Playr is a TV show about video gaming that airs weekly in a number of locations around the world, including the UK, Canada, South America, Spain, South Africa and across Asia. The show mixes in-depth previews, news, reviews and features on video games and is notable for its entertaining approach to the subject. Playr is executive produced by Richard Wilcox, whose credits include GamesMaster

GamesMaster

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, When Games Attack

When Games Attack

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and Gamer.tv

Gamer.tv

Gamer.tv was a weekly television show produced by the company of the same name, that ran from 2002 to 2008. Each half-hour episode mixed topical video game news, reviews, previews and features. The series aired on a number of networks around the world including Bravo in the UK and Starz in North...

.

From 20 November 2009 to 19 October 2010, episodes also appeared on Playr's official YouTube

YouTube

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 channel, in up to 720p

720p

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 resolution. Full length segments from the show are also available.

It is distributed worldwide by IMG Media.

UK history

From 3 May 2008 until April 2009, Playr aired Saturday and Sunday mornings on Bravo. Until January 2009, the series had two sister programmes on Bravo: Playr Guide and Playr 2. The show is voiced

Voice-over

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 by Marc Cieslak

Marc Cieslak

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, previous narrators include comedian Rufus Hound

Rufus Hound

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 and Tim Beckmann. On 25 April 2009, Playr ceased airing on Bravo.

The series returned to UK screens on 5 September 2009 on Film 24

Film 24 (channel)

Film24 was a British production company and television channel, available on Sky channel 157.The channel averaged around 170,000 viewers a week, for the first five months of 2010, before the channel entered liquidation, it averaged 800,000.-History:...

. 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.

Playr returned once again to UK screens on 5 June 2011 for a 6-month run on the Information TV

Information TV

Information TV is a television organisation which broadcasts three free-to-air channels on Sky and Freesat in the United Kingdom.-History:Information TV came into existence in April 2003, and received its ITC licence in November 2003. It began broadcasting at 10am on Monday, 19 January 2004 on Sky...

group of channels. New episodes premiere on Sundays at 12:30 pm on Showcase TV, followed by Playr Guide, with repeats aired throughout the week.

External links

• IMG Media profile of Playr