Impact Network Licenses Content From A+E Networks

Jon Lafayette
·1 min read
Roots The History Channel.
Roots The History Channel.

Impact Network said it signed a multiyear content licensing deal with A+E Media Group that will give Impact Network access to A+E’s Black Excellence collection.

Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

“Impact applauds A+E Networks for stepping up to their commitment in the diversity space in media through its partnership with Impact,” said Impact CEO Wayne T. Jackson.

Impact Network
Impact Network

Some of the A+E titles that could appear on the Impact Network include The History Channel’s Roots; Lifetime’s unscripted series Bring It, Lifetime’s movie The Clark Sisters: First Lady of Gospel; and Black Patriots: Heroes of the Revolution hosted by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

“A+E Networks is thrilled to be in business with Impact TV, enabling our diverse slate of programming to reach a new and dynamic audience,” Ellen Lovejoy senior VP, global content sales at A+E Networks, said. “We share a goal to reach a broader audience aimed at the elevated stories around the black community and its culture.”

Impact Network was started in 2010 by Jackson and Beverly Y. Jackson with a mission to enrich, educate and entertain multicultural audiences.

“Impact feels like A+E Media Group has done an integral job in presenting African-American voices, imagery and narratives with dignity and care,” said Impact executive VP Royal Jackson. “In addition, A+E Media Group has a diverse library of the Black experience, where content showcasing African-American life reaches beyond a monolithic ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach that fits perfectly with the Impact Network’s core mission of entertainment.”