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iONE Digital Promotes Victoria Fleary to VP of Social
iONE Digital promotes Victoria Fleary to Vice President of Social after two successful years as Senior Director, overseeing social strategy across brands like Bossip, HipHopWired,...
Charlamagne & iHeartMedia: 3 Years of Success
Charlamagne Tha God and iHeartMedia celebrate three years of The Black Effect Podcast Network, which has grown to over 30 shows and 800 million downloads....
Black Media Challenges: 910 AM Superstation Sale
WFDF-AM 910 Detroit's closure highlights major challenges facing Black media outlets. The community station's sudden format change to sports leaves a void in local Black...
Urban One’s Rebrands Interactive One to iOne Digital
Urban One rebrands Interactive One to iOne Digital, launching a new era for the leading Black digital media company serving 24 million monthly visitors....
AURN launches AURN GAMING with tournament in Atlanta
AURN becomes the first Black-owned media company to enter gaming with a $10,000 tournament in Atlanta. The initiative includes The Sic 60 show and targets...
Danielle Brown Named VP, Client Services at Urban Ones
Urban One appoints Danielle Brown as VP of Cross Platform Client Services. Brown brings extensive media experience from BET, ESSENCE, and Time Inc....
Radio Facts 7th Annual Power Play List Magazine, Dec 2022
Radio Facts announces its 7th Annual Power Play List magazine launching December 5th, 2022, celebrating contributions of people of color in media and entertainment....
Tiffany Nasralla Named Chief Revenue Officer at iOne Digital
Tiffany Nasralla has been promoted to Chief Revenue Officer at iOne Digital, Urban One's digital division. She led the company to $17.5M EBITDA growth in...
Andrea Coleman Named News Director at Black Information Network
Black Information Network promotes Andrea Coleman to News Director and announces Ramses Ja will host new daily podcast 'Our Daily Story' launching this month....
Byron Allen Acquires Streaming Service HBCUGo.TV
Byron Allen's Allen Media Group acquires HBCUGo.TV, the leading streaming service for America's 105 HBCUs. The deal includes 5,000+ hours of content....
Scripps Networks Appoints Head of Bounce
Cheryle Harrison has been appointed head of Bounce, the popular African American entertainment network. She brings over 30 years of broadcasting experience and will oversee...
Over 100 Groups Urge FCC to Address Racism in Media Policies
Over 100 organizations demand FCC investigate racism in media policies and address structural inequities. Black communities own just 1% of TV stations despite decades of...
Update on Radio Facts
Radio Facts announces major updates including becoming an official Facebook News Site, reaching 76,000+ subscribers, and launching targeted advertising services....
Dentsu Offers 30-Day Payment Terms for Minority-Owned Media
Advertising giant dentsu introduces 30-day payment terms for minority-owned media partners, replacing industry standard 60-120 day cycles. The change aims to improve cash flow and...
Radio Facts Announces Start of Production for First Annual
Radio Facts announces its first annual 'Celebrating Men of Color in Media' magazine, highlighting Black contributions to broadcasting and music industry....
Censorship of “Black” Reveals Ad Industry Bias
Media industry systematically discouraged use of 'Black' terminology to describe Black people and culture, creating advertising bias that forced self-censorship....
Tavis Smiley on Black Ownership in Distribution
Tavis Smiley discusses his black-owned talk station and the lack of African American ownership in media distribution and cultural products....
AURN Appoints Ebony McMorris as White House Correspondent
AURN appoints Ebony McMorris as White House News Correspondent, bringing extensive experience from Reach Media/Urban One and NBC to cover news impacting the Black community....
Samuel Tatum Promoted to VP of Integrated Marketing
Samuel Tatum has been promoted to VP of Integrated Marketing at Radio One and Reach Media, Urban One's audio divisions. The 20-year veteran will lead...
ESSENCE Appoints New Executive Team
ESSENCE appoints Caroline Wanga as CEO and announces new executive team as part of restructuring. The leading Black-owned media company continues growth transformation....
Ed Gordon Joins Black Information Network
Emmy Award-winning journalist Ed Gordon joins Black Information Network as on-air anchor and correspondent. Gordon will produce special programming for the 2020 Presidential election coverage....
Black Information Network News Service
Premiere Networks launches syndication of Black Information Network News, the first 24/7 national all-news audio service with Black perspective, now on nearly 20 stations nationwide....
Black Media Undervalued, Lacks Fair Ad Share: Martin
Roland Martin calls out advertising inequality in Black media, explaining why he seeks donations despite 600k subscribers. He argues Black outlets deserve fair share of...
Roland S. Martin Joins Black Information Network
Acclaimed journalist Roland S. Martin joins BIN: Black Information Network as daily commentator, bringing trusted Black perspective on politics and culture....