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BET Founder Launching Urban Movie Channel, published in The Hollywood Reporter
RLJ Entertainment, created by BET founder Robert L. Johnson, is launching the Urban Movie Channel, it was announced Wednesday morning.
RLJ Entertainment Announces Launch of UMC-Urban Movie Channel; Traci Otey Blunt Named Corporate EVP
RLJ Entertainment Inc., (NASDAQ: RLJE), created by Robert L. Johnson, founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET) and The RLJ Companies and Chairman of RLJ Entertainment, today announced the launch of UMC - Urban Movie Channel (“UMC”), RLJE’s proprietary digital channel. UMC will feature urban-themed movies as an alternative to conventional subscription-based channels by showcasing the…
Bob Johnson Taps Former Dallas Cowboys’ Preston Pearson as Celebrity Spokesperson for Toyota of Lewisville
Bob Johnson and RML Automotive have hired Preston Pearson, former running back with the Dallas Cowboys to promote Toyota of Lewisville (owned by Johnson) to broaden the store’s involvement with local communities and organizations in the Dallas and North Dallas areas. Johnson expanded RML Automotive’s national footprint in 2013 with the acquisition of Toyota of…
LAI International, an RLJ Equity Partners’ Portfolio Company, Acquires Zak Incorporated
RLJ Equity Partners, LLC and LAI International, Inc., today announced the acquisition of Zak Incorporated (Zak), a full service manufacturer and certified turnkey supplier that provides precision machined and custom fabricated components for customers in power generation, specialty metals, and oil and gas.