Black Entertainment Television
American basic cable channel / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Black Entertainment Television (BET) is an American cable television network. It is based in New York City. The network is targeted toward African-American audiences in the United States. Most of it used to show hip hop and R&B music videos. Now it shows religious shows, movies, award shows and original television series for African-Americans.
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Black Entertainment Television (BET) | |
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Type | Cable network |
Country | United States |
Broadcast area | United States and parts of Canada |
Headquarters | New York City, New York[1] |
Programming | |
Picture format | 440px-BET_Logo.svg.png |
Ownership | |
Owner | Paramount Global |
Key people | Robert L. Johnson - Founder and former Chairman Debra Lee CEO/Chairman of BET Reginald Hudlin Programming President |
Sister channels | List
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History | |
Launched | January 25, 1980 |
Founder | Robert L. Johnson Sheila Johnson |
Links | |
Website | BET.COM |
Availability | |
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