Playr Explained

Runtime:24 minutes
Company:Playr Ltd.
Voices:Marc Cieslak
Country:United Kingdom
Executive Producer:Richard Wilcox
Channel:Bravo (2008-2009)
Film 24 (2009-2010)
Showcase TV (2011-2013)

Playr is a TV show about video gaming that aired weekly in a number of locations around the world, including the UK, Canada, South America, Spain,[1] South Africa and across Asia.[2] The show mixed in-depth previews, news, reviews and features on video games and is notable for its entertaining approach to the subject. Playr was executive produced by Richard Wilcox, whose credits include GamesMaster, When Games Attack and Gamer.tv.

From 20 November 2009 to 19 October 2010, episodes also appeared on Playr's official YouTube channel, in up to 720p resolution.[3] [4] Full length segments from the show are also available.

It was distributed outside the UK by IMG Media.[5]

History

From 3 May 2008 until April 2009,[6] Playr aired Saturday and Sunday mornings on Bravo. Repeats of the show were shown on Bravo 2. Until January 2009, the series had two sister programmes on Bravo: Playr Guide and Playr 2. The show is voiced by Marc Cieslak,[7] previous narrators include comedian Rufus Hound and Tim Beckmann. On 25 April 2009, Playr ceased airing on Bravo.[8] [9]

The series returned to UK screens on 5 September 2009 on Film 24.[10] After the 22 May 2010 episode, the show was forced off the air after Film 24 refused to pay any outstanding fees and later entered liquidation.[11] [12] [13]

Playr returned once again to UK screens on 5 June 2011 for an initial 6-month run on the Information TV group of channels.[14] New episodes premiered on Tuesdays at 6:00 pm on Showcase TV, followed by Playr Guide, with repeats aired throughout the week. In January 2013, the last episode of Playr aired mentioning that the programme would be gone for some time but on 19 March 2013 a post on the Playr website confirmed that the show was not in production and that it had probably finished.[15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Playr . . 31 August 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100808151951/http://www.syfyuniversal.es/series/playr . 8 August 2010 .
  2. Web site: About. 20 February 2009 . The official blog of Playr. 31 August 2010.
  3. Web site: Playr, Episode 81 Part 1 (Assassin's Creed 2, Left 4 Dead 2). YouTube. 20 November 2009.
  4. Web site: Playr Ep 129 Pt 2 (Fallout New Vegas, LEGO universe) . YouTube. 19 October 2010.
  5. Web site: PLAYR. https://archive.today/20120324120134/http://www.imgprogramming.com/home/programmes/item374326/. dead. 24 March 2012. IMG Media Programming. 1 June 2011.
  6. Web site: New games TV series coming to Bravo. MCV. 9 May 2008. 23 January 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090727125103/http://www.mcvuk.com/news/30508/New-games-TV-series-coming-to-Bravo. 27 July 2009. dead.
  7. Web site: Marc Cieslak. Mandy Voicevers. 23 January 2013. dmy-all.
  8. Web site: Where's The Show?. PlayrHQ. 25 April 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090703001108/http://playrhq.ning.com/profiles/blogs/wheres-the-show. 3 July 2009. dmy-all.
  9. Web site: Wish You Were Here!. PlayrHQ. 1 May 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090703001034/http://playrhq.ning.com/profiles/blogs/wish-you-were-here. 3 July 2009. dmy-all.
  10. Web site: Playr Returns to UK screens on Film 24. PlayrHQ. 5 September 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090908013936/http://playrhq.ning.com/profiles/blogs/playr-returns-to-uk-screens-on. 8 September 2009. dmy-all.
  11. Web site: Apology . PlayrHQ . 22 July 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101125155439/http://playrhq.ning.com/profiles/blogs/apology-1 . 25 November 2010 .
  12. Web site: Canis handling Film24 Sky channel sale. Digital Spy. 22 June 2010.
  13. Web site: Film24 operators call in Canis Media. Broadcast. 22 June 2010.
  14. Web site: Playr returns to UK TV screens this weekend. PlayrHQ. 1 June 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110824150927/http://playrhq.ning.com/profiles/blogs/playr-returns-to-uk-tv-screens. 24 August 2011. dmy-all.
  15. Web site: Sleeping Quietly. PlayrHQ. 19 March 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130514114402/http://playrhq.ning.com/profiles/blogs/sleeping-quietly. 14 May 2013. dmy-all.

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