Interactive One (www.interactiveone.com) is powered by the mission to create an online community and rich content and digital products that engage, entertain and inspire the lives of African Americans.
Interactive One is a wholly owned subsidiary of Radio One (www.radio-one.com), a publicly traded cross-platform media company that is the 5th largest terrestrial Radio company in the country and the controlling owner of TV One, the fastest growing network in cable television. Across all of its platforms, Radio One reaches over 80% of the African American audience in the U.S. every single month and generates over $400 million in advertising revenue annually. Radio One also is involved in original programming, research, events and franchises, and many other aspects of media targeted primarily at African Americans.
Interactive One, launched as a standalone entity in 2008, is responsible for creating all things digital at the company. Consumer offerings include the largest social networking site targeted at African Americans, Blackplanet, and over 60 other sites in categories such as news, local, music, entertainment and religion. Since its launch, Interactive One has quickly become the #1 online platform for a broad swath of the African American community, serving more than 7 million users monthly – or over 30% of the addressable market.