Launching in 2015 as UMC or Urban Movie Channel, Allblk was formed by the Robert L. Johnson, the founder of BET. Allblk sits under the publicly traded AMC Networks (Nasdaq:AMCX) umbrella, alone with other popular networks such as, IFC, Shudder, BBC America and Sundance.
The name change won’t affect the content, say founder Robert L Johnson. “UMC began as a distribution model for Black creatives to directly reach the then largely underserved African-American audience without the restrictions of legacy content development and traditional broadcast models. As technology advances and programming demands from our community evolve, the rebranded Allblk will be well positioned to break out as the preeminent streaming destination for viewers seeking Black entertainment.”
The company states that going forward there will be more focus on original content. ” ALLBLK is our promise to you as the first streaming service for Black TV and film to be celebratory of Black culture, supportive of black creators and talent across the diaspora, and a go to destination for fans of Black entertainment.”
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Allblk features content from every genre of film and tv. Independent, horror, thriller, drama, stage shows, comedy, international, tv shows and weekly originals like, Bronx SIU and A House Divided.
Allblk is available for $4.99 per month or $49.99 per year. The service is currently available on Roku tv, Roku player, Fire tv, Fire stick, Fire Cube, Amazon Prime Video, Web Browsers, Chromecast and Apple tv.
