BET
BET expands its offerings in 29 African countries through multiple platforms
BET Networks has announced that it is now offering BET in 29 countries in sub-Saharan Africa on multiple platforms, expanding the channel
BET Mobile partners with PlayPhone for distribution of digital content
BET Networks has announced that it has partnered with PlayPhone, Inc., operator of the largest network of global mobile entertainment destinations, to build and manage its mobile entertainment and personalization business.
BET, TV One planning major coverage of Obama Presidential Inauguration
African-American targeted networks BET and TV One for the first time will join mainstream cable-news networks in offering full coverage of next month
FOX
Fox TV Producers Asked to Trim Budgets
News Corp.
MTV
MTV Announces CollegeHumor Site Series
MTV has made the long-awaited news official: CollegeHumor will get its own series on the network in 2009. "The CollegeHumor Show" will offer a behind-the-scenes look at the "offbeat" twentysomething-run Web site. CollegeHumor is part of Barry Diller
MTV Launches 'Run's House' Spin-Off, Plus Other New Series
As part of MTV
UNIVISION
Univision agrees to run condom ads!
The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health and Catholics for Choice are happy to share the wonderful news that Univision has decided to run their Condoms4Life radio ads.
VIACOM
New EVP of Strategy & Operations for MTV, VH1
Richard Gay will take on the newly created role of executive VP of strategy and operations for MTV and VH1, working to manage business functions, drive planning and strategic initiatives and execute a broad range of operational activities.
Sumner Redstone Gets Time to Sell Assets
Banks appear to be indefinitely extending Viacom/CBS boss Sumner Redstone
ASIA
Thailand’s “Mr. Condom” battles AIDS
Now, Thailand’s efforts to combat AIDS — including its “100 Percent Condom Use” program and its creation of low-cost antiretroviral drugs — have helped reduce the prevalence of the disease from 140,000 new cases a year to fewer than 20,000.
ADVERTISING NEWS
Civil rights lawyer, Cyrus Mehri, prepares to challenge ad industry discrimination
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MULTI CULTURAL NEWS
Bob Johnson explains business model for Urban Television venture
Robert L. Johnson, founder and chairman of The RLJ Companies today outlined additional details of his proposed programming model for Urban Television, LLC, pending the Federal Communications Commission
Ebony, Jet partner with Google to digitize six decades of publishing history
Many ethnic media outlets see a Web presence as crucial because it can draw readers from outside the community and help followers dig deeper into the issues they care about most. Moreover, ethnic and mainstream publications are seeking younger, tech-savvy readers to grow their readership bases.
ICABA launches a multimedia network for black professionals and entrepreneurs
Prominent business leaders, Black professionals and entrepreneurs convened in
Litton Entertainment to launch weekly 'The Brian McKnight Show' next fall
Litton Entertainment has announced that it will launch "The Brian McKnight Show," a new one-hour weekly variety series set to debut Fall 2009. McKnight, a multi-platinum award-winning singer, musician, producer and arranger, is known for his silky style, breezy charm and smooth vocals.
NABJ: Don't let newsroom layoffs push diversity efforts out the door
The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is calling on the industry to keep diversity in the forefront of cost-cutting decisions made this week at Gannett Co., one of the country
Race and the Web: Going after niche markets or practicing digital segmentation?
The release of Blackbird, an African American focused web browser sparked quite a bit of controversy this past week. The TechCrunch post about it elicited reactions from both sides of the aisle [It has 275 comments and counting].
The Urban Radio Summit to be presented in April by Target Market News
This newly formed annual event will bring together leading marketers, advertising agencies, research companies, syndication firms and Urban Radio broadcasters in a day-long conference exploring opportunities for tapping the $800 billion African-American consumer market.
UPTOWN Magazine announces increases in distribution, circulation and frequency
UPTOWN Magazine, the luxury lifestyle publication for affluent African Americans, announced its expansion into the
OTHER NEWS
Deloitte: Young People Watching Less TV
`Young Americans just aren
Nielsen: Web Video Users Are Day Clickers
Daytime is the Internet
Time Warner: No Media Buys Despite Cash
Time Warner will soon spin off its cable division in return for a cash windfall of over $9 billion. But with its stock at six-year lows and its disastrous AOL marriage a not-too-distant memory, the media giant said it will forego big acquisitions to focus on shareholder returns.