The Guardian
July 2026“BMTV is the cultural home Black Muslim audiences have been waiting for.”
Feature on the launch slate and the economics of a £1.99 streaming tier.
Read the piecein The GuardianPress
BMTV in the News
Press coverage, announcements, and media resources.
Press releases
Official announcements from BMTV Studios, BMTV Direct, BMTV Pulse and BMTV Core, most recent first.
- Studios
BMTV Studios opens its first Lagos writers' room
Twelve writers begin development on three scripted series for delivery across the next two commissioning windows.
- Pulse
BMTV Pulse adds a Nairobi broadcast hub
East African coverage joins the weeknight live schedule alongside London, Dubai and Atlanta.
- Commissions
BMTV commissions Seerah in Forty
A forty-part scholarly series filmed on location, subtitled in five languages at launch.
- Direct
BMTV Direct confirms £1.99 monthly launch pricing
A single ad-free tier with five household profiles, offline downloads and no contract.
- Core
BMTV Core brings faith-aware personalisation to streaming
The discovery engine ranks titles on language, region and faith-rating signals held on-device by default.
- Company
BMTV founded in London
A studio, a streaming service and a live news arm built for Black Muslim audiences worldwide.
Media coverage
Selected reporting on the BMTV slate, platform and commissioning model.
Variety
June 2026“A rights-owning studio with a distribution arm attached is a rare thing at this scale.”
Analysis of the BMTV Studios commissioning model.
Read the piecein VarietyAl Jazeera
June 2026“Pulse treats Muslim news audiences as a primary market, not an afterthought.”
Interview with the BMTV Pulse editorial leadership in Nairobi.
Read the piecein Al JazeeraWired
April 2026“Faith-aware recommendations, with the preference data kept on the device.”
Technical profile of the BMTV Core discovery engine.
Read the piecein WiredScreen Daily
April 2026“Seerah in Forty may be the most ambitious factual commission of the year.”
First look at the flagship documentary series.
Read the piecein Screen DailyFinancial Times
March 2026“A low price point aimed squarely at global households, not Western subscribers alone.”
Report on BMTV Direct pricing and international expansion.
Read the piecein Financial TimesMedia assets
Logos, brand guidance, key art and leadership photography, cleared for editorial use with credit.
BMTV logo pack
SVG, PNG · 4.2 MB
Primary, stacked and monochrome marks with clear-space guidance. Do not recolour or distort the wordmark.
Download BMTV logo packBrand guidelines summary
PDF · 6.8 MB
Twelve-page condensed guide covering colour, typography, tone of voice and correct naming of the three BMTV arms.
Download Brand guidelines summaryOriginals key art
JPG, PNG · 48 MB
Posters and horizontal key art for the current originals slate, cleared for editorial use with credit.
Download Originals key artLeadership photography
JPG · 22 MB
High-resolution founder and executive portraits with approved job titles and photographer credits.
Download Leadership photographyPress contact
Interviews, screeners and fact checks are handled directly by the BMTV press office.