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UMC Streaming Service Rebranding As ‘ALLBLK’ Next Year

UMC Rebranding As ‘ALLBLK’ UMC (www.UMC.tv), the streaming service created by BET founder Robert L. Johnson which focuses exclusively on Black TV and film, will be rebranded as ALLBLK in January 2021. Launched in November 2014 under Johnson’s RLJ Entertainment entity, UMC was part of AMC Networks’ November 2018 acquisition of RLJ Entertainment. The first quarter… Continue reading UMC Streaming Service Rebranding As ‘ALLBLK’ Next Year

UMC And RLJ Entertainment Present A HOUSE DIVIDED: Season 1

Urban Movie Channel (UMC) and RLJ Entertainment will release Season 1 of the UMC Original Series A HOUSE DIVIDED on DVD and on Digital on December 3, 2019.  The 6-episode first season of the popular family drama/thriller, starring Lawrence Hilton Jacobs (The Jacksons: An American Dream), Demetria McKinney (“House of Payne,” “Saints & Sinners”), Paula… Continue reading UMC And RLJ Entertainment Present A HOUSE DIVIDED: Season 1

UMC And RLJ Entertainment Present ‘BRONX SIU: SEASON 2’

UMC (Urban Movie Channel) and RLJ Entertainment will release Season 2 of the UMC Original Series BRONX SIU on DVD on November 5, 2019.  The six-episode second season of the Daytime Emmy nominated popular police drama, starring Brian White (“Scandal,” “Ray Donovan“), Shanti Lowry (“The Game”) and Denise Boutte (Why Did I Get Married), quickly became one… Continue reading UMC And RLJ Entertainment Present ‘BRONX SIU: SEASON 2’

UMC (Urban Movie Channel) Greenlights Second Season of ‘A House Divided’

Following the announcement of its new docuseries “Behind Her Faith,” UMC (Urban Movie Channel) – the first streaming service for Black TV and film from AMC Networks – announced today that it will continue its original series, “A House Divided” for a second season. The multi-generational family saga, which debuted with six episodes on the streaming network… Continue reading UMC (Urban Movie Channel) Greenlights Second Season of ‘A House Divided’

UMC (Urban Movie Channel) Greenlights New Docuseries ‘Behind Her Faith’

UMC (Urban Movie Channel) – the first streaming service for Black TV and film from AMC Networks – announced today that it has commissioned a new docuseries that will provide viewers with a behind-the-scenes look at the power of faith and its driving force on successful women in entertainment, sports, music, business, politics, and ministry. Created by writer/director Paula… Continue reading UMC (Urban Movie Channel) Greenlights New Docuseries ‘Behind Her Faith’

Tammy Townsend and Timon Kyle Durrett to Star in ‘Stuck With You’

Following the announcement of its original series, “A House Divided,” UMC (www.UMC.tv) – the first and leading streaming service for Black film and television from AMC Networks’ RLJ Entertainment – announced today a new original romantic comedy series from writer/director Patricia Cuffie-Jones called “Stuck With You.” The new series will star Tammy Townsend (“Love Is_,”… Continue reading Tammy Townsend and Timon Kyle Durrett to Star in ‘Stuck With You’

‘His, Hers and the Truth’ Acquired by Urban Movie Channel

Following its official selection and world premiere at the 23rd annual American Black Film Festival in Miami, Florida last week, UMC (Urban Movie Channel) – the first and leading streaming service for Black film and television from AMC Networks’ RLJ Entertainment – today announced its acquisition of the romantic comedy film His, Hers and the… Continue reading ‘His, Hers and the Truth’ Acquired by Urban Movie Channel

UMC Renews ‘Craig Ross Jr.’s Monogamy’

Following its record breaking debut in May of last year, UMC (Urban Movie Channel) – the first and leading streaming network for Black TV and film – is excited to announce the return of “Craig Ross Jr.’s Monogamy” for a second season. Created by husband and wife producing team Craig Ross, Jr. and Caryn Ward Ross, the… Continue reading UMC Renews ‘Craig Ross Jr.’s Monogamy’

UMC (Urban Movie Channel) Announces ‘A House Divided’

Following the second season renewal of its hit original series, “Craig Ross Jr.’s Monogamy,” UMC (Urban Movie Channel) – the first and leading streaming service for Black film and television from AMC Networks’ RLJ Entertainment – announced today a new multi-generational family drama from Dan Garcia, the creator of UMC’s officially Daytime Emmy nominated series… Continue reading UMC (Urban Movie Channel) Announces ‘A House Divided’

RLJ Entertainment Total Digital Channel Subscribers Surpass 800,000 Mark

  RLJ Entertainment, Inc. (“RLJ Entertainment,” “RLJE” or “the Company”) (NASDAQ: RLJE) today announced that combined subscribers to its two proprietary digital channels, Acorn TV and Urban Movie Channel or UMC, have surpassed 800,000, an increase of over 100,000 subscribers from December 31, 2017 and over 45% total growth from a year ago. “RLJ Entertainment’s… Continue reading RLJ Entertainment Total Digital Channel Subscribers Surpass 800,000 Mark

Urban Movie Channel to Premiere ‘No Regrets’ and ‘Hatching Shakespeare’ This Month

UMC – URBAN MOVIE CHANNEL’S FEBRUARY SLATE FEATURES EXCLUSIVE STREAMING PREMIERES OF STAR-STUDDED ROMANTIC COMEDY AND INNER-CITY YOUTH DOCUMENTARY — Romantic comedy, “No Regrets,” premieres February 10, 2017; Inner-city youth documentary, “Hatching Shakespeare,” to follow on February 17, 2017 — “No Regrets” premieres on UMC, February 10, 2017 Los Angeles, CA (BlackNews.com) — A celebration… Continue reading Urban Movie Channel to Premiere ‘No Regrets’ and ‘Hatching Shakespeare’ This Month

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