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Black Television News Channel Announces Carriage Agreement With ComcastFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 14, 2008
BLACK TELEVISION NEWS CHANNEL
ANNOUNCES CARRIAGE AGREEMENT WITH COMCAST
Washington, DC — April 14, 2008 — Black Television News Channel (BTNC), the nation's only African-American news network, scheduled to launch in 2009, today announced a multi-year carriage agreement with Comcast (CMCSA, CMCSK), the country's leading provider of cable, entertainment and communications products and services. Under the agreement, BTNC expects that it will be added to Comcast systems in the following key African American markets: Philadelphia, Chicago, Detroit, Washington, D.C., Atlanta and Baltimore.
BTNC will be a 24/7 cable news network that provides original news programming with a distinctly African-American perspective, and therefore helps fill a major gap in today's media. BTNC is the endeavor of J.C. Watts, Jr., former U.S. congressman from Oklahoma and celebrated athlete, and broadcast and cable news veterans.
"Our unique and vast content partnerships with African American newsmakers will provide our viewers LIVE access to the stories and people in whom our viewers have a special interest," said Watts. "With this agreement, Comcast continues to demonstrate its commitment to working with independent programmers with diverse points of view."
BTNC will construct the first coast-to-coast all high-definition television newsgathering infrastructure with its network operations center located in Washington, DC.
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About BTNC Black Television News Channel will be the nation's only provider of 24/7 cable news programming dedicated to covering the unique perspective of African American communities. BTNC will provide access to information and educational programming to meet the specific needs of this growing and dynamic community, which is a major consumer of subscription television services. BTNC will provide a new voice that represents African Americans in mainstream media and fosters political, economic, and social discourse. BTNC's programming will shed light on the unique social, economic, and political challenges facing urban communities and help close the "image gap" that exists today between the negative African American stereotypes perpetuated by mainstream media news and our enterprising black communities.
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I've been saying until blacks get their own news channel
it fruitless to expect they would ever reach any kind of parity in news coverage.Just yesterday on memorial day I notice CNN ran all these clips of soldiers who served in Iraq.They didnt show not one black in any type of heroic way,only that they was injured.But all the heroism was bestowed on the white soldiers.....
Who are the reporters?
I am very anxious to begin watching this news station. I am wondering who will be the reporters. When are you going to announce who they will be and when are you going to give more details on this ground breaking endeavor. I AM READY!!!
BTNC Launch
I would Like to see more in the traditional media and new media regarding the long overdue launch for a in-depth cable news network that is going to specifically target and address the needs of the African American community, locally, nationally, internationally and globally.
I applaud and support the visionary leaders of BTNC for having the passion and tenacity for creating a platform to address diverse issues that African Americans face in the 21st century.
Expansion
I do hope that we will see advertising on TV1 for this to have people request it from the cable and tv provider.
I want it on FIOS TV, Dish and Direct TV. I would suspect that Time Warner would want to participate also
It would be interesting to have video blogs of the executives discuss their plans as they execute them. To truly document the birth of a BEAUTIFUL company that has been long over due.
I would love to see how reports like that of Al Jazeera, Sky, CNN International, PBS and BBC covers some from Africa and other places that Black Americans would have interest.
WOW I would love to be apart of this creation how exciting! :-)
God Bless this venture
Your Brother in Christ
Terry