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The Africa Channel and its production arm, TAC Studios, is a showcase for the African continent’s most outstanding English-language television series, specials, documentaries, feature films, music, biographies, and cultural and historical content. The channel’s mission is to open up a daily window into modern African life and, in the process, help demystify Africa for viewers globally. The Africa Channel is based in Los Angeles and is available in approximately seven million homes in North America and the Caribbean on cable systems such as Comcast, Charter/Spectrum, and the Caribbean Cable Cooperative. In addition, it’s streaming subscription video-on-demand platform, DemandAfrica.com, is available worldwide on the web, mobile and connected devices.

 

Our Mission? To open up a daily window into modern African life and, in the process, help demystify Africa for American viewers.

Press Releases

  • WILD AFRICA’S ANNUAL GALA TO SPOTLIGHT CONSERVATION, HOSTED BY BO DEREK AND JOHN CORBETT. November 13, 2024 - Wild Africa announced today its annual gala, this year entitled “Guardians of the Wild: An Evening with Wild Africa,” will take place in Santa Monica, California, and sponsored by the organization’s television partner, The Africa Channel (TAC). The event will take place on November 16, 2024 at the Hotel Casa Del Mar and will be hosted by Hollywood stars Bo Derek and John Corbett who have long been dedicated to conservation. View Press Release. 
  • TAC CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER NARENDRA REDDY TO CHAIR 52ND INTERNATIONAL EMMYÂŽ AWARDS GALA October 29, 2024 –The Africa Channel announced today that TAC Chief Operating Officer, Narendra Reddy, will serve as the Gala Chair for the 52nd International EmmyÂŽ Awards. The gala will take place in New York City, on Monday, November 25, 2024. View Press Release.
  • STATEMENT ON DIKEMBE MUTOMBO September 30, 2024 View Statement
  • THE AFRICA CHANNEL HEADS TO CAPE TOWN TO CONTINUE TO BUILD BRIDGES BETWEEN AFRICAN MEDIA AND THE REST OF THE WORLD WITH MIP AFRICA AND THE INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION ACADEMY August 27, 2024 – The Africa Channel Inc. (TAC) announced today its sponsorship of the Innovation Lounge at this year’s MIP Africa during FAME Week Africa, and hosting a Semi-Final jury for the International EmmyÂŽ Awards. View Press Release.
  • THE AFRICA CHANNEL AND DEMAND AFRICA ANNOUNCE FALL PROGRAMMING FOR 2024 August 22, 2024 -The Africa Channel (TAC) announced its fall programming, kicking off with an all new line up of dating, drama, reality programs, movies and new nature documentary series across its linear and streaming channels. View Press Release.
  • THE AFRICA CHANNEL ANNOUNCES EXCLUSIVE US PREMIERE OF OLYMPIC PROGRAMMING, AIRING JULY 1st June 27, 2024 - The Africa Channel announces an Olympic programming debut as it continues to evolve the powerful movement of Pan-Africanism through inspiring new content. Y’Africa -- translating to “today’s Africa” is a vibrant and current series emphasizing the common interests of people of African descent worldwide in the areas of art and sport and will appear on TAC’s linear channel and digital streaming service Demand Africa. View Press Release.
  • STREAMING INNOVATION ALLIANCE ADDS SIX NEW MEMBERS INCLUDING DEMAND AFRICA June 26, 2024 - The Streaming Innovation Alliance, which launched with an initial slate of 17 members in September 2023 to advocate on state and federal policy issues affecting streaming services and viewers, has expanded its ranks. SIA’s six new members are Demand Africa (by The Africa Channel), FedNet, In The Black Network, Radiant Technologies, SkinsPlex Native America On Line and TVEI Network, with offerings running from live coverage of the US Congress to African and Native American storytelling to bingeworthy classic TV. View Press Release
