Africast TV Partners With On Command to Offer African Movies in 450,000 U.S. Hotel Rooms

Africast TV Partners With On Command to Offer African Movies in 450,000 U.S. Hotel Rooms

Also Announces Historic Deal to Develop First African-Themed Online Video Game

NEW YORK, Feb. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Africast Television Network (Africast TV), a U.S. based entertainment network, announced today an agreement with On Command to exclusively offer African movies in 450,000 U.S. hotel rooms during Black History Month. From February 1 to February 28, On Command, a Liberty Media company that supplies in-room video-on-demand to over 1 million hotel rooms in North America, will show popular, African movies currently being featured on the Africast TV online network (http://www.africast.com/). Participating hotels include Marriott, Renaissance, Residence Inn, Courtyard, Towneplace Suites, Springhill Suites, Hyatt, Wyndham, Loews, W, Sheraton, Holiday Inn, and Four Seasons. Africast is also making history with game developer Rapid Reality as the first provider of an African-themed online videogame.

"These partnerships are important milestones in fulfilling our mission to provide a global voice for Africans to tell their own stories to the world," says John Sarpong, Africast Chairman and CEO. "As the premier source of Pan African media content, we're excited to offer our viewers with programming and games that reflect the diversity of African culture and lifestyle."

Africast plans to release, later this year, the first African-themed online video game, "Africa", in partnership with video game developer Rapid Reality. The game is the first Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) that will feature an African theme, characters and history. Set in 13th century Africa, tens of thousands of gamers from all over the globe will be able to log on and experience the rich history, mythology and folklore of Africa. "Africa" will use the latest 3-D gaming technology to create an interdependent world where players can become wealthy traders or mighty warriors, raise families or rule empires. A preview of the game can be seen at http://www.africast.tv/games.

Africast TV, a leading source for country-specific African news, sports and entertainment, is available online at http://www.africast.com/ and offers real-time television programming from African broadcasters. The website features the Africast Movies & Entertainment (AME) and Africast Home Television (AHT) Channels. AME is America's first African movie channel featuring award-winning movies, dramas and documentaries from African filmmakers.

AHT broadcasts live, high-quality television from major African broadcasters in countries such as Ghana and Nigeria, with more countries continuously being added. Africast TV online subscribers can watch, real-time or on-demand, a variety of African news, sports and entertainment on any Internet-enabled device: from home computers and online-enabled television sets, to office laptops and mobile phones. The Company is in discussions with several satellite and cable providers to offer the Africast Home Television and Africast Movie & Entertainment Channels as premium subscription channels beginning as early as April.

Africast is steadily gaining notoriety as it successfully taps into the fast-growing U.S. and international markets desiring African news, sports and entertainment. Africast TV currently has subscribers from more than 25 countries around the globe who pay US$9.95 to US$19.95 per month to view channels on the Africast TV online network. The Company also offers daily subscription packages ranging from $3.95 to $6.95.

"Never before has there been a U.S. multi-media, entertainment and information network devoted solely to Africa," says Sarpong. "We're filling a void in the global Africa market by providing intelligent and appealing entertainment to a community that is aware of its heritage and hungry for quality programming."

About Africast TV and Africast Global Media

Africast TV Network (Africast TV) is a subsidiary of Africast Global Media, Inc., which offers diverse, Africa-focused entertainment, multi-media and information services to U.S. and worldwide audiences. Africast Global Media subsidiaries also include Africast Online Games and The Africast Foundation. For information visit http://www.africast.com/ .

Contact: Alicia Ingram
Noelle-Elaine Media, Inc.
aingram@noelle-elaine.com
Office 770.739.2853
Cell 404.493.1724

Source: Africast TV

CONTACT: Alicia Ingram of Noelle-Elaine Media, Inc.,
aingram@noelle-elaine.com, +1-770-739-2853, Cell: +1-404-493-1724, for
Africast TV

Web site: http://www.africast.com/
http://www.africast.tv/games

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