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Africast TV

Cable Network




Africast TV is the world's leading subscription-based broadcaster of African ethnic television over broadband Internet as measured by the number of African channels under agreement (40 channels from 25 African countries). Africast has the exclusive rights to distribute sports and music from Africa, worldwide outside of Africa, via cable, satellite, Internent and other means of distribution. Internet distribution, including IPV (bringing cable-quality content to the TV set via the Internet), can reach viewers anywhere in the world where there is broadband, making geo-fragmented markets serviceable for the first time. Africast has built a proprietary systerm of satellite transmission to solve the key problem of bringing the audiovisual content from Africa to North America and Europe. Africast's exclusive content partnerships with some 40 top African broadcasters gives Africast an unrivaled pool of content.

Africast TV acts as a bridge, a mirror and a window into Africa. It is a mirror in which African immigrants living outside of Africa can look to stay in touch with what is going on in their home countries; it is a bridge for African-Americans and others of African descent to connect to their cultural and historic roots; it is a window through which those wanting to know more about and be a part of the African experience can look to see its diversity and richness of culture.

Locations

606 Post Road East, Suite 638Westport, Connecticut 06880Phone: 1-877-AFRICAST (1-877-237-4227)Fax: 203-402-0407

Home Page: http://www.africast.tv
Cable Service Type: National Cable Program ServicesDistribution Area: US, Caribbean, Europe, Asia/PacificLaunch Date: Spring 2006Service Hours: 24/dayProgramming Genres: Arts/Culture/History, Children & Family, Multicultural/Foreign Language, News/Business/InfoService Levels: Basic – Analog or Digital, Premium

Executives

John Sarpong - Chief Executive OfficerGeorge J. Stoulil - Chief Operating OfficerMichael Day - EVP & CFOSam Darko - Director, Technical ServicesAntoinette Alexander-Sarpong - Programming DirectorRichard Mulondo - Director, Africa OperationsWale Akinje - Marketing Director