  • THE AFRICA CHANNEL AIRING SPECIAL PROGRAMMING IN HONOR OF JUNETEENTH AND BLACK MUSIC MONTH June 17, 2024 - This month, The Africa Channel celebrates Black Music Month, and Juneteenth with a special lineup and focus on Afrobeats, the musical genre taking over the world. Afrobeats, which infuses traditional African rhythms with contemporary influences like hip-hop, R&B, and pop, continues to gain global recognition with chart-topping collaborations that resonate with audiences worldwide. View Press Release
  • THE AFRICA CHANNEL BUILDS OFF 2023 UPFRONT SUCCESS WITH CABLE AND STREAMING OPPORTUNITIES FOR BRANDS TO CONNECT WITH BLACK AUDIENCES May 17, 2024 - The Africa Channel, a Black-owned and Black-targeted company with a mission to celebrate the diversity of culture from across Africa, has announced today its content plans for the 2024-25 upfront, spanning both its cable (The Africa Channel) and OTT (Demand Africa) platforms. This includes a significant expansion of its streaming business, with the upcoming launches of new, free, ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channels and the expansion of Demand Africa, currently only available as an SVOD service, for the first time as an AVOD offering. View Press Release 
  • THE AFRICA CHANNEL FORGES GROUNDBREAKING PARTNERSHIP WITH BLKFAM TO CELEBRATE BLACK FAMILIES ACROSS TV AND STREAMING PLATFORMS April 15, 2024 - The Africa Channel Inc., a media company whose mission is to celebrate the diversity of culture from across Africa, building bridges between the continent and the Global Black and African Diaspora, has announced a groundbreaking partnership with BLKFAM, the first and only Black-owned, Black-focused family streaming platform. Founded by digital media veteran Larry Adams, the ad-supported, free streaming service launched in February 2024 with equity partner Whoopi Goldberg. View Press Release
  • THE AFRICA CHANNEL PARTNERS WITH MULTIMERICA AdEX TO PROVIDE CULTURALLY RELEVANT ADVERTISING TO THE CONNECTED TV (CTV) UNIVERSE March 28, 2024 - The Africa Channel Inc. (TAC), a Black-owned company whose mission is to celebrate the diversity of culture from across today’s Africa, serving audiences that are interested in the Global Black Diaspora, has formed a dynamic partnership with Multimerica AdEX to usher in a new era of culturally relevant advertising across the Connected TV (CTV) universe. View Press Release
  • THE AFRICA CHANNEL PARTNERS WITH TED TALKS TO RELEASE CO-BRANDED SERIES ENTITLED TED TALKS ON TAC March 13, 2024 – The Africa Channel Inc. announced today their collaboration with TED to bring their curated thought leaders and speakers to Ted Talks on TAC to all platforms of The Africa Channel. TED is a nonprofit dedicated to discovering and spreading ideas that spark conversation, deepen understanding and drive meaningful change. Ted Talks on TAC will begin airing on The Africa Channel in June followed by its debut on streaming platform Demand Africa, later in the year.. View Press Release
  • THE BEST OF AFRICA TAKES CENTER STAGE IN THE 71ST MISS WORLD FINAL 2024 March 4, 2024 - An unprecedented number of African nations are represented by 28 contestants and countries this year in the Miss World pageant, taking place March 9. The 3-hour program broadcast will air exclusively in the U.S. on The Africa Channel Inc. (TAC). The Africa Channel proudly partners with the Miss World organization to help shine a light on the bright future that contemporary Africa offers the world. View Press Release
  • THE AFRICA CHANNEL CELEBRATES BLACK HISTORY MONTH WITH SPECIAL PROGRAMMING CELEBRATING MODERN BLACK LEGENDS AND THE HISTORY OF AFRICA Februrary 7, 2024  – The Africa Channel (TAC), which aims to demystify modern Africa for viewers in the Americas, is airing exclusive content celebrating Black History Month. This includes two curated collections, “Topical & Trending on TAC,” a collection of documentaries exploring modern Black legends, and “Viewer Favorite Classic Series,” History of Africa, as well as family film, Before the Border. View Press Release

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