As Impact Network rebrands from a faith and gospel-focused multiplatform channel to include family-friendly lifestyle entertainment designed for Black audiences, Variety can exclusively reveal its first “Impact Original” movie, “The Life of Me.”
Brian White (ABC’s “Scandal”), Brandon T. Jackson and Danielle Nicolet (CW’s “The Flash”) star in the film about a wealthy businessman, who “disillusioned by his family’s illicit business dealings, escapes to a small town and finds friendship, love, and a new focus on life until he must confront his past, reveal his identity, and redefine his future.”
White plays Marcus Banks, a real estate mogul and heir to his family’s multi-billion dollar development business, who is described in the film’s official description as a “man with a conscience.”
The film’s synopsis explains:
Marcus becomes disgruntled with the family’s greedy tactics after learning his family would put the lives of innocent...
Brian White (ABC’s “Scandal”), Brandon T. Jackson and Danielle Nicolet (CW’s “The Flash”) star in the film about a wealthy businessman, who “disillusioned by his family’s illicit business dealings, escapes to a small town and finds friendship, love, and a new focus on life until he must confront his past, reveal his identity, and redefine his future.”
White plays Marcus Banks, a real estate mogul and heir to his family’s multi-billion dollar development business, who is described in the film’s official description as a “man with a conscience.”
The film’s synopsis explains:
Marcus becomes disgruntled with the family’s greedy tactics after learning his family would put the lives of innocent...
- 4/2/2024
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Impact Network is rebranding from a faith and gospel-focused multiplatform channel to a family-friendly lifestyle entertainment channel focused on Black audiences.
Founded in 2010 by Bishop Wayne T. Jackson and wife Beverly Jackson, the 100% Black-owned independent network began as a channel airing sermons and religious talk shows. In 2022, with the appointment of Wayne and Beverly’s son Royal Jackson to chief creative officer, Impact Network moved into entertainment programming, including both scripted and unscripted titles with a strategic focus on religious content.
Now, Impact is shifting its lineup once more to encompass “family-friendly lifestyle entertainment, premium scripted and engaging non-scripted series in addition to programming initiatives around health/wellness/financial/cultural areas affecting Black communities.”
Among Impact’s new offerings are unscripted syndicated series licensed from Fox First Run, including “You Bet Your Life” with Jay Leno and Kevin Eubanks, “25 Words or Less” with Meredith Louise Vieira and “Divorce Court,...
Founded in 2010 by Bishop Wayne T. Jackson and wife Beverly Jackson, the 100% Black-owned independent network began as a channel airing sermons and religious talk shows. In 2022, with the appointment of Wayne and Beverly’s son Royal Jackson to chief creative officer, Impact Network moved into entertainment programming, including both scripted and unscripted titles with a strategic focus on religious content.
Now, Impact is shifting its lineup once more to encompass “family-friendly lifestyle entertainment, premium scripted and engaging non-scripted series in addition to programming initiatives around health/wellness/financial/cultural areas affecting Black communities.”
Among Impact’s new offerings are unscripted syndicated series licensed from Fox First Run, including “You Bet Your Life” with Jay Leno and Kevin Eubanks, “25 Words or Less” with Meredith Louise Vieira and “Divorce Court,...
- 2/28/2024
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: The Impact Network has signed with Paradigm Talent Agency for representation in all areas, as the Black-founded, faith-based network expands into original scripted and unscripted film and television content.
The agency will rep the network in all areas that will include licensing, distribution, original content packaging, and strategic talent services & affiliations.
The Impact Network, founded in 2010 by Bishop Wayne T. Jackson and his wife Dr. Beverly Y. Jackson, focuses on black-driven programming with a core mission of positive narratives and content relating to the collective black experience. Under EVP Royal W. Jackson, the network is expanding on its foundational direction of predominantly faith-based & inspirational content, by including licensed, scripted and unscripted African-American centered family, friendly, feel-good and fulfilling content. The company will soon announce original series and film content, as well as special programming.
“Impact’s partnership with Paradigm is another key to opening doors for more diverse opportunities...
The agency will rep the network in all areas that will include licensing, distribution, original content packaging, and strategic talent services & affiliations.
The Impact Network, founded in 2010 by Bishop Wayne T. Jackson and his wife Dr. Beverly Y. Jackson, focuses on black-driven programming with a core mission of positive narratives and content relating to the collective black experience. Under EVP Royal W. Jackson, the network is expanding on its foundational direction of predominantly faith-based & inspirational content, by including licensed, scripted and unscripted African-American centered family, friendly, feel-good and fulfilling content. The company will soon announce original series and film content, as well as special programming.
“Impact’s partnership with Paradigm is another key to opening doors for more diverse opportunities...
- 5/25/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
African American-founded, faith-based channel Impact Network is making a big push into entertainment and lifestyle content with the ramping up of its Saturday programming slate, the hiring of a new chief creative officer and executive producer of original content, and the launch of a 6,000-foot production facility in Detroit with a music division, Variety has learned exclusively.
The privately owned Impact Network has a reach of 80 million homes and distribution deals with DirecTV, Comcast Xfinity, Charter Spectrum, Verizon Fios, Frontier, Cable Bahamas, Cox and Altice USA. Founder and CEO Bishop Wayne T. Jackson is looking to increase that footprint by beefing up the channel’s previously announced “Super Saturdays” block of programming, which will include talker/cooking show “Soul Food With Tara Wallace” and the Fredro Starr-hosted “Behind the Grind,” with the additions of music-video countdown show “Turn Up!” and “Impact-Plus,” an initiative that will give independent and established...
The privately owned Impact Network has a reach of 80 million homes and distribution deals with DirecTV, Comcast Xfinity, Charter Spectrum, Verizon Fios, Frontier, Cable Bahamas, Cox and Altice USA. Founder and CEO Bishop Wayne T. Jackson is looking to increase that footprint by beefing up the channel’s previously announced “Super Saturdays” block of programming, which will include talker/cooking show “Soul Food With Tara Wallace” and the Fredro Starr-hosted “Behind the Grind,” with the additions of music-video countdown show “Turn Up!” and “Impact-Plus,” an initiative that will give independent and established...
- 4/25/2022
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
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