NEW YORK CITY, NY— UBCTV, one of the top Black Owned Television Networks worldwide has inked a deal to join Freecast, one of the world’s largest Free Ad Supported Television (FAST) platforms. The UBCTV Network is an urban lifestyle content channel, featuring a wide variety of both curated and original programming, ranging from sports and music programming to entertainment and talk shows. Viewers can find us on Channel #3844 in the Channel Section under TV categories and featured in the BLK section of the Channel Guide as well as on Freecast.com mobile.
The partnership with the platform that has over 700 free streaming channels, and aggregates over half a million on-demand movies and TV episodes from ad-supported, subscription, and pay-per-view sources, will give UBCTV 24 hour programming, where they will air all of the new shows that the platform has added to the network.
UBCTV's current line up will include: UBC Fiscal Fitness, Rucker Park Basketball, UBC Independent Music Videos, Style and Beauty Cafe, Its A Ant Jones World, If These Walls Could Talk, National Sounds Of Gospel TV, City Vines, This Week Africa, Culturally Lit Africa, Grindhard TV, UBC Wellness, Triverity Talk, Body By Alexis, The Final Round, Live From The Next Sound Studio, Global Women's Basketball, and Mr. Jay V Comedy Show.
Tracy West, FreeCast’s Executive Vice President of Digital Content, discussed the channel “We’re excited to welcome UBCTV to our platform. It’s a channel that serves and speaks to urban communities across the country, and provides our users access to another high quality channel for free. Each one of our hundreds of channels helps our service stand as a no-cost alternative to those big cable bundles.”
Peggy Dodson, UBCTV’s CEO says, “What better platform for UBCTV to roll out its 24-hour channel than Freecast? It’s one of the most innovative companies in the industry and UBCTV fits in well. I am excited about growing and expanding our audience and reach on Freecast.”
Additionally, UBCTV, has unveiled their new Urban Shopping Experience. The Shoppers Showcase program, modeled on the long-running QVC home-shopping show allows, interested brands to self-promote their goods and services to audiences that can make live purchases in real time. It’s a great way for designers, brands, and purveyors of high-quality wares to reach new customers from all over the world!
Cross-promotion will be a prominent feature of the Urban Shopping Experience and Shoppers Showcase. Look for Fashion Week-style shows, virtual and live pop-ups, special events, and other exclusive, original urban content. Peggy Dodson, founder and CEO of UBCTV, says of the new venture, “I am so excited about this! Wow, it has taken a few years to get this in place. With the rollout of UBCTV, it will put Urban Shopping in a great position for immediate growth and that is exciting.” To further support the new platform, UBCTV is partnering with Smart Card Marketing Systems, (OTCQB: SMKG) a Canada-based industry leader in specialized industry e-Commerce, Cloud and Mobility Marketplaces and Applications delivering White-Label and Private-Label solutions to the global PayTech, FinTech and Blockchain markets. Max Barone, Smart Card CEO, enthusiastically welcomed the partnership, saying, “It is exciting to work and collaborate with Peggy and UBCTV Network. She is doing great things and we are happy to be part of her initiatives as she shakes up the scene. It's been quite the transformation for UBCTV and we are happy to be part of the puzzle."
UBCTV continues to march forward as the premier urban entertainment network in today’s marketplace, making major strides that mark the platform as an industry leader. UBCTV reaches over 10 million viewers via Glewed TV, expanding its scope across multiple streaming platforms such as Apple TV, Roku, and Fire TV and now available on the 24 hour platform Freecast. Soon, people around the globe will have access to a wide-ranging experience second to none in the online entertainment world. UBCTV has also rolled out UB Social, a network-related social media platform that brings viewers, content creators, network stars and sponsors. You can also follow all the newest content and happenings at UBCTV here. Check out the Urban Home Shopping Network at their new site here.
