{"id":1950,"date":"2016-12-20T11:53:58","date_gmt":"2016-12-20T11:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetripleplay.net\/blog\/?p=1950"},"modified":"2016-12-20T11:53:58","modified_gmt":"2016-12-20T11:53:58","slug":"the-impact-network-will-be-available-to-more-us-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetripleplay.net\/blog\/cable\/the-impact-network-will-be-available-to-more-us-homes\/1950\/","title":{"rendered":"The Impact Network Will Be Available To More US Homes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1951\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetripleplay.net\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1951\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1951\" class=\"wp-image-1951 size-medium\" title=\"Xfinity TV Platform\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thetripleplay.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Xfinity-Internet-2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Xfinity Internet\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thetripleplay.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Xfinity-Internet-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetripleplay.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Xfinity-Internet-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetripleplay.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Xfinity-Internet-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1951\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong><em>The Impact Network <\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Impact Network, which is an independent African American, operated and owned Christian television network in America, will be available to more homes due to the expanded distribution agreement with the Xfinity TV platform of Comcast Corporation. The programs broadcasted on the Impact Network are on entertainment, lifestyle, gospel music, and urban ministries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The CEO and Co-Founder of the Impact Network, Bishop Wayne T. Jackson said, \u201cWe\u2019re excited about the commitment Comcast has made to continue to increase diversity in all communities and to the African American community by expanding distribution of The Impact Network.\u201d The mission of Impact Network is to offer educational and Christian programming to their viewers, which are designed to \u201cempower the spiritual, physical, financial and emotional needs of the community and viewers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The network line-up of the Impact Network includes television ministries by Pastor Joel Olsteen, Bishop Henry Fernandez, Bishop Paul Morton, Bishop Stanly Williams, Pastor Rod Parsley, Bishop I.V. Hilliard, Pastor Paula White, Bishop T.D. Jakes, Bishop Charles Blake, Dr. Creflo Dollar, and Bishop Jackson. Furthermore, the network also airs original programs like Dr. Beverly Jackson\u2019s \u201cThe Jewel Tankard Show,\u201d \u201cLiving Free,\u201d and Dr. Robert Ferguson\u2019s \u201cImpact Better Health\/Diet Free Life.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1952\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetripleplay.net\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1952\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1952\" class=\"wp-image-1952 size-medium\" title=\"Comcast Corporation\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thetripleplay.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Xfinity-TV-Packages-1-e1482234820328-300x196.jpg\" alt=\"Xfinity TV Packages\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thetripleplay.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Xfinity-TV-Packages-1-e1482234820328-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetripleplay.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Xfinity-TV-Packages-1-e1482234820328.jpg 588w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1952\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong><em>Christian Television Network<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The expansion distribution with the Xfinity TV platform of Comcast will allow the network to reach more than 75 million homes in the United States, The Bahamas, Virgin Islands and Africa. Bishop Jackson said, \u201cAnytime we wanted to [air] broadcasts, we always had to go to other people to get our ministries shown to television audiences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIn 2011, we were able to partner with Dish Network, which gave us a much broader national audience covering the continental United States. Then we got with Comcast which gave us Michigan, Arkansas, Kentucky and Indiana,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The president and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. said, \u201cWe congratulate both Comcast and The Impact Network for working together to significantly enhance television broadcast opportunities for Black America. The NNPA and Comcast are also business partners in the marketplace across the nation and we support Black-owned businesses like The Impact Network.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Impact Network is now available to the customers on DirecTV channel number 268 and 380, Dish Network\u2019s channel number 268, and on Comcast\u2019s Xfinity TV channel number 400.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Impact Network, which is an independent African American, operated and owned Christian television network in America, will be available to more homes due to the expanded distribution agreement with the Xfinity TV platform of Comcast Corporation. The programs broadcasted on the Impact Network are on entertainment, lifestyle, gospel music, and urban ministries. 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