is a youth-oriented cable television network and website co-founded by former Vice President Al Gore.

The network airs original news and entertainment programming with a heavy emphasis on viewer participation, including , a documentary series produced by young journalists. It was as “MTV without the music” at its launch in August 2005.

to include cable and satellite providers that reach 60 million American households, as well as providers in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Italy.

Until a format change in 2009, Current aired short features called “pods,” many of them created by viewers and voted up by users of current.com. After Gore and co-founder Joel Hyatt reportedly , Current underwent an overhaul, , canceling some programs, and introducing traditional 30- to 60-minute time slots.

In April 2011, after severing his contract with MSNBC, he would take his news and opinion program, Countdown, to Current TV. Olbermann was named the network’s chief news officer. He was .

Cable giant of Current’s parent company, Current Media.