TV One and Time Warner Inc.’s cable systems subsidiary have signed a long-term distribution agreement.
TV One, a network targeting African American adults, is slated to launch by the end of July in Time Warner Cable’s Houston, Charlotte and southwest Ohio divisions and is expected to launch by the end of the year in several other Time Warner Cable systems.
TV One’s investors include Radio One Inc., a radio company targeting African American and urban listeners, and Comcast Corp., a cable television company.
Launched in January 2004, TV One serves more than 18 million subscribers, offering a broad range of lifestyle and entertainment-oriented original programming, classic series, movies, fashion and music that focus on African American themes, issues culture and politics. The station is available on Charter cable.