Launch HN: BlackOakTV (YC S21) – Netflix for black people
Hi HN! We are Uzo and Iyanu, the founders of BlackOakTV ( https://beta.blackoak.tv ). BlackOakTV is a subscription video platform serving black audiences by making it easy for them to watch TV shows and movies that feature black stories and characters. Nearly three-quarters of Black people want to watch more content that portrays their lives and experiences (Target Market News, 2018), but they can't find enough of it, and when they do find it, it usually hasn't gotten the budget or development resources that more mainstream content does. When I grew up in the 90s, it seemed like black people had a relatively high number of TV shows to choose from like "Martin", "Living Single," and "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air". It felt good. I felt represented. Unfortunately, it turns out the 90s were an aberration, and over the next 2 decades, black con
Why it failed
Hi HN! We are Uzo and Iyanu, the founders of BlackOakTV ( https://beta.blackoak.tv ). BlackOakTV is a subscription video platform serving black audiences by making it easy for them to watch TV shows and movies that feature black stories and characters. Nearly three-quar
- Kind
- startup
- Status
- Shut down
- Inventor
- Uzo0312
- Ended
- 2021
- Source
- hackernews