New Orleans own Master P. - who recently changed his stage name into his real name Percy Miller - has announced that he’s launching a new cable network to provide “positive content for a black and brown culture.” Percy has already signed up $everal advisory board members including Denzel Washington (okay, Percy Miller!); Vault Load Films president Jim Finkl; NAACP executive director Vicangelo Bullock; NBA player Derek Anderson; cable industry veteran Prof. Sal Martino; hip-hop pioneer DJ Kool Herc; entrepreneur Olatokunbo Betiku; and real estate mogul Curtis Oakes.
In a statment Percy said he came up with this vision hanging around BET Founder Bob Johnson…“I remember him telling me back in the day that if you wanted to know real estate, you’ve got to hang out with real estate investors. If you wanted to know sports, you’ve got to hang out with athletes. I anted to know TV, so I hung out with Bob and learned the TV game from one of the best in the business.” The network has already begun production on several shows and is set to launch in 2009.
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