Diddy bringing music back to TV
Diddy had been working on developing a TV network for years. When he was almost shut out of performing on ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” around the release of a 2010 album, the rapperproducer realized he needed to launch the network sooner rather than later.
“I had to beg to be on ... ‘Dancing With the Stars’ and it was something to me that wasn’t right about that,” he said.
Diddy believed there weren’t enough outlets for musicians on TV — and that moment drove home the point. He’s launching Revolt TV in the fall. “There’s ESPN for sports, CNN, Fox News for news and the AP. There should be a brand for music, and now we have that brand that’s going to focus on music and not reality shows,” he said. “There’s been a gaping hole once some of the other channels stopped having focus on music and focused more on reality, and it left a gaping hole for artists and fans of not having a place to go.”
The 43-year- old entrepreneur announced last week that Revolt TV had reached a deal to have his network distributed on Time Warner Cable. Comcast Corp. announced a deal with Diddy’s network last year. besieging these children just to get a photo.”
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