TV One Announces Carriage Plans In Several Key Comcast Markets
- TV One to be Carried on Most Popular Comcast Package in Major Markets
Including Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Detroit and Atlanta, Among Others -
LANHAM, Md., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- TV One, the new channel targeting African
American adults, will be added to the lineup of Comcast's expanded basic
package, the most popular level of service, in major markets comprising 2.2
million subscribers in Atlanta, Detroit and Flint, MI, as well as Comcast's
entire Atlantic division, which includes Washington and Baltimore.
TV One will be available to 550,000 Comcast subscribers in the city of Atlanta;
175,000 subscribers in Detroit and Flint, MI; and 1.475 million subscribers in
the company's Atlantic region, which includes the cities of Washington,
Baltimore, Richmond, VA and Ocean City, MD, as well as Baltimore, Montgomery,
Prince Georges, Howard and Anne Arundel counties in Maryland; Arlington County
and Alexandria, VA; and Dover and Rehoboth Beach, DE.
TV One will be added to Comcast's expanded basic package at no additional charge
to subscribers, and offers a broad range of entertainment-oriented original
programming, classic series, movies, fashion and music, as well as public
affairs, non-fiction series and lifestyle programs that focus on African
American themes, issues, culture and politics. The network will debut on
January 19, 2004.
"We are delighted that urban viewers in these systems, especially African
American adults, will have early access to TV One, and we thank Comcast for its
strong support of this new service," said TV One President and CEO Johnathan
Rodgers. "We hope to make TV One more than a simply a new viewing choice for
African American adults. We hope to make it a television home that will serve
our entertainment needs and reflect and respect our lifestyle and culture." TV One continues to pursue carriage agreements with other operators and in the
near future hopes to announce additional markets where the network will be
available.
"By combining the reach of Radio One's 66 urban radio stations with TV One and
the local systems, we'll be able to spread the good news about our new channel
and the cable operator's new services," said TV One Senior Vice President of
Affiliate Sales and Marketing Bernard Bell. "We look forward to announcing
additional distribution -- both with Comcast and with other distributors in the
near future." "Comcast is pleased to debut TV One, one of the most anticipated, innovative and
exciting new networks in a long time, to our subscribers in some of the
country's top urban markets," said Comcast Cable President Steve Burke. "TV One
is representative of our efforts to provide viewers with the widest possible
array of programming choices." TV One's investors include Radio One (NASDAQ:ROIANASDAQ:andNASDAQ:ROIAK), the
largest radio broadcaster primarily targeting African-American and urban
listeners; Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSANASDAQ:andNASDAQ:CMCSK), the leading
cable television company in the country; Constellation Ventures; Syndicated
Communications; Pacesetter Capital Group; and Opportunity Capital Partners. DATASOURCE: TV One CONTACT: Lynn McReynolds, +1-410-268-0275, for TV One; or Tim Fitzpatrick of Comcast, +1-215-981-8515
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