Rise of the Black Network? Online and On-Air, Growing Alternatives to YouTube and BET
By Aymar Jean Christian This fall TV season has been tough for minority-led shows – besides maybe NCIS: LL Cool J and Law & Order: Terence Howard. NBC’s much-promoted Undercovers bowed to lackluster ratings. Blair Underwood’s The Event is slipping. Jimmy Smits’ Outlaw is cancelled. But since UPN, black Americans have grown accustomed to going elsewhere. [...]
Read MoreWill the Black Broadcasting Network Become Relevant?
Late in December of 2009, the Black Broadcasting Network (BBN) was launched on Verizon Fios TV Video On Demand (VOD). The Black owned and operated company will target the “urban” 18-34 year old demographic. The main focus of the programming on the BBN is programming that features African American and Latino artists, casts, comedians, producers, filmakers and athletes.
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