TV One, Entertainment and Lifestyle Network for African American Adults, Launches Today on Time Warner Cable of New York and New Jersey

TV One, Entertainment and Lifestyle Network for African American Adults, Launches Today on Time Warner Cable of New York and New Jersey

SILVER SPRING, Md., Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- TV One, the new lifestyle and entertainment network targeting African American adults, launched today on Channel 90 to Time Warner Cable of New York and New Jersey digital customers, including customers in Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island, western Brooklyn, Mt. Vernon, as well as Bergen and Hudson Counties, New Jersey.

TV One features a broad mix of original and existing programming, including lifestyle programming and home improvement series, dramas, sitcoms, game, interview and music shows, movies and public affairs programming.

"We are delighted that TV One will now be available to cable subscribers in America's largest market, which is crucial both as a large and influential African American market and a center for the media and advertising businesses," said TV One Executive Vice President of Affiliate Sales and Marketing Brad Samuels. "We thank Time Warner of New York for its support and are confident we are providing them with a high-quality channel that offers their customers an entertaining and unique reflection of the breadth and depth of the African American culture."

Primetime on TV One features original series such as "Living It Up with Patti LaBelle," in which the contemporary music diva offers viewers a behind- the-scenes look at the hottest lifestyle trends; "Sharp Talk with Al Sharpton," a unique, issue-oriented talk show filmed inside a Brooklyn barbershop; and "TV One on One," a series of specials featuring interviews with intriguing public figures and celebrities like Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) and Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx; classic sitcoms from the '70s, '80s and '90s like "Martin," "Amen" and "Good Times"; and quality dramas like "New York Undercover" and "Boston Public."

Launched in January 2004, TV One (http://www.tvoneonline.com/) serves 23.2 million households (Nielsen 11/05 universe estimate), offering a broad range of lifestyle and entertainment-oriented original programming, classic series, movies, fashion and music designed to entertain, inform and inspire a diverse audience of adult African American viewers. TV One's investors include Radio One (Nasdaq: ROIA; ROIAK); (http://www.radio-one.com/), the largest radio company that primarily targets African American and urban listeners; Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA; CMCSK); (http://www.comcast.com/), the leading cable television company in the country; The DirecTV Group; Constellation Ventures; Syndicated Communications; Pacesetter Capital Group; and Opportunity Capital Partners.

Source: TV One

CONTACT: Lynn McReynolds, +1-410-268-0175, for TV One

Web site: http://www.tvoneonline.com/
http://www.radio-one.com/
http://www.comcast.com/

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