Comcast Corporation, one of the nation’s leading providers of entertainment, information and communication products and services, today announced the launch of Black Cinema On Demand, a new monthly video-on-demand offering dedicated to the celebration of black films, filmmakers and actors past and present. This month, Black Cinema On Demand joins special programming to honor the rich history of African Americans during Black History Month.

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President Chavez is prepping new laws that would regulate what Venezuelan citizens were allowed to post on Twitter, which he considers a “tool of terror.” A similar situation is also happening in Mexico, where the government is considering regulating social networks.

BTV247, Inc., the leading digital media company focused exclusively on Black culture, announced the launch of www.blacktv247.com, the single largest internet destination exclusively focused on Black-inspired programming.

We keep hearing that TV is dead. That the Internets, mobile devices and new fandangled e-readers are changing the way everyone watches the tube, and that fewer people are tuning in. It’s just not true.Over 90% of the TV watched in 2010 will still be via “traditional broadcast,” and last year, Americans watched more TV than ever before in history (four hours and 41 minutes per person