▁Media , ▁announced ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁the ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁the ▁g aming ▁community ▁site ▁G IG A . DE ▁- ▁the ▁online ▁arm ▁of ▁the ▁G IG A ▁television ▁channel . ▁The ▁two ▁companies ▁have ▁shared ▁content ▁since ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁and ▁I GN ▁took ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁pen et rate ▁the ▁German ▁market . ▁Current ▁plans ▁are ▁to ▁maintain ▁the ▁G IG A . DE ▁tra dem ark ▁and ▁structure . ▁ ▁New ▁beginning ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁the ▁E CON A ▁Internet ▁AG , ▁the ▁new ▁owner ▁of ▁G IG A , ▁announced ▁that ▁they ▁want ▁to ▁rev ive ▁G IG A ▁as ▁a ▁TV ▁show . ▁G IG A ▁will ▁first ▁be ▁available ▁only ▁as ▁Web - TV ▁including ▁the ▁Entertainment ▁and ▁Digital ▁L ifest yle ▁Site ▁G IG A . DE . ▁G IG A ▁will ▁begin ▁broadcast ing ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Official ▁home page ▁of ▁G IG A ▁Digital ▁Television ▁ ▁G IG A found ation ▁- ▁big ▁fan ▁page ▁of ▁the ▁G IG A ▁TV ▁channel ▁ ▁G IG A 4 ▁- ▁fan ▁page ▁with ▁news ▁and ▁stories ▁of ▁the ▁G IG A ▁TV ▁channel ▁ ▁German ▁Wikipedia ▁Article ▁on ▁G IG A ▁ ▁G IG A ▁TV ▁trade ▁mark ▁information ▁ ▁Category : Def unct ▁German ▁television ▁channels ▁Category : T ele vision ▁programs ▁about ▁video ▁games ▁Category : Es