Good morning POU! It’s Monday and the start of a new week. This week’s open threads will highlight black-owned media outlets.
Today thread will highlight the Africa Channel.
The Africa Channel is a cable and streaming channel focusing on travel, lifestyle, and culture documentaries. The channel covers the lands, people, culture, and history of Africa. Co-founded by Zimbabwean James Makawa. The Africa Channel launched in the United States in September 2005.
The Africa Channel is broadcasted in the United States through Comcast, Time Warner Cable, COX Communications and also available in Jamaica, the Bahamas, Trinidad & Tobago, St. Lucia, Barbados, Bermuda, Grenada and other islands throughout the Caribbean.
The channel launched in high definition on August 1, 2010.
The Africa Channel is an associate member of the Caribbean Cable Cooperative and is distinct from the international version of The Africa Channel, which launched in September 2007. The African Channel is a showcase for English language television series, specials, documentaries, feature films, music, soaps, biographies, current business analysis, cultural and historical programs.