linear TV network

Represents broadcast and cable networks founded or co-founded by people of color in a partnership or owning a minority or majority stake with a non-POC media company or investment firm.

Aspire: Aspire is a pay television channel founded by Magic Johnson, a subsidiary of Magic Johnson Enterprises, in partnership with NBCUniversal. It features reality series, specials, independent films, beloved dramas, contemporary comedies, and provocative documentaries targeting African Americans.

Bounce TV: Bounce TV is a digital multicast television network owned by Katz Broadcasting, a subsidiary of E. W. Scripps Company in partnership with Bounce Media, LLC co-founded by Martin Luther King III and Andrew Young. It features a mix of acquired series and feature films targeting African Americans.

Magnolia Network: Magnolia Network is a cable network co-founded by Chip and Joanna Gaines in partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery. It broadcasts personality-based lifestyle programs related to topics such as home construction, renovation, and cuisine.

OWN: OWN is a cable network founded by Oprah Winfrey. It is jointly owned by Warner Bros. Discovery (95%) and Harpo Studios (5%). It features a mix of scripted and unscripted content.

Revolt: Revolt is a worker-owned digital cable television network led by Detavio Samuels in partnership with NBCUniversal. It features music, lifestyle, urban entertainment, and social justice programming.

Non-Linear TV Network

Represents streaming platforms founded and owned by two or more people of different racial backgrounds as well as media outlets they have now acquired and own.

ASWN: The ASWN (All Women’s Sports Network) is a global television network dedicated exclusively to women's sports. AWSN is available in 65 countries and has over 2 billion viewers. It broadcasts live matches and games from major leagues like UEFA, FIBA, WTA, and WNBL. Co-founded by Whoopi Goldberg and Jungo TV, AWSN provides a widely distributed platform to recognize and celebrate female athletes.

Big3TV: Big3TV is a streaming platform founded by entertainer Ice Cube and entertainment executive Jeff Kwatinetz. It is a subsidiary of Big3 that airs all Big3 games for domestic and international audiences.

Haystack News: Haystack News is a free, ad-supported streaming service for local, national, and international news videos available on Smart TVs, over-the-top platforms, and mobile apps. Daniel Barreto and Ish Harshawat founded it.

Non-Linear TV network partnership

Represents streaming platforms founded by or co-founded with a person of color in a partnership or owning a minority or majority stake with a non-POC media company or investment firm.

Streaming platform

Allblk: Allblk is an over-the-top subscription video streaming service, a subsidiary of RLJ Entertainment, a division of RLJ Companies operated by AMC Networks.

Acorn TV: Acorn TV is a subscription video streaming service, a subsidiary of RLJ Entertainment, a division of RLJ Companies offering television programming from the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, other Commonwealth countries, Spain, and Mexico.

Philo: Philo is an over-the-top streaming platform founded by Tuan Ho and Nick Krasney.

PlayersTV: PlayersTV is an athlete-owned and curated network and content provider founded by Deron Guidrey and Collin Castellaw.

Starzplay: Starzplay is an Arabic subscription video streaming service platform founded by Maaz Sheikh and Lionsgate. E-Vision and ADQ own a majority stake. The platform features content from 20 countries across the Middle East, North Africa, and Pakistan and content worldwide.

Watcher TV: Watcher TV is an over-the-top subscription video streaming platform (a subsidiary of Watcher Entertainment) that hosts all of WE’s video content.

fast channel

50 Cent Action: 50 Cent Action is a FAST channel founded by Curtis Jackson in partnership with Lionsgate that features the Power television franchise and Lionsgate-owned action-based films and television series.

BET Tyler Perry Comedy: BET Tyler Perry Comedy is a FAST channel founded by Paramount Global and curated by Tyler Perry that features all of his comedy and dramedy television series for viewing by the general public via Roku, Pluto TV, Plex, TCL, and Amazon’s Freevee.

BET Tyler Perry Drama: BET Tyler Perry Drama is a FAST channel founded by Paramount Global and curated by Tyler Perry that features all of his dramatic television series for viewing by the general public via Roku, Pluto TV, Plex, TCL, and Amazon’s Freevee.

Ebony TV by Lionsgate: Ebony TV by Lionsgate is a FAST channel, a joint venture between Ebony Media Group and Lionsgate featuring licensed film and television content for and by African Americans.