As of February 2015, TV One is available to approximately 57 million pay television households (48.9% of households with at least one television set) in the United States.[4]
TV One launched on January 19, 2004, on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, as a competitor to the longer-established BET.[5] At the time of its launch, the channel was in approximately 2.2 million homes in 16 markets.[5] On July 7, 2008, the channel's president and CEO Johnathan Rodgers announced that TV One would provide extensive coverage of the Democratic National Convention that August.[6] In 2011, TV One's original co-owner Comcast acquired NBCUniversal, effectively integrating TV One and the other Comcast Entertainment Group channels into NBCUniversal's portfolio.[7]
In August 2012, TV One updated its on-air look and logo, as part of a plan to "tell stories about how African-American life unfolds and to distinguish it from a growing number of competitors."[8] On July 9, 2013, TV One announced that it would debut its first live one-hour, weekday morning news program that would be hosted by commentator Roland S. Martin.[9] The program, News One Now, premiered on November 4, 2013.[10]
In December 2014, Brad Siegel was hired as president of TV One. Siegel was formerly president of Turner Entertainment Networks, and vice chairman of Up TV, which he co-founded in 2004.[11][12]
In March 2015, Radio One announced a deal to buy out Comcast's 47.9% share of TV One for $550 million.[13][1][2]
In February 2016, TV One updated their logo again, along with a new slogan: "Represent."
Membership and affiliationsedit
Associate member of the Caribbean Cable & Telecommunications Association, Inc. - CCTA[14]
Aspire TV – an American digital cable and satellite channel owned by businessman and former basketball player Magic Johnson
BET – The flagship American basic cable and satellite channel of the BET Networks, currently owned by Paramount Global, which launched in 1980 as the first television channel devoted to programming targeting African-Americans
BET Her - A spinoff channel targeting African-American women
Cleo TV - a sister channel to TV One targeting African-American women
Referencesedit
^ abc"Radio One's Buyout Of Comcast…". www.urbaninsite.com. Urban Insite. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
^ abcSeyler, Dave. "Radio One Closes on TV One Cable Channel". rbr.com. Radio & Television Business Report. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
^Prince, Richard (January 19, 2004). "TV One Launches, With Adding Markets a Challenge". The Robert C. Maynard Institute. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
^Seidman, Robert (February 22, 2015). . TV by the Numbers. Zap2it. Archived from the original on February 23, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
^ abFelicia R. Lee, "A Network for Blacks With Sense of Mission," The New York Times, December 11, 2007.
^Balta, Victor (July 9, 2008). "Network Commits to Obama-only Coverage". Comcast.net. Archived from the original on August 7, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2008.
^Wayne Barrett, “Al Sharpton’s Radio Power Play,” The Daily Beast, July 28, 2011.
^"TV One Rebrands Around Storytelling". The Hollywood Reporter. June 20, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
^Bibel, Sara (July 9, 2013). . TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 2, 2013.
^"TV One Sets Premiere of "News One Now" with Host and Managing Editor Roland S. Martin, Monday, November 4, 9AM/ET". The Futon Critic (Press release). October 24, 2013.
^"Brad Siegel Named TV One President," Deadline Hollywood, December 17, 2014.
^Cynthia Littleton, "TV One Taps Cable Vet Brad Siegel as President," Variety, December 17, 2014.
^"Radio One Gears Up for TV One Deal," Inside Radio, March 20, 2015.
