Tuesday, April 13, 2010

goHardTV.com Gives African Audiences a New Platform for Video

Designed specially for African and African-American users, goHardTV provides features ranging from African News to Hip Hop Video. The site premiered this month at http://goHardTV.com and gives African users everywhere their own portal for online video. From people living on the African continent, to emigrating professionals in Paris, Madrid to African-Americans in Chicago. goHardTV.com appeals to this vast audience as a central and highly attractive place for self-produced video.

goHardTV members add new videos minute by minute to be viewed under such categories as African Entertainment, Education and Awareness, Marketing and Movie Trailers. A recent check of the site found a 'Fast and Furious' posting of new videos by members showing how to gain quick advantage in highly popular video games such as 'Call of Duty' and 'Assassins Creed'. Other videos cover the American music scene with a separate channel featuring artists in the UK, France and Latin America. Even Gospel and Reggae get their own categories at goHardTV.

While YouTube is often credited with starting the online video movement, its videos are largely dominated by Anglo, suburban producers. "We wanted to create a very attractive, user friendly site that appeals to African producers, viewers, and interests," said Femi Olu, founder of goHardTV.com. Perhaps goHardTV's most powerful advantage is it streams videos to a truly global audience. "We have members in the Far East, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, the US and just about any...Read more here or see the site now

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