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Also Announces Historic Deal to Develop First African-Themed Online Video Game
NEW YORK, -- Africast Television Network (Africast TV), a U.S. based entertainment network, announced today an agreement with On
Command to exclusively offer African movies in 450,000 U.S. hotel rooms during Black History Month. From February 1 to February 28, On Command, a Liberty Media company that supplies in-room video-on-demand to over 1 million hotel rooms in North America, will show popular, African movies currently being featured on the Africast TV online network (http://www.africast.com).
Participating hotels include Marriott, Renaissance, Residence Inn, Courtyard,
Towneplace Suites, Springhill Suites, Hyatt, Wyndham, Loews, W, Sheraton,
Holiday Inn, and Four Seasons. Africast is also making history with game
developer Rapid Reality as the first provider of an African-themed online
videogame.
"These partnerships are important milestones in fulfilling our mission to
provide a global voice for Africans to tell their own stories to the world,"
says John Sarpong, Africast Chairman and CEO. "As the premier source of Pan
African media content, we're excited to offer our viewers with programming and
games that reflect the diversity of African culture and lifestyle."
Africast plans to release, later this year, the first African-themed
online video game, "Africa", in partnership with video game developer Rapid
Reality. The game is the first Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game
(MMORPG) that will feature an African theme, characters and history. Set in
13th century Africa, tens of thousands of gamers from all over the globe will
be able to log on and experience the rich history, mythology and folklore of
Africa. "Africa" will use the latest 3-D gaming technology to create an
interdependent world where players can become wealthy traders or mighty
warriors, raise families or rule empires. A preview of the game can be seen at
http://www.africast.tv/games.
Africast TV, a leading source for country-specific African news, sports
and entertainment, is available online at http://www.africast.com and offers
real-time television programming from African broadcasters. The website
features the Africast Movies & Entertainment (AME) and Africast Home
Television (AHT) Channels. AME is America's first African movie channel
featuring award-winning movies, dramas and documentaries from African
filmmakers.
AHT broadcasts live, high-quality television from major African
broadcasters in countries such as Ghana and Nigeria, with more countries
continuously being added. Africast TV online subscribers can watch, real-time
or on-demand, a variety of African news, sports and entertainment on any
Internet-enabled device: from home computers and online-enabled television
sets, to office laptops and mobile phones. The Company is in discussions with
several satellite and cable providers to offer the Africast Home Television
and Africast Movie & Entertainment Channels as premium subscription channels
beginning as early as April.
Africast is steadily gaining notoriety as it successfully taps into the
fast-growing U.S. and international markets desiring African news, sports and
entertainment. Africast TV currently has subscribers from more than 25
countries around the globe who pay US$9.95 to US$19.95 per month to view
channels on the Africast TV online network. The Company also offers daily
subscription packages ranging from $3.95 to $6.95.
"Never before has there been a U.S. multi-media, entertainment and
information network devoted solely to Africa," says Sarpong. "We're filling a
void in the global Africa market by providing intelligent and appealing
entertainment to a community that is aware of its heritage and hungry for
quality programming."
About Africast TV and Africast Global Media
Africast TV Network (Africast TV) is a subsidiary of Africast Global
Media, Inc., which offers diverse, Africa-focused entertainment, multi-media
and information services to U.S. and worldwide audiences. Africast Global
Media subsidiaries also include Africast Online Games and The Africast
Foundation. For information visit http://www.africast.com .
Contact: Alicia Ingram
Noelle-Elaine Media, Inc.
aingram@noelle-elaine.com
Office 770.739.2853
Cell 404.493.1724
SOURCE Africast TV
Web Site: http://www.africast.com http://www.africast.tv/games
NEW YORK, -- Africast Television Network (Africast TV), a U.S. based entertainment network, announced today an agreement with On
Command to exclusively offer African movies in 450,000 U.S. hotel rooms during Black History Month. From February 1 to February 28, On Command, a Liberty Media company that supplies in-room video-on-demand to over 1 million hotel rooms in North America, will show popular, African movies currently being featured on the Africast TV online network (http://www.africast.com).
Participating hotels include Marriott, Renaissance, Residence Inn, Courtyard,
Towneplace Suites, Springhill Suites, Hyatt, Wyndham, Loews, W, Sheraton,
Holiday Inn, and Four Seasons. Africast is also making history with game
developer Rapid Reality as the first provider of an African-themed online
videogame.
"These partnerships are important milestones in fulfilling our mission to
provide a global voice for Africans to tell their own stories to the world,"
says John Sarpong, Africast Chairman and CEO. "As the premier source of Pan
African media content, we're excited to offer our viewers with programming and
games that reflect the diversity of African culture and lifestyle."
Africast plans to release, later this year, the first African-themed
online video game, "Africa", in partnership with video game developer Rapid
Reality. The game is the first Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game
(MMORPG) that will feature an African theme, characters and history. Set in
13th century Africa, tens of thousands of gamers from all over the globe will
be able to log on and experience the rich history, mythology and folklore of
Africa. "Africa" will use the latest 3-D gaming technology to create an
interdependent world where players can become wealthy traders or mighty
warriors, raise families or rule empires. A preview of the game can be seen at
http://www.africast.tv/games.
Africast TV, a leading source for country-specific African news, sports
and entertainment, is available online at http://www.africast.com and offers
real-time television programming from African broadcasters. The website
features the Africast Movies & Entertainment (AME) and Africast Home
Television (AHT) Channels. AME is America's first African movie channel
featuring award-winning movies, dramas and documentaries from African
filmmakers.
AHT broadcasts live, high-quality television from major African
broadcasters in countries such as Ghana and Nigeria, with more countries
continuously being added. Africast TV online subscribers can watch, real-time
or on-demand, a variety of African news, sports and entertainment on any
Internet-enabled device: from home computers and online-enabled television
sets, to office laptops and mobile phones. The Company is in discussions with
several satellite and cable providers to offer the Africast Home Television
and Africast Movie & Entertainment Channels as premium subscription channels
beginning as early as April.
Africast is steadily gaining notoriety as it successfully taps into the
fast-growing U.S. and international markets desiring African news, sports and
entertainment. Africast TV currently has subscribers from more than 25
countries around the globe who pay US$9.95 to US$19.95 per month to view
channels on the Africast TV online network. The Company also offers daily
subscription packages ranging from $3.95 to $6.95.
"Never before has there been a U.S. multi-media, entertainment and
information network devoted solely to Africa," says Sarpong. "We're filling a
void in the global Africa market by providing intelligent and appealing
entertainment to a community that is aware of its heritage and hungry for
quality programming."
About Africast TV and Africast Global Media
Africast TV Network (Africast TV) is a subsidiary of Africast Global
Media, Inc., which offers diverse, Africa-focused entertainment, multi-media
and information services to U.S. and worldwide audiences. Africast Global
Media subsidiaries also include Africast Online Games and The Africast
Foundation. For information visit http://www.africast.com .
Contact: Alicia Ingram
Noelle-Elaine Media, Inc.
aingram@noelle-elaine.com
Office 770.739.2853
Cell 404.493.1724
SOURCE Africast TV
Web Site: http://www.africast.com http://www.africast.tv/games
