TV One Celebrates New Entertainment Network

NEW YORK CITY – TV One hosted a private event at The Cadillac House in New York City to celebrate and preview new entertainment network, CLEO TV on Thursday, December 6.

Derived from the name Cleopatra, CLEO TV is an aspirational lifestyle and entertainment network targeting Millennial and Gen X women of color. The network promises a unique and diverse lineup of short and long-form programming that reflects the multifaceted interests of this generation. With a bold, fearless and fresh take, CLEO TV gives multicultural young women a destination for content centered around travel, home design, relationships, finances, cooking, talk shows, movies, docu-series, sitcoms and much more. CLEO TV will be broadly distributed on Comcast Xfinity beginning January 19, 2019, with additional affiliate distribution agreements to be announced in the coming months.

Talent, influencers, advertisers and TV executives turned out for the premiere event. TV One Executives in attendance at the event included General Manager Michelle Rice, EVP of Ad Sales and Marketing Rahsan-Rahsan Lindsay, SVP of Marketing Lori Hall, SVP of Integrated Marking Jeff Meza, SVP of Public Relations Tosha Whitten-Griggs, SVP of Content Distribution and Sales Strategy Rori Peters and Vice President of Original Programming and Production Robin Green Arrington. Cadillac Executive Raymond Warren, a CLEO TV launch advertiser, BOOK by Cadillac’s Head of Operations Alexis Kerr and UniWorld Group, Inc. CEO Monique Nelson were also present.

From left to Right: TV One’s EVP of Ad Sales and Marketing Rahsan-Rahsan Lindsay, TV One’s General Manager Michelle Rice, Cadillac Executive Raymond Warren and Chef JJ Johnson at New York’s CLEO TV preview event. Photo: Sharief Azyiat, Courtesy of TV One
From left to Right: TV One’s EVP of Ad Sales and Marketing Rahsan-Rahsan Lindsay, TV One’s General Manager Michelle Rice, Cadillac Executive Raymond Warren and Chef JJ Johnson at New York’s CLEO TV preview event. Photo: Sharief Azyiat, Courtesy of TV One

VIPs in attendance at the event included Chef Jernard Wells (CLEO TV Co-Host, New Soul Kitchen), Chef JJ Johnson (CLEO TV Host, Just Eats with Chef JJ), Claire Sulmers (Founder, Fashion Bomb Daily) and Rochelle Brown (Co-Owner and Executive Producer of Powerhouse Productions).

For more information on CLEO TV, visit CLEO TV’s YouTube Channel and check out exclusive, behind-the-scenes content on www.mycleo.tv. Viewers can also join the conversation by connecting via social media on TV One’s Twitter, Instagram and Facebook ( @mycleotv) using the hashtag #CLEOTV.