TV One launches on Time Warner Cable of New York and New Jersey

TV One launches on Time Warner Cable of New York and New Jersey

(November 17, 2005) TV One, the new lifestyle and entertainment network targeting African American adults, has launched on Channel 90 of 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."

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