AT&T and One Solution Launch Multimedia Consumer Awareness Campaign to Inspire African Americans
AT&T and One Solution, the integrated corporate marketing arm of TV One and Radio One, have joined forces on a new consumer awareness campaign to bring the AT&T “ Rethink Possible” tagline to life. This cross-platform campaign is designed to engage and inspire consumers to rethink what is achievable in their own lives via an [...]
Read MoreRiding the Wave: Black Web TV’s Hardest-Working Producer
By Aymar Jean Christian Every week it’s becoming clearer black TV, online and onscreen, is set for a revival. Cable networks from TV One to TV Land are ordering new shows produced by and starringblack actors, as are the Big Four. And brand new channels are waiting in the wings: a few weeksago an over-the-air [...]
Read MoreInnovation Crisis in Black America, Pt. 1
By Mike Green There is a crisis occurring in 12.3% of the American population, otherwise known as Black America. The crumbling economic infrastructure of the nation has impacted every industry, media included. As a former journalist who voluntarily resigned a position as Web editor of an award-winning daily newspaper (owned by Dow Jones Local Media Group [...]
Read MoreComcast to have Zero African American Owned Channels?
The merger of Comcast and NBC Universal is causing some waves in the African American media community. The NCAAOM is planning on fighting this merger until the end. Find out more details inside.
Read MoreTVOneonline.com Gets a New Look
If you haven’t visited tvoneonline.com recently, it is time for you to revisit the site as it has a new look. The focus is now on News, Videos, Shows and the networks current schedule. When we first look at the shows that TV One the channel has the rights to, there is a substantial list. The shows range from the popular Jeffersons, Sanford & Son and A Different World to other shows which are not as popular such as $ingletary $ays, Full Plate, and Wet Paint.
Read MoreRobert Johnson scolds Alfred Liggins for FCC Complaint
Robert Johnson, entrepreneur and founder of BET has some harsh words for Interactive One’s CEO Alfred Liggins, about their recent FCC complaint in opposition of Johnson’s newest endeavor Urban Television, LLC. In the letter Johnson states: As you know, TV One is the only minority-owned channel since BET is now a division of Viacom, yet [...]
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