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On March 25, 2004, [[Comcast|Comcast's]] [[G4 (American TV channel)|G4 gaming channel]] announced a merger with TechTV. This move became hugely controversial among loyal fans of TechTV and Leo Laporte, who, because of a contract dispute with Vulcan, left the channel. Shows with Laporte, including [[The Screen Savers]] and Call for Help, continued on with remaining staff taking over his hosting duties.

Around May 6, 2004, G4 announced the termination of 250 employees from the San Francisco office by July 16, 2004, allowing approximately 80 to 100 employees to transition to G4's main office in [[Los Angeles]] if they agreed to relocate there.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://leolaporte.com/2004/05/06/comcast_fires_techtv_staff/|title=Comcast Fires TechTV Staff|first=Leo|last=Laporte|date=May 6, 2004|website=Leo Laporte}}</ref> Shows from TechTV that weren'twere not redundant to G4's offerings continued on until July, when the closing of the TechTV Offices would close the respective stages for these shows in turn.

On May 10, 2004, [[G4 Media (TV company)|G4 Media]] completed the acquisition of TechTV from Vulcan. [[G4techTV]] was launched in the U.S. on May 28, 2004. This led to the cancellation of many of the TechTV channels throughout carriers across the world (e.g.: systems with both channels active, systems limiting Comcast's number of channels on their lineup, etc.) On January 3, 2005, TechTV International began airing select programs from G4techTV. After the closure deadline passed on July 16, 2004, only Los Angeles produced shows would air on the new channel. The final production originating at TechTV in San Francisco was the September 2, 2004, episode of ''The Screen Savers'' (which was taped on July 16, 2004).