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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English-language television series, specials, documentaries, feature films, music, biographies, and cultural and historical content.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

  • Charter Expands Distribution of The Africa Channel to Video Subscribers Across All Markets

    May 4, 2021

    Charter Communications, Inc. today announced that it has significantly expanded the distribution of The Africa Channel (TAC) by making the channel available to Spectrum TV subscribers throughout the company's 41-state footprint providing The Africa Channel even broader reach for its programming.

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  • The Africa Channel is Now Available to Millions More Xfinity TV Customers

    April 13, 2021

    The Africa Channel, the longest-running Independent, minority-owned, media company focused on presenting pan-African content to global audiences, announced today that its programming is now available to millions more Xfinity TV customers, in 60 new markets.

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  • Demand Africa Debuts as a Premium Subscription on The Roku Channel

    March 12, 2021

    The streaming video on demand service hosting a variety of original and acquired content from the African Diaspora, launches as a premium subscription service on The Roku Channel.

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Media Coverage

  • NextTV, May 6, 2021
    Charter expands The Africa Channel carriage. Independent network gains carriage beyond New York, Los Angeles Charter markets.
  • Charter, May 4, 2021
    Charter Communications, Inc. today announced that it has significantly expanded the distribution of The Africa Channel (TAC) to Spectrum TV subscribers throughout the company’s 41-state footprint.
  • Comcast, March 14, 2021
    The Africa Channel (TAC), the longest-running Independent, minority-owned, media company focused on presenting pan-African content to global audiences, is now available to millions more Xfinity TV customers.
  • Lab Out Loud, March 8, 2021
    In part created to accommodate learning at home through broadcast television, N*Gen has grown into a Pan-African TV show that encourages science across borders and allows African children to see themselves as scientists. Listen now, then watch N*Gen on the Africa Channel or on YouTube!
  • NPR, February 5, 2021
    Africa's Hit Science show for kids is coming to the US! On Feb. 6, it will debut in North America and the Caribbean on The Africa Channel, airing every Saturday and Sunday at 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. ET.

 

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The Africa Channel On-Air marketing and promotional assets. Link to asset folder.
 
 

Downloadable Assets

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The Africa Channel Official Logo

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TAC Studios Logo

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