SVP TV vs BLACKS NETWORK TV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SVP TV
This app offers original news with a minority perspective, live talk shows, reality, and kids' programming. It aims to fill a gap in minority media by providing access to stories and people of special interest to its viewers.
- Original news with minority perspective
- Live TV talk shows
- Reality television
- Kids' television programming
- 24/7 broadcasting
- Content partnerships with minority newsmakers
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Memphis, TN, January 2022 - American Minority Broadcast Television and News Network (SVPTV) own by Debbie McClennon, CEO/President. SVP TV Network, the mid-south only minority news network launched a multi-year carriage agreement with Comcast Corporation, the country’s leading provider of cable, entertainment and communications products and services on February 3, 2013. Under the agreement, SVP TV Network broadcast live and pre-recorded television programming in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and Missouri markets. Now broadcasting on Roku, Fire and Apple TV 24/7 since March 2021. SVP TV provides original news with a distinctly minority perspective, live TV talk shows, reality and kids television, filling a major gap in today’s minority media need. SVP TV is the endeavor of the late Sam Smith (Co-Founder) and Debbie McClennon, CEO and Owner. “Our unique and vast content partnerships with minority newsmakers will provide our viewers live access to the stories and people in whom our viewers have a special interest,” said Debbie.
BLACKS NETWORK TV
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Blacks Network TV showcase headline news, celebrity, music, fashion, entertainment, black, brown, and African culture. Pioneering African American news, event, and entertainment around the world.
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Verdict
SVP TV and BLACKS NETWORK TV are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SVP TV ships an update every 5 months, BLACKS NETWORK TV every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SVP TV | BLACKS NETWORK TV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SVP Kids, SVP TV Network Inc. | Reliable Web, Inc. |
In-app purchases
SVP TV
No in-app purchases
BLACKS NETWORK TV
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is SVP TV free?
Is BLACKS NETWORK TV free?
Do SVP TV or BLACKS NETWORK TV have ads?
Which is updated more often, SVP TV or BLACKS NETWORK TV?
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