Black History Month On Demand

Black History Month On DemandFebruary 05, 2010

February is Black History Month and in honor of the occasion, Comcast TV On Demand has announced that they will have special features that will run throughout the month. They have also announced that they will permanently add to their collection a Black Cinema section to their movie collection area.

"Through its On Demand programming, Comcast is bringing important programming that highlights the history and culture of African Americans to millions of people around the country" said Marc H. Morial, President and CEO of the National Urban League. These features will include movies, documentaries, music videos, and-- yes-- even every episode of the mini-series 'Roots'.

But first, there's the new movie section. To get there, go to "Movies," then "Movie Collections" and then "Black Cinema." This month features some of the most memorable and important movies of the past 25 years. These include:

-Do the Right Thing

-Malcom X

-Ray

-Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls

-Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself

-How Stella Got Her Groove Back

-Good Hair

-and others

Every month Black Cinema will feature other movies.

For the other features, go to "Top Picks" and then "Black History." There you'll find Roots, the Sundance Documentary Brick City about life in Newark New Jersey and it's Mayor, Corey Booker, CNN's "Black Men in the Age of President Obama, and an entire section about President Obama including an A&E biography (and, yes, there's a Republican rebuttal to some of the political issues talked about in the section).

Comcast isn't the only On Demand provider that is recognizing Black History Month. Check out your On Demand system to find a wide range of programs of interest from the following networks participating in the ”Black Experience On Demand” initiative:

FREE ON DEMAND

A&E Network

BET

Big Ten Network

CNN

Food Network

HGTV

History Channel

Investigation Discovery

Lifetime

Logo

MTV

National Geographic Channel

Nickelodeon

Spike

Sundance Channel

TCM

Travel Channel

VH1

PREMIUM ON DEMAND

HBO (link)

Showtime

Starz

MOVIES ON DEMAND

(fees may apply)

Universal Studios (link)

Warner Bros.

“The value of Cable’s On Demand service is spotlighted with this Black Experience effort. As an industry, we can honor the contributions of African American leaders whose stories are captured in film, music, television and news, while leveraging the power of our medium and the volume of relevant content available via Cable On Demand,” said Heather Baldino, co-chair of CTAM’s ACSC and Senior VP, Marketing, Turner Broadcasting.

“Black Experience On Demand” is part of a broader industry effort to help consumers better understand the breadth and depth of content available to them through Cable On Demand.

- Jon Shurkin

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