Baitcal Media Group, Inc. is an American entertainment company that produces, distributes, and licenses content worldwide. Our extensive library of TV shows, films, literary works, and historic African-American footage featuring legendary figures has been viewed worldwide.
The company operates under the trademarked brand names of BC Television & Films, Baitcal Publishing, and Muslim News Magazine. Our primary objective is to develop unique concepts for the film and television industries and to create new frontiers in entertainment. We are a fast-growing supplier of digital streaming content, offering live and on-demand programming through company-owned streaming platforms.
We conduct our current operations through our three primary operating subsidiaries:
BC Television & Films produces and distributes media content globally. The company has delivered numerous award-winning films, including “From Africa to the White House” featuring Academy Award winner Louis Gossett Jr., Angela Bassett, and Emmy Award winner Glynn Turman, as well as the Pan-African Film Festival “Best Feature Documentary” winner PacoimaStories: Land of Dreams.
Baitcal Publishing develops and distributes our unique collection of books exploring untold accounts of American history. BAIT-CAL Publishing puts the compelling power of these stories at the fingertips of socially-conscious readers. Our latest release, Valley Chronicles: Told and Untold Stories of the San Fernando Valley by Crystal Jackson, is a comprehensive historical narrative and photographic archive documenting the evolution of one of Southern California’s most significant regions. Our top-selling title, "Memoirs of a Deputy Coroner: The Case of Marilyn Monroe," is a riveting real-life account of Marilyn Monroe's official investigation, viewed through the lens of the African American deputy coroner who signed her death certificate.
Our publishing division also manages the company's digital media library of historical interviews, speeches, and footage from American history. Baitcal's extensive database is home to a treasure chest of rare content and digital images from the mid-20th century to the present.
Muslim News Magazine (MNM) is our multimedia news and entertainment organization. It's a popular streaming video platform that offers live, on-demand, and pay-per-view programming, including live events, movies, TV shows, and news coverage. MNM is one of the first Muslim-American streaming platforms. The company hosts one of the world's largest American Muslim media archives. Baitcal has documented the Muslim experience in America since the early 1970s. With population growth and interest in the religion of Islam now at an all-time high, we launched MNM-TV, a web-based streaming channel designed for today's Muslim Americans. MNM provides high-quality entertainment programming for millions of Muslims in America.
BAIT-CAL Media Group, Inc. owns an extensive library of video, photos, and audiotapes documenting the African-American experience over the past half-century. Our archives feature some of the most prominent figures in American history, including exclusive interviews with Rosa Parks, Muhammad Ali, Dick Gregory, Imam W. Deen Mohammed, Eddie Murphy, Louis Gossett, Jr., Quincy Jones, Isabel Sanford, Nancy Wilson, Rick James, Dr. Benjamin Hooks, Minister Louis Farrakhan, and more.
Alongside our extensive historical footage library, we create and oversee proprietary digital media. Our entertainment portfolio includes exclusive titles spanning TV shows and films such as mini-series, documentaries, news, music, religion, and more. We aim to produce unique, innovative, and exclusive content across various television and film genres. Our programming specifically targets African-American audiences, offering high-quality content to one of the most underserved markets in the U.S.
Founded in 1972 by Lionel Grandison, Baitcal has become an iconic entertainment company with four decades of experience in the communications industry. Since its inception, the company has focused on growth, diversification, and inclusive representation.
"Playing an instrumental role in helping stories of history and culture reach a broader audience continues to be our goal," states Lon Grandison-Muqaddin, president of Baitcal Media Group. "Our vision to achieve this is through the use of streaming video platforms and finding like-minded partners to strengthen company brands and broaden our scope of operations."