Aspire TV (American TV network)
Country | United States |
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Headquarters | Atlanta, Georgia |
Ownership | |
Owner | Magic Johnson Enterprises |
Aspire is an American pay television channel targeting Black Americans. The network was launched by Magic Johnson on June 27, 2012.
History
As part of its arrangement to acquire a minority interest in NBCUniversal, Comcast Corporation committed to carry several minority-owned channels.[1] The arrangement followed pressure led by Maxine Waters in congressional hearings.[2] In April 2011, Comcast solicited proposals for minority-owned networks.[3] In February 2012, Comcast announced distribution arrangements for four networks, including Aspire.[4] The four announced networks and six forthcoming stations are being chosen from among an excess of 100 proposals to begin airing by 2020.
Programming
Current
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- Unboxed with Nikki Chu
- Butter+Brown
- The Bernie Mac Show
- The Graduates ATL
- The Hughleys
- Julia
- In Living Color
- The Mod Squad
- My Wife and Kids
- Room 222
- Soul Food
- Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Former
Upcoming
Aspire also holds the broadcast rights to a selection of CIAA college football games involving historically black colleges and universities.
See also
- Black Entertainment Television – The flagship American basic cable and satellite channel of the BET Networks, currently owned by Viacom, which launched in 1980 as the first television network devoted to programming targeting African-Americans.
- BET Her - A spinoff digital cable and satellite channel targeting African-American women.
- Bounce TV – an American digital multicast network owned by E. W. Scripps Company.
- TV One - a cable and satellite network targeting African-Americans, owned by Urban One, Inc.
- Cleo TV - a sister network to TV One targeting African-American women.
Notes
- ^ Stelter, Brian (February 20, 2012). "Hip Hop Mogul to Unveil Plan for Music Cable Channel". The New York Times. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
- ^ Braxton, Greg and Meg James (February 21, 2012). "Laker legend to launch a TV network:Magic Johnson's channel, Aspire, will be carried by Comcast and focus on blacks". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
- ^ Jensen, David (April 4, 2011). "Comcast Begins Effort to Launch 10 Independent Networks". Comcast. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
- ^ Guthrie, Marisa (February 21, 2012). "Comcast to Launch Networks Backed by Sean Combs, Magic Johnson and Robert Rodriguez". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 24, 2012.