Anyone know what's happening with Al Gore's TV channel?

Here's the last I read about it (which was in May, 2004):

'Gore positioned the venture as the antidote to established corporate media. "The trend toward consolidation and conglomerate ownership, while completely understandable due to business dynamics, does present problems to the American people," Gore said.

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Gore said he already has begun fielding ideas from producers he declined to name. "Most of the people who have come to us have come as individuals -- young, extremely creative types from Hollywood and elsewhere who have had ideas that they would like to pitch to an independent network," he said.

INdTV also named a few notables to its advisory board: Apple CEO Steve Jobs and Orville Schell, dean of the University of California at Berkeley School of Journalism. Gore is on the board of directors at Apple.'

complete article here:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000502763

This looks excellent.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45826-2005Jan3.html

Al Gore's INdTV: The People's Programmer

By Richard Leiby
Tuesday, January 4, 2005; Page C03

Tuning in to Gore TV: Little is publicly known about the cable news network planned by almost-president Al Gore except that it will be called INdTV (say it like "indie"), aims to wow the youth market, has set up shop in San Francisco and is supposed to launch this year. But what kind of shows will it carry?

We've received a glimpse of some of the programming envisioned by INdTV execs, who just sent out an e-mail to prospective "digital correspondents," seeking edgy video submissions to serve as pilots. Gore's programming gurus say they hope to "democratize television" by relying on Generation Y contributors and "real-life video." An insider cautioned us yesterday that the e-mail represents just a sliver of the conceptual pie, but the potential must-see lineup includes:

• "That's F*&#ed Up: Is there something unfathomable going on around the corner or down the street? Some state of affairs that just doesn't make sense? You can rant all you want -- it just better be good TV."

• "INdTV Paparazzi: Get someone famous to opine on something substantive. ('Hey Paris -- what did you think of Rumsfeld's quote on the armored Humvee shortage in Iraq?') Or, ask a serious figure about something not-so-substantive. Note: Don't be a stalker."

more at the link