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 MoreEssence to launch new site
PaidContent reported yesterday that Essence will team with Warner Bros. TV to launch a new video heavy site this summer. You may remember when we reported on Essence’s “30 Dates in 30 Days” webisode last fall and our initial reaction on the it. Lets take a quick look at what this partnership means for Essence [...]
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