Also known as B.E.T., Black Entertainment Television, BET Networks
Black Entertainment Television (BET) is an American basic cable network targeting Black audiences. It is the flagship channel of the BET Media Group, a subsidiary of Paramount Skydance Corporation's Media Networks division. Launched as a USA Network programming block on January 25, 1980, BET would eventually become a full-fledged channel in September 1982.
Key facts
- Television channel.name
- BET Jams
- Television channel.logo_caption
- Logo since June 27, 2021
- Television channel.logo
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- Television channel.launch_date
- (USA Network timeshare) (full time channel)
- Television channel.picture_format
- 480i SDTV
- Television channel.founder
- Robert L. JohnsonSheila Johnson
- Television channel.owner
- Paramount Media Networks(Paramount Skydance Corporation)
- Television channel.parent
- BET Media Group
- Television channel.country
- United States
- Television channel.area
- United States and Latin America
- Television channel.headquarters
- New York City, New York
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- Affiliated streaming service(s)
- Television channel.online_chan_1
- BET+Paramount+
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- Service(s)
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- Hulu + Live TV, FuboTV, Philo, Sling TV, YouTube TV
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- United States
- Television channel.replaced_by
- MTV Jams
- Television channel.former_names
- MTV Jams
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Black Entertainment Television
- Official website
- www.bet.com
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- inception
- 1983-07-01
- Commons category
- BET
- official shop URL
- store.bet.com
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19 sectionsContents
- History
- Early years
- Becoming a full-time channel
- Sale to Viacom/Paramount
- Programming
- Criticism
- Sister networks
- Spin-off channels
- BET Gospel
- Current programming
- BET Jams
- International networks
- BET International
- Canada
- France
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Black Entertainment Television (BET) is an American basic cable network targeting Black audiences. It is the flagship channel of the BET Media Group, a subsidiary of Paramount Skydance Corporation's Media Networks division. Launched as a USA Network programming block on January 25, 1980, BET would eventually become a full-fledged channel in September 1982.
, BET is available to approximately 67,000,000 pay television households in the United States-down from its 2011 peak of 92,000,000 households.