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Interactive One is an American digital publishing company with a portfolio of websites focused on African American and Hispanic audiences. It also provides businesses with a variety of digital marketing and distribution services. ==History== Interactive One was founded in 2007 as a separate division of Radio One.〔Christopher H. Sterling, editor, ''(The Biographical Encyclopedia of American Radio )'', New York: Routledge, 2011, p. 185.〕 It was launched in May 2008 as an online community to complement Radio One's other media properties targeting African American audiences.〔Anita Huslin, (“Radio One CEO Prepares for Shareholders,” ) ''Washington Post'', May 26, 2008.〕〔C. Daniel Baker, (“Interactive One Studios Adds Russell Simmons’ GlobalGrind.com to its Roster,” ) ''Black Enterprise'', April 15, 2013.〕 Radio One president and CEO Alfred C. Liggins is also the CEO of Interactive One, and Tom Newman serves as the company's president.〔William Launder, (“Digital Marketer Links Up With Russell Simmons,” ) ''Wall Street Journal'', April 15, 2013.〕 Interactive One operates approximately 70 digital properties〔(“VOXXI, Interactive One team up to develop new product, services,” ) Fox News Latino, September 12, 2013.〕 featuring news, lifestyle, entertainment and religious content, including News One, The Urban Daily, BlackPlanet, HelloBeautiful, MiGente, BlackAmericaWeb, Global Grind and BlackDoctor.org.〔〔〔〔Nicholas Carlson, (“Former AOL Entertainment Boss Mike Rich Goes To Interactive One,” ) ''Business Insider'', July 9, 2010.〕 As of 2011, Interactive One is the largest network of owned and operated sites aimed at an African American audience, based on the total traffic of its websites and radio stations.〔Matthew Flamm, (“Urban websites face off,” ) ''Crain's New York Business'', June 12, 2011.〕 By January 2013, Interactive One's properties were drawing more unique visitors than BET Networks and Univision combined.〔 The company started branching out to the Hispanic market in September 2012, with the announcement of Zona De Sabor ("Flavor Zone"), an English-language website offering news and entertainment content for an urban Latino audience. This came on the heels of the creation of MiGente, a Latino-themed social network.〔Tanzina Vega, (“Interactive One’s Site for Latinos,” ) ''New York Times'', September 10, 2012.〕 On September 12, 2012, the White House hosted a live event with Interactive One properties News One, Hello Beautiful, Black Planet, The Urban Daily and The Grio. Officials from President Barack Obama's administration, including Melody Barnes, Valerie Jarrett and Shaun Donovan, answered questions submitted through Interactive One sites about the US job market and economy.〔Kori Schulman, (“Open for Questions with News One, Hello Beautiful, Black Planet, The Urban Daily & Grio,” ) WhiteHouse.gov, September 10, 2011.〕 In July 2013, TV One announced ''News One Now'', a morning news show based on News One. The live, one-hour weekday program hosted by Roland Martin premiered on November 4, 2013, also streaming live on Radio One. Based in Washington, DC, the show provides news and analysis of politics, entertainment, sports and culture, from an African American perspective.〔Tambay A. Obenson, (“TV One Announces ‘News One Now’ – Live 1-hour Weekday Morning News Program Hosted By Roland S. Martin,” ) Indiewire, July 9, 2013.〕〔Robert Bianco, (“’News One Now’ will find Roland Martin talking again,” ) ''USA Today'', July 27, 2013.〕〔Tim Molloy, (“’News One Now’ With Roland S. Martin to Premiere Nov. 4,” ) TheWrap, October 24, 2013.〕 In February 2015, Interactive One launched HB Studios, a video production studio focused on creating scripted and unscripted programming about women and the diversity of their experiences. With about a dozen original video series in development for 2015, HB Studios programming will be featured on the iOne Women Channel and HelloBeautiful.com, along with channels on YouTube and Facebook.〔Todd Spangler, ("Interactive One Launches Digital Studio to Produce Series for Women of Color," ) ''Variety'', February 11, 2015.〕〔Jessica Klein, ("Interactive One Will Launch HB Studios with Doc 'Women of Color'," ) Video Ink, February 11, 2015.〕 HB Studios' inaugural release was the 14-minute documentary ''Women on Top'', featuring interviews with women including Soledad O'Brien, Lisa Leslie, Tia Mowry, Jody Watley, Beverly Johnson and others.〔〔Corinne Grinapol, ("Fishbowl Five With Interactive One’s Leigh Davenport," ) ''Adweek'', April 23, 2015.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Interactive One」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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