Leonard 'Lenny' Kosnowski, on the sitcom Laverne and Shirley; as one of the members of Spinal Tap; as a , Zach Braff, Garry Shandling Garry Shandling (born November 29, 1949) is an American comedian. He is best known for his work in It's Garry Shandling's Show and The Larry Sanders Show. , Wolfgang Petersen, Henry Rollins, Brett Ratner, Wanda Sykes and others. About IGN Entertainment IGN Entertainment, a unit of Fox Interactive Media, Inc., is a leading Internet media and services provider focused on the videogame and entertainment enthusiast markets. Collectively, IGN's properties reached 35 million unique users worldwide in the month of April 2006, according to Internet audience measurement firm comScore Media Metrix.(a) IGN's network of videogame-related properties (IGN.com, GameSpy, FilePlanet, TeamXbox, Direct2Drive and others), is the web's number one videogame information destination and attracts one of the largest concentrated audiences of young males on the Internet. IGN also owns and operates the popular movie-related website, Rotten Tomatoes and one of the leading male lifestyle websites, AskMen.com. In addition, IGN provides technology for online game play in videogames. IGN is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area “Bay Area” redirects here. For other uses, see Bay Area (disambiguation). The San Francisco Bay Area, colloquially known as the Bay Area or The Bay , with offices throughout the U.S. and in Montreal. About Fox Interactive Media Fox Interactive Media (FIM FIM The ISO 4217 currency code for the Finnish Markka. ) delivers an integrated network of sites that offer its more than 75 million worldwide users socially rich media experiences centered on entertainment, news, information and self-expression. The company's network includes Internet assets from News Corp. divisions, including the highly trafficked Foxsports.com, Americanidol.com and Fox.com. FIM also owns and operates such category leaders as MySpace, the number one social networking site A Web site that provides a virtual community for people interested in a particular subject or just to "hang out" together. Members create their own online "profile" with biographical data, pictures, likes, dislikes and any other information they choose to post. on the Web; IGN, a leading gaming and entertainment site; Scout.com, a dynamic collegiate and pro sports network; Sidereus Technologies, a leading desktop and widget Pronounced "wih-jit," for decades, the term has been a popular word for a generic "thing" when there is no real name for it. It is often used to describe examples of made-up products along with other fictitious names; for example, "10 widgets, 5 frabbits and 2 dingits. development Company, AskMen, a leading men's lifestyle site, and Rotten Tomatoes, the premier destination for movie-goers, among others. (a)comScore Media Metrix, March 2006 Worldwide data. Worldwide data cited herein represent an aggregate of 32 countries reported by comScore Media Metrix on a monthly basis. 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