SILVER SPRING, Md.,
June 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/
-- Urban Movie Channel (UMC), the first subscription video on
demand service (SVOD) created for African American and urban
audiences, is now available to Comcast's Xfinity TV customers
across the country. A subsidiary of RLJ Entertainment (NASDAQ:
RLJE), UMC's launch on Xfinity TV marks the first time the SVOD
service has been made available on an MVPD set-top box. Featuring
top programming in Black film and television, UMC is accessible in
the home through Xfinity On Demand and on the go via the Xfinity
Stream app and portal. Xfinity TV customers with X1 can use their
voice remote and say "Urban Movie Channel" to pull up the offering,
or they'll be able to find it within the Black Film and TV section
of Xfinity On Demand. UMC costs $4.99
per month.
"We are thrilled to be able to bring Urban Movie Channel to
Xfinity on Demand," said Traci Otey
Blunt, President of UMC. "UMC offers an array of feature
films, original series, drama, comedy, documentaries, and more.
We're excited to offer even more customers the ability to watch
UMC's quality urban content at their leisure."
"Comcast is committed to showcasing a breadth and depth of
content that leans into unique stories of black identity and
culture," said Keesha Boyd,
Executive Director, Multicultural Products, Comcast Cable.
"Launching Urban Movie Channel on Xfinity TV expands our library of
culturally curated and relevant offerings for our customers to
enjoy."
New and popular programming available on UMC via Xfinity on
Demand includes:
- UMC Originals such as Daytime Emmy-nominated soap opera comedy
series, The Rich and the Ruthless created by and
starring award-winning actress Victoria
Rowell; provocative relationship drama series
Craig Ross Jr.'s
Monogamy, which boasts Jill
Marie Jones, Brian
White, and Vanessa
Simmons among its star-studded ensemble cast; and the
gritty Houston-based series,
5th Ward, starring Grammy Award-winning
artist Mya.
- Popular feature films such as romantic comedy No
Regrets, starring Brian
White, Monica
Calhoun, and Loretta
Devine; dramatic film The Fix starring
Meta Golding; and
Switching Lanes, one of the last feature films
directed by the late Thomas Mikal
Ford.
- A robust collection of stage plays from renowned playwright
David E. Talbert, including
Love on Layaway, What My Husband Doesn't Know,
Love in the Nick of Tyme, and A Fool and His
Money.
About UMC – Urban Movie Channel
Created by
Robert L. Johnson, Chairman of RLJ
Entertainment (NASDAQ: RLJE) and founder of Black Entertainment
Television (BET), Urban Movie Channel (UMC) is the first
subscription video on demand service created for African American
and urban audiences in North
America that features quality urban content and showcases
feature films, documentaries, original series, stand-up comedy, and
other exclusive content. Keep up with UMC on Facebook at
Facebook.com/UrbanMovieChannel and on Twitter/Instagram
@WatchUMC.
About RLJ Entertainment
RLJ Entertainment, Inc.
(NASDAQ: RLJE) is a premium digital channel company serving
distinct audiences primarily through its popular Acorn TV (British
TV) and UMC (Urban Movie Channel), which have rapidly grown through
development, acquisition, and distribution of its
exclusive rights to a large library of international and
British dramas, independent feature films and urban content. RLJE's
titles are also distributed in multiple formats including broadcast
and pay television, theatrical and non-theatrical, DVD, Blu-ray,
and a variety of digital distribution models (including EST, VOD,
SVOD and AVOD) in North America,
the United Kingdom, and
Australia. Additionally, through
Acorn Media Enterprises, its UK development arm, RLJE co-produces
and develops new programs and owns 64% of Agatha Christie Limited.
For more information, please visit RLJEntertainment.com, Acorn.tv,
and UMC.tv.
UMC Press Contact:
Farah Noel, 301.830.6247
UMC – Urban Movie Channel
fnoel@umc.tv
RLJE Media Inquiries:
Traci
Otey Blunt, 301-830-6204
RLJ Entertainment, Inc.
tblunt@rljentertainment.com
RLJE Investor Inquiries:
Jody Burfening/Carolyn
Capaccio, 212-838-3777
LHA
ir@rljentertainment.com
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