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One has reported that the network experienced a 40% increase in ad
sales for the first quarter of 2011, just as Comcast is moving in to
take a larger stake in the network, reports MediaPost.
The
network, which targets an audience slightly older than BET, also said
it signed 50 new advertisers last year and - according to SNL Kagan -
saw ad revenue increase by 17% to $51.9 million. To further its growth,
the network premiered its first original scripted series, Love That Girl, executive produced by Martin Lawrence. TV One is developing additional original programming.
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One has also set up a west coast office based in Los Angeles and will
be run by former Screenvision exec Seeta Zieger. The network is
currently reorganzing its ownership structure, with Comcast set to take a
49% stake, with Radio One owning the other 51%.
