BET

BET
BET
A country	USA
Tongue	English
Founding date
Broadcast start date	January 25, 1980
Owner	Viacom
Site	BET.com

Black Entertainment Television is an American cable television channel that is owned by BET Networks, a division of Viacom . As the most famous television network targeted at African American audiences, BET is available for viewing by 90 million American households ^[1] .

The channel was launched by John Malone on January 25, 1980 and broadcast within a two-hour block until 1983 ^[2] . In 1983, the channel became a full-fledged network, and its content included replays of afro-sitcoms and music videos ^[2] . In 1988, BET launched its own news, and in 1991, the network became the first company with African Americans in management positions, which received an index on the New York Stock Exchange ^[2] . In 2001, the network became part of Viacom's media conglomerate. Starting from the 2000s, the channel began to develop its own original programs with a script, including television films, sitcoms (such as The Game ), and in 2013, the first drama series, Be Mary Jane ^[3] .

Notes

↑ Seidman, by Robert a List of How Many Homes is Each Cable Networks' Is with In - the Network Cable the Coverage Estimates of As Of August 2013 (neoprene.). TV by the Numbers . Zap2it (August 23, 2013). The appeal date is August 25, 2013.
↑ ¹ ² ³ Johnson, Robert . The Market Nobody Wanted , Fortune Small Business (October 1, 2002). The appeal date is September 8, 2008.
↑ Greg Braxton. BET's first drama, 'Being Mary Jane,' comes up short in premiere (Neopr.) . Los Angeles Times (January 8, 2014). The appeal date is December 7, 2014.

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BET Networks

BET | BET Gospel | BET Hip-Hop | BET J | BET UK

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MTV branded labels	MTV Films \| Nickelodeon Movies
Other units	Republic Pictures \| United International Pictures (50% with NBC Universal 's Universal Studios )

other property

Bubba Gump Shrimp Company | Viacom Consumer Products | Viacom International

annual income : $ 17.3 billion USD ( ▲ 10% 3Q 2005) | employees : 38,310 | stock symbols : , | website : www.viacom.com

[1] Seidman, by Robert a List of How Many Homes is Each Cable Networks' Is with In - the Network Cable the Coverage Estimates of As Of August 2013 (neoprene.). TV by the Numbers . Zap2it (August 23, 2013). The appeal date is August 25, 2013.

[Market_Nobody_Wanted-2] ¹ ² ³ Johnson, Robert . The Market Nobody Wanted , Fortune Small Business (October 1, 2002). The appeal date is September 8, 2008.

[3] Greg Braxton. BET's first drama, 'Being Mary Jane,' comes up short in premiere (Neopr.) . Los Angeles Times (January 8, 2014). The appeal date is December 7, 2014.

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