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Discover The Africa Channel and Win (here) Enter to Win a Trip to the Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles (here)
The Africa Channel, the national cable TV network that provides culturally relevant programming from and about Africa is pleased to offer an opportunity to promote your brand in a unique sponsorship of The Africa Channel's high-impact show franchise - Jacob's Cross.   

The Africa Channel also invites you to view a 90-second overview of the channel here to learn more about us, then enter to win a trip for two to the Pan African Film Festival Night of Tribute in Los Angeles on February 8, 2013.     

Learn more about the growing black consumer market in "Rediscovering the Black Consumer Market" article written by Mark Walton, EVP, Sales & Marketing, The Africa Channel here.

Let's talk at the ANA Multicultural Marketing and Diversity Conference in Miami (October 28-30, 2012):
Mark Walton
EVP, Sales & Marketing
The Africa Channel
212-899-5017 (o)
917-887-0401 (c)
mwalton@theafricachannel.com
 
Questions about advertising with the Africa Channel?
Ron Garner
Consultant, Advertising Sales & Strategic Solutions
The Africa Channel
212-899-5018
rgarner@theafricachannel.com

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About Jacob's Cross:
Africa's most popular dramatic series returns for a seventh season this fall. The benefit for your brand will be a six week multi-platform strategy to impact a key market segment, all for less than the average cost of one primetime network TV commercial.
 
About The Pan African Film Festival Night of Tribute:
A Night of Tribute honors the achievements of filmmakers from Africa and the African Diaspora. Established in 1992, The Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) is a non-profit corporation dedicated to the promotion of cultural and racial tolerance and understanding through the exhibition of film, art and creative expression. Visit:  http://2013.paff.org.
 
About The Africa Channel:
*    The Africa Channel is a U.S. based, general entertainment cable TV network which airs the best English-language HD programming from and about Africa, including news and information, travel, lifestyle, music, soap operas, talk shows, reality and feature films.
*    With an estimated reach of 18 - 20 million people, The Africa Channel targets Adults 25+ and serves a number of key demographic groups, including African-Americans, Africans living in the Diaspora and others linked to Africa through business, culture or mindset.
*    Distribution agreements with the three largest cable systems in the United States - Cox, Comcast and Time Warner - provides The Africa Channel access to most major U.S. markets. The Africa Channel is also seen extensively throughout the Caribbean.

For further information visit www.theafricachannel.com and www.reachingblackconsumers.com/2011/10/africa-channel