Tempo Networks is a pan-Caribbean television channel focusing on Caribbean music and cultural content. Its programming encompasses music videos, news, dramas, and documentaries showcasing various aspects of Caribbean life. The channel features musical genres like

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, Soca,

Dancehall Dancehall is a genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970s. Initially, dancehall was a more sparse version of reggae than the roots reggae, roots style, which had dominated much of the 1970s.Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2 ...

, and more. The programming is primarily presented in English. Tempo Networks was established on November 30, 2005, initially under the ownership of

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and Viacom. Since 2007, it has been under the ownership of its founder, Frederick Morton, Jr., and is headquartered in Newark, NJ. The channel is available on

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in the New York Metropolitan Area (Channel 1105) and reaches an audience of over 3,500,000 viewers in the Caribbean. It also provides live streaming over the internet 24/7.

History

Tempo was launched by MTV Networks in 2005. In conjunction with the launch of Tempo,

hosted a concert series entitled "

Caribbean Rising Caribbean Rising Tour was a concert tour hosted by MTV Networks. It featured performances by more than eighty artists across several different musical genres including reggae, dancehall, reggaeton, soca music, soca, quelbe, hip hop, and calypso m ...

." It featured performances across several different musical genres.

Programs

*''Badness Outta Style'' *''Choices'' *''Cook-Up'' *''Cross Caribbean Countdown'' *''Downtown Island'' *''Inside the Rhythm'' *''My TEMPO Trip'' *''Pull up Selecta'' *''Rise & Shine'' *''TEMPO Live & Direct'' *''TEMPO Presents: Artists, Events, and Music Video Making-ofs'' *''West wood Park'' ORIGINAL FILMS * HUSH * HUSH 2 * Hooked * The Black Moses Pindling * Chrissy * Between Friends

Events

Major events hosted by Tempo include the "Tempo Turns" events, concerts held throughout the Caribbean islands and United States, which draw tens of thousands of attendees from around the world. "TEMPO Turns 6" was held at Six Flags / Great Adventure in Jackson,

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Pro-social initiatives

TEMPO has carried out several socially conscious campaigns, including the Badness Outta Style school tours, One Love/Haiti, and TEMPO Water.

Other

Additional projects include TEMPO Bookings, connecting Caribbean artists with event planners, and the TEMPO Web Store. It has also worked with tourist boards throughout the region, including those of Antigua, Trinidad & Tobago, Grenada, USVI, Barbados, and Turks & Caicos.

Partners

*American Airlines *Bahamas Telecommunications Company *Cable & Wireless *Carib *Digicel *Heineken *Liat *Lime *RIM/Blackberry *Sony/Ericsson *VP Records

References

External links

TempoTubidy

Press

Atlanta Post - How he Built it: Frederick A. Morton, Founder of Caribbean Media Company TEMPO Networks
* ttp://njmonthly.com/articles/lifestyle/island-in-the-city.html NJ Monthly Magazine - Island in the Citybr>Newark Star Ledger - Newark Entrepreneur Creates TV Station Devoted to Caribbean Content
* ttp://www.guardian.co.tt/lifestyle/2011/02/24/tempo-networks-gears-fifth-anniversary Trinidad and Tobago Guardian - TEMPO Networks Gears Fifth Anniversarybr>Cable & Wireless Caribbean - Partnerships : MTV Tempo
- Press Release
Is MTV Losing Tempo?
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