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BET

Black Entertainment Television (BET) is an American basic cable network targeting Black American 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 evolved into a full-fledged cable channel in September…

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Owner
Paramount Media Networks (Paramount Skydance Corporation)
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Affiliated streaming service(s)
Paramount+
Broadcast area
United States
Country
United States
Founder
Robert L. Johnson Sheila Johnson

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related to Spin-off channels · 26
BET → Autumn, BET Gospel, BET Her, BET Hip-Hop, BET Jams, BET Soul, BET-branded, Black American-centric, Black Americans, Centric, First Wives Club, In June, In May, Jazz, MTV, MTV Jams, Over, Paramount Network, Pluto TV, SHO
related to Becoming a full-time channel · 21
BET → Berry, BET News, BET Tonight, BET-branded, Black American, Conversations, DC, Ed Gordon, For Black Men Only, Gordon, In, In September, Los Angeles, Paul Berry, Smiley, Tavis Smiley, The Aftermath, Viacom, Viacom Media Networks, Washington
related to Criticism · 21
BET → Aaron McGruder, As, BET's, Black American, Black Americans, Boyce Watkins, Burgess Owens, Christopher Priest, Chuck, Dr, George Curry, Keith Boykin, Many, NFL, Public Enemy, Show, Spike Lee, Syracuse University, The Boondocks, The Hunger Strike
related to Early years · 21
BET → After, Black Entertainment Television, Black Star Power, Cheryl, December, Freeport, House, Illinois, January, John Malone, Johnson, Madison Square Garden Sports, Miller, Network, Originally, Park, Payne, Robert, The, The Jamie Foxx Show
related to Sale to Viacom/Paramount · 21
BET → America, Baldwin Hills, BET Gospel, BET Hip-Hop, BET's, Debra, Ed Gordon, He, Hell Date, Hip Hop, In, In Summer, Johnson, Lee, March, Paramount Skydance, Reginald Hudlin, September, Stephen Hill, Sunday Best
Sister channels · 18
BET → BET Her, CBS, CBS Sports Golazo Network, CBS Sports HQ, CBS Sports Network, CMT, Comedy Central, Flix, MTV, Nickelodeon, Nickelodeon CBS CBS Sports Network CBS Sports HQ CBS Sports Golazo Network MTV BET Her VH1 Comedy Central TV Land CMT Pop TV Showtime The Movie Channel Flix Paramount Network Sm…, Paramount Network, Pop TV, Showtime, Smithsonian Channel, The Movie Channel, TV Land, VH1
related to External links · 9
BET → American Archive, April, Black Entertainment Television, Interview, KUT's In Black America, Official, Public Broadcasting, Robert Johnson, Wayback Machine
related to Further reading · 5
BET → Black Enterprise, June, Muhammad, Tariq, The Branding
see also · 5
BET → AwardsList, BETNew Urban EntertainmentRip, Runway, Scott MillsBET Hip Hop, United States
Affiliated streaming service(s) · 1
BET → Paramount+

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
BETAffiliated streaming service(s)Paramount+1.00infobox
BETBroadcast areaUnited States1.00infobox
BETCountryUnited States1.00infobox
BETFounderRobert L. Johnson Sheila Johnson1.00infobox
BETHeadquartersNew York City, New York1.00infobox
BETLaunchedJanuary 25, 1980; 46 years ago (1980-01-25) (USA Network timeshare) September 1982; 43 years ago (1982-09) (full time channel)1.00infobox
BETOwnerParamount Media Networks (Paramount Skydance Corporation)1.00infobox
BETParentBET Media Group1.00infobox
BETPicture format1080i HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)1.00infobox
BETService(s)Hulu + Live TV, FuboTV, Philo, Sling TV, YouTube TV1.00infobox
BETSister channelsNickelodeon CBS CBS Sports Network CBS Sports HQ CBS Sports Golazo Network MTV BET Her VH1 Comedy Central TV Land CMT Pop TV Showtime The Movie Channel Flix Paramount Network Sm…1.00infobox
BETSister channelsNickelodeon1.00infobox
BETSister channelsCBS1.00infobox
BETSister channelsCBS Sports Network1.00infobox
BETSister channelsCBS Sports HQ1.00infobox
BETSister channelsCBS Sports Golazo Network1.00infobox
BETSister channelsMTV1.00infobox
BETSister channelsBET Her1.00infobox
BETSister channelsVH11.00infobox
BETSister channelsComedy Central1.00infobox
BETSister channelsTV Land1.00infobox
BETSister channelsCMT1.00infobox
BETSister channelsPop TV1.00infobox
BETSister channelsShowtime1.00infobox
BETSister channelsThe Movie Channel1.00infobox
BETSister channelsFlix1.00infobox
BETSister channelsParamount Network1.00infobox
BETSister channelsSmithsonian Channel1.00infobox
BETWebsitewww.bet.com1.00infobox

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