From Future of Television Forum West – Joel Hyatt, co-founder of Current TV (with former Vice President Al Gore), said that their viewers by far prefer user generated so called "VCAM" ads over professional ads in his morning keynote.
“We have seen that 9 out of 10 of our viewers prefer user-generated ads over the Madison Avenue generated ads,” said Hyatt.

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San Francisco - Current TV, the cable TV network and Web platform founded by former Vice President Al Gore, on Monday announced the launch of a new website, Current.com, which among other things will bring all of the network's TV content online. The site now also features a multiplatform electronic program guide and a new Multimedia Wiki, where any user can contribute multimedia content on various topics. One feature no longer available on the site is the ability to post Current videos on users' websites and blogs.

Los Angeles - Former Vice President Al Gore appeared on stage at the Emmy Awards on Sunday to collect an Emmy for interactive television services for his Current TV network, the youth-oriented channel that highlights user-generated videos.

Los Angeles - Former Vice President Al Gore appeared on stage at the Emmy Awards on Sunday to collect an Emmy for interactive television services for his Current TV network, the youth-oriented channel that highlights user-generated videos.

Burlingame, Calif. - Virgin America, the low-fare airline scheduled to launch on Aug. 8, said on Monday that it will offer the Current TV network's programming on an exclusive channel on its in-flight entertainment system. The channel will include user-generated content created by Current TV viewers.