Percy Miller (aka Master P) launches Better Black Television

Master P Launches New Black Television Cable Network

Percy Miller announced the launch of new cable network Better Black Television.
Miller's announcement did not include mention of any carriage deals.

The former Master P described BBTV as "a family-friendly network that will provide positive content for a black and brown culture that will appeal to all races with a goal to bring people of color a choice when turning on their television."

Miller said BBTV's content will include health and fitness; animation; financial planning; reality TV; sitcoms; dramas; movies; "responsible" hip-hop music and videos; politics; sports and entertainment news; educational children's shows; and teen and family programming.

BBTV said its preliminary show list includes:

· Sunset and Vine, a video show hosted by Vyshonn Miller and Brittany Phillips;

· One Shot Comedy Show, hosted by Gary Johnson (a.k.a.
G-Thing) and some of the funniest comedians around;

· Children's educational show Gee Gee the Giraffe;

· Manage Your Money, aimed at improving financial literacy;

· Close to the Starz, a behind-the-scenes look at celebrities;

· Karma TV Show, a bilingual soap opera with an African-American and Latino cast;

· What's Cooking TV Show, a talk show covering entertainment and current events while cooking and enjoying a good meal;

· The Black List Movies, featuring family-friendly content; and

· Hip-Hop Garage Show, featuring new and upcoming artists in their latest music videos and interviews "selected with content appropriate to BBTV's mission and standards.
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"It's extremely important to feed clean, quality and positive subject matter to our families," chairman and CEO Miller said in a statement. "We believe TV content can be positive and responsible and still have good ratings with great content.


from Davey D