Black News Channel closes

The Black News Channel, financed heavily by Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan, is shutting down after just over two years in operation, at least for now. The independent cable channel based in Tallahassee announced Friday that it would lay off “substantially all” of its 230 employees and suspend operations immediately. The Atlanta Journal-Journal Constitution reported that Khan, BNC’s majority stakeholder, invested about $50 million.