Black Owned Linear & Non-Linear TV Platforms
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DOMESTIC - BLACK OWNED
Represents cable networks founded and entirely owned by African Americans/Blacks as well as media outlets they have now acquired and own.
The Africa Channel: The Africa Channel is a cable and streaming network founded by Zimbabwean American James Makawa. The network features a broad mix of original and syndicated entertainment, travel, lifestyle, and cultural programming.
Cars.TV: Cars.TV is a digital network owned by Entertainment Studios, a subsidiary of Allen Media Group. It is dedicated to notable cars, highlighting collectors, designers, innovators, and ultimate car enthusiasts.
Cleo TV: Cleo TV is a cable television network, a subsidiary of Urban One (founded by Cathy Hughes). The network serves young millennial and Gen X African American women. The network's programming is mainly made up of how-to and cooking programming, along with syndicated sitcoms and dramas (including Empire), the TEGNA-produced daily talk show Sister Circle, and black films.
Comedy.TV: Comedy.TV is a digital network owned by Entertainment Studios, a subsidiary of Allen Media Group. It features an array of standup comedy specials and comedy-adjacent programming.
ES.TV: ES.TV is a digital network owned by Entertainment Studios, a subsidiary of Allen Media Group. The network features comedians performing live and taped, as well as hosted talk and variety shows.
Justice Central: Justice Central is a digital network owned by Entertainment Studios, a subsidiary of Allen Media Group. The network features court shows by judges Gloria Allred, Mablean Ephriam, Glenda Hatchett, Karen Mills-Francis, Cristina Perez, and Kevin Ross.
MyDesitiation.TV: MyDestination.TV is a digital network owned by Entertainment Studios, a subsidiary of Allen Media Group. The network is dedicated to highlighting exotic destinations around the world, and Beautiful Homes and great Estates.
NioreTV: NioreTV is a cable channel founded by Emeka Iwukemjika and owned by Caspen Media, LLC. It features a mix of music videos, licensed films, and unscripted programming.
Pets.TV: Pets.TV is a digital network owned by Entertainment Studios, a subsidiary of Allen Media Group. The network is dedicated to pets and pet lovers, celebrating the best in show and the people who love them.
Recipe.TV: Recipe.TV is a digital network owned by Entertainment Studios, a subsidiary of Allen Media Group. The network is dedicated to showcasing chefs, recipes, food, and cuisine from around the world.
This TV: This TV is a free-to-air television network owned by Entertainment Studios, a subsidiary of Allen Media Group. The network features films (those primarily sourced from the library of partial owner MGM) as well as general entertainment content in the form of classic television series and children's programming.
Soul of the South Television: Soul of the South Television is a regional broadcast network co-founded by Edwin Avent, Carl McCaskill, and Larry Morton. The network was sold and is now owned by Doug McHenry. It features a broad mix of scripted and unscripted content targeting African Americans.
TV One: TV One is a digital cable and satellite television network that is a subsidiary of Urban One. TV One's programming targets African American adults with a broad mix of original lifestyle and entertainment-oriented series, documentaries, movies, concert performances, and reruns of sitcoms from the 1970s through the 2000s.
The Weather Channel: The Weather Channel (TWC) is a basic cable and satellite television channel owned by The Weather Group, LLC, a subsidiary of Allen Media Group. The channel broadcasts weather forecasts and weather-related news and analysis, along with documentaries and entertainment programming related to weather.
Weatherscan: Weatherscan is a digital cable and satellite television network that is owned by The Weather Group, LLC, a subsidiary of Allen Media Group. A spinoff of The Weather Channel, Weatherscan features uninterrupted local weather information in graphical format on a continuous loop that is generated by an IntelliStar unit installed at the cable provider’s headend. Unlike The Weather Channel, Weatherscan does not feature on-air talent of any kind.
DOMESTIC - Black OWNED
Represents streaming platforms founded and entirely owned by African Americans/Blacks as well as media outlets they have now acquired and own.
Streaming platform
BlackOakTV: BlackOakTV is a video-on-demand subscription platform founded by Uzo Ometu exclusively serving Black audiences with content that best reflects their lives and experiences.
Eyeconic Television: Eyeconic Television is a Houston-area television station streaming nationwide on Roku, Amazon, Apple TV+, and more. The TV station founded by Ja'Leah Davis features more than twenty programs dedicated to educating and entertaining viewers.
TheGrio TV: TheGrio TV is a video streaming platform owned by Allen Media Broadcast Networks, LLC, a subsidiary of Entertainment Studios. The network carries lifestyle and entertainment programming of interest to the Black American community as an extension of their news website.
HBCU League Pass: HBCU League Pass is a streaming service and subsidiary of Urban Edge Networks that presents HBCU sports programming and HBCU news content targeting those within and outside of the HBCU ecosystem.
In The Black Network: In The Black Network is a streaming platform featuring diverse programming targeting the global Black diaspora.
Kweli: Kweli is a video-on-demand platform founded by DeShuna Spencer that curates’ Black indie films, docs, shows, kids’ series, animation & more from across the globe.
KeyTV: KeyTV is a digital media channel founded by Keke Palmer to spotlight a new generation of creators in front of and behind the lens.
ReachTV: ReachTV is the premier airport television network, with 2,500+ screens in 90 commercial airports and 58 private/FBO airports across North America founded by Lynnwood Bibbens.
The Weather Channel en Español: The Weather Channel en Español is a Spanish-language streaming service that is owned by The Weather Group, LLC, a subsidiary of Allen Media Group. A spinoff of the English-language The Weather Channel, The Weather Channel en Español features Spanish-speaking weather reporters and show hosts throughout the day on weekdays and weekends. Weather reporters forecast weather conditions in the U.S. and its territories such as Puerto Rico, as well as in Mexico and Central America, both from the studio and in the field during weather events.
The Zeus Network: The Zeus Network is a leading digital video-on-demand subscription-based network founded by Lemuel Plummer based in Burbank, California. It streams original scripted and reality programming generated by the most popular social media influencers in the world.
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Local Now: Local Now is an over-the-internet television service that is owned by The Weather Group, LLC, a subsidiary of Entertainment Studios. A spinoff of The Weather Channel, Local Now primarily provides a cyclic playlist of weather, news, sports, entertainment, and lifestyle segments, incorporating localized content through feeds geared to a user-specified area.
INTERNATIONAL - Black OWNED
Represents streaming platforms owned and operated by Black people outside of the United States.
eVOD: eVOD is a video-on-demand service and a subsidiary of e.tv, that provides access to e.tv shows, movies, and other content.
Irokotv: Irokotv is a video-on-demand service founded by Jason Njoku that provides access to over 5,000 Nollywood film titles. Irokotv is a part of iROKO Limited, which is an African entertainment company.
Millennium TV: Millennium TV is a British community-focused, global affairs and lifestyle channel, 24-hour radio station, and online television platform founded by Winston Bell-Gam. The platform provides its viewers with focused, empowering, and informative video content. From ground-breaking documentaries to live coverage of burning community issues, the channel provides an indispensable source of stories that create a more complete mosaic of life in the contemporary diaspora.