los angeles u.s. founder s justin beckett cecil cox owner btv247 inc website blacktv247 alexa rank 21 390 854 april 2014 update 1 type of site video sharing registration optional required to upload available in english launched 2010 current status active blacktv247 is an internet based video website which features black inspired programming . further explanation needed the site has over 16 different channels and claims to have the world s largest library of black inspired programming . 2 3 blacktv247 employs a two pronged programming strategy whereby it both hosts programming on its own network and links to programming hosted on external networks . 4 5 although the majority of the programming on blacktv247 is produced by third parties the site also broadcasts its own original programs including the best of blacktv247.com and blacktv247 news . blacktv247 debuted on january 27 2010 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of los angeles based btv247 inc and was conceived by btv247 inc. founders justin beckett and cecil cox . contents 1 channels 2 original programming 3 availability 4 references 5 external links channels edit as of february 2010 update blacktv247 has over 16 different channels including tv . film comedy sports shorts music video critic s choice faith based politics dance business international education music programming lifestyle and haiti relief . original programming edit blacktv247 s sister company btv productions provides the network and its affiliates with original programming . examples of the type of original programming that appears on blacktv247 includes the trial of huey newton developed in partnership with the dr. huey p. newton foundation blacktv247 news and the best of blacktv247.com which features miss brittany bell miss arizona usa 2010 . availability edit over 75 % of blacktv247 s content is viewable from anywhere in the world . references edit blacktv247.com site info . alexa internet . retrieved 2014 04 01 . black culture goes front & center with the launch of blacktv247.com . january 27 2010 . archived from the original press release on march 16 2010 . retrieved 2010 02 11 . black culture goes front & center with the launch of blacktv247.com press release . january 27 2010 . retrieved 2010 02 16 . blacktv247.com announces black history month channel press release . february 2 2010 . retrieved 2010 02 16 . cynopsis digital website of the day digital newsletter . february 4 2010 . retrieved 2010 02 16 . external links edit official site corporate site blacktv247.com aggregates all black tv all the time retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title blacktv247 & oldid 739160490 categories entertainment websitesvideo hostingvideo on demand serviceshidden categories articles containing potentially dated statements from april 2014all articles containing potentially dated statementswikipedia articles needing clarification from february 2016articles containing potentially dated statements from february 2010 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 13 september 2016 at 03 40 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view