Several gaming shows were commissioned by Sky One in 1993 from Hewland International (one of which was "Games World"). Due to this close relationship with BSkyB, Hewland International were even successful in convincing them to launch a whole new channel dedicated to gaming, computers, the internet and technology. The Computer Channel launched in 1996 for only BSkyB subscribers, appearing for just two hours every night. Originally, the only gaming show was "Game Over", made by some of the same production team as "Gamesmaster" and "Games World". When The Computer Channel was relaunched as .tv in 1998, other shows began to start covering the gaming scene. These included "Gear", "Roadtest", "ExMachina" and also "Games Republic".