Robert L. Johnson launched his own cable television network with a $500,000 investment in 1980. He named his network Black Entertainment Television.
It originally ran in two-hour blocks on Nickelodeon, running music videos and black sitcoms.
In 1983 BET became a full-fledged channel.
In 1991 the network became the first black-controlled company to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
Today BET is the most prominent television network targeting African-American audiences and reaches 90 million households.
The network features rap, hip-hop, and R&B music videos, as well as original and acquired television series and home-video-released movies.
BET also runs www.bet.com, which offers news, health, music, and careers to an audience of 3 million.
BET is owned by BET Networks, a division of Viacom.
BETRobert L. Johnson launched his own cable television network with a $500,000 investment in 1980. He named his network Black Entertainment Television.
It originally ran in two-hour blocks on Nickelodeon, running music videos and black sitcoms.
In 1983 BET became a full-fledged channel.
History
In 1991 the network became the first black-controlled company to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
Today BET is the most prominent television network targeting African-American audiences and reaches 90 million households.
The network features rap, hip-hop, and R&B music videos, as well as original and acquired television series and home-video-released movies.
BET also runs www.bet.com, which offers news, health, music, and careers to an audience of 3 million.
BET is owned by BET Networks, a division of Viacom.
The BET Awards Show on June 26, 2022 was EMBARASSING!!
Each year, I have set a reminder to watch the awards show and enjoy the talented Black Performers. However this year, I could not watch the entire show due to the NAKED Performers, specifically Women. I wondered what type of examples were we trying to show??
I truly feel that most of the performers are too talented to use their sexuality in this way. The Producers/Sponsors should not allow it and insist on a classy “Dress Code”. I also believe that anyone can dress sexy without being Naked.
I see a huge opportunity for BET here in Vegas just waiting to be launched. I would love to share if given the opportunity.
I would to use my network to make a rap show called City Rap.
Happy Holidays to everyone!
Thank you for viewing all the new HOLIDAE & CHILL Movies.
I rated BET the best as I knew how to rate BET. So, why let Teresa C. Beachem own or even be apart of the BET awards. She is stealing my social security benefits by saying that I am disable and I am not disable in no way possible. I have not even began to receive my benefits yet and she is full of theft. She owns the