Afrotainment is the first and only TV channel in North America

North America

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 broadcasting African movies and TV Series from Nollywood (the Nigerian film industry) and other major African motion picture houses. Afrotainment is also broadcasting African soccer games from the Confederation of African Football (CAF Champions League, CAF Confederation Cup, CAF African Nation Championship, CAF Youth Championship. Afrotainment is owned by Soundview Africa and is currently available via Cablevision and Dish Network

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History

Afrotainment was created by a team headed by Yves Bollanga, one of the founders of 3A Telesud, a French Pan-African channel. It is owned by Soundview Africa, a production company from Africa that creates Afro centric content. Soundview Africa produced Ya Ma'Afrika, a drama series that revolves around the lives of 4 African women living in Brooklyn, New York and highlights the cultural experiences, contradictions and challenges of Africans living in the West.

Afrotainment Launched its first channel on Cable on October 13, 2011. The Channel called Afrotainment Plus is the best of all Afrotainment Programming including African Movies, Series, Realities, talk show, and highly coveted African soccer. Afrotainment Plus is available on IO Africa offering on Channel 1101

Programming

Afrotainment airs films from African producers and directors, as well as African TV series such as Dear Mother, Rough Edges, Cyberia, Family Ties and Ya Ma’Afrika, Tinsel, Dr Quarters, League of Glory, The Coconuts, Face of Africa, Idols Africa, Stand Up Zambia and Uganda, Catwalk Kenya and studio 53. Afrotainment is also producing from Orlando, Florida the following shows: Point of View, a daytime woman talk show; Afrotainers an African Entertainment News show, Afrohits Top 10, a chart of the Top10 best African Music videos of the week and the Samy Priso show, an African late night comedy show. As per African soccer, Afrotainment is broadcasting CAF Champions League, CAF Confederation Cup, CAF African Nation Championship, CAF Youth Championship

Afrotainment Soccer

Afrotainment is also broadcasting African soccer games from the Confederation of African Football (CAF Champions League, CAF Confederation Cup, CAF African Nation Championship, CAF Youth Championship) Every single night at 10 PM EST. on weekday and every afternoon on week-end (3:00 PM EST) Viewers can watch an African soccer game.

Events

Every SEPTEMBER the cream of the African music industry is gathering at an Afro-glam red carpet event at the Afrotainment Studio in New York to recognise African talent as award winners are announced and celebrated. The Afrotainment Museke Online Africa Music Awards is multicasted Live on the Afrotainment family of channels nationwide in the US and also viewable online.

Afrotainment Music

In June 2010, Soundview Africa launched a second channel- Afrotainment Music, a music service featuring music from the African continent. Programming includes music videos, live performances and entertainment programs.

External links

• Optimum Cablevision CH 1101
• DISH Network
• Afrotainment official Site
• Afrotainment Music
• Afrotainment Sports