^Staff Writer. "Membership - CCTA Associate Members". Caribbean Cable & Telecommunications Association, Inc. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
External linksedit
Official website
February 15, 2024
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TV One is an American basic cable television channel owned by Urban One having acquired Comcast s stake in the TV channel in 2015 1 2 Headquartered in Silver Spring Maryland TV One s programming targets African American adults with a broad mixture of original lifestyle and entertainment oriented series documentaries films music performances and reruns of sitcoms from the 1970s through the 2000s TV OneCountryUnited StatesBroadcast areaNationwideHeadquartersSilver Spring MarylandProgrammingLanguage s EnglishPicture formatHDTV 1080i downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed OwnershipOwnerUrban One 1 2 Sister channelsCleo TVHistoryLaunchedJanuary 19 2004 20 years ago 2004 01 19 3 LinksWebsitetvone wbr tvAs of February 2015 TV One is available to approximately 57 million pay television households 48 9 of households with at least one television set in the United States 4 Contents 1 History 2 Membership and affiliations 3 Programming 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editPrevious TV One logos nbsp Used from launch in 2004 to August 2012 nbsp Used from August 2012 to February 2016 TV One launched on January 19 2004 on Martin Luther King Jr Day as a competitor to the longer established BET 5 At the time of its launch the channel was in approximately 2 2 million homes in 16 markets 5 On July 7 2008 the channel s president and CEO Johnathan Rodgers announced that TV One would provide extensive coverage of the Democratic National Convention that August 6 In 2011 TV One s original co owner Comcast acquired NBCUniversal effectively integrating TV One and the other Comcast Entertainment Group channels into NBCUniversal s portfolio 7 In August 2012 TV One updated its on air look and logo as part of a plan to tell stories about how African American life unfolds and to distinguish it from a growing number of competitors 8 On July 9 2013 TV One announced that it would debut its first live one hour weekday morning news program that would be hosted by commentator Roland S Martin 9 The program News One Now premiered on November 4 2013 10 In December 2014 Brad Siegel was hired as president of TV One Siegel was formerly president of Turner Entertainment Networks and vice chairman of Up TV which he co founded in 2004 11 12 In March 2015 Radio One announced a deal to buy out Comcast s 47 9 share of TV One for 550 million 13 1 2 In February 2016 TV One updated their logo again along with a new slogan Represent Membership and affiliations editAssociate member of the Caribbean Cable amp Telecommunications Association Inc CCTA 14 Programming editMain article List of programs broadcast by TV OneSee also edit nbsp United States portal nbsp Television portalAspire TV an American digital cable and satellite channel owned by businessman and former basketball player Magic Johnson BET The flagship American basic cable and satellite channel of the BET Networks currently owned by Paramount Global which launched in 1980 as the first television channel devoted to programming targeting African Americans BET Her A spinoff channel targeting African American women Bounce TV an American digital multicast channel owned by the E W Scripps Company Cleo TV a sister channel to TV One targeting African American womenReferences edit a b c Radio One s Buyout Of Comcast www urbaninsite com Urban Insite Retrieved July 7 2015 a b c Seyler Dave Radio One Closes on TV One Cable Channel rbr com Radio amp Television Business Report Retrieved April 19 2015 Prince Richard January 19 2004 TV One Launches With Adding Markets a Challenge The Robert C Maynard Institute Retrieved July 8 2013 Seidman Robert February 22 2015 List of how many homes each cable network is in as of February 2015 TV by the Numbers Zap2it Archived from the original on February 23 2015 Retrieved March 14 2015 a b Felicia R Lee A Network for Blacks With Sense of Mission The New York Times December 11 2007 Balta Victor July 9 2008 Network Commits to Obama only Coverage Comcast net Archived from the original on August 7 2011 Retrieved July 20 2008 Wayne Barrett Al Sharpton s Radio Power Play The Daily Beast July 28 2011 TV One Rebrands Around Storytelling The Hollywood Reporter June 20 2012 Retrieved August 17 2012 Bibel Sara July 9 2013 Roland S Martin to Host News One Now TV One s First Daily News Program TV by the Numbers Archived from the original on November 2 2013 TV One Sets Premiere of News One Now with Host and Managing Editor Roland S Martin Monday November 4 9AM ET The Futon Critic Press release October 24 2013 Brad Siegel Named TV One President Deadline Hollywood December 17 2014 Cynthia Littleton TV One Taps Cable Vet Brad Siegel as President Variety December 17 2014 Radio One Gears Up for TV One Deal Inside Radio March 20 2015 Staff Writer Membership CCTA Associate Members Caribbean Cable amp Telecommunications Association Inc Retrieved May 15 2021 External links editOfficial website nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title TV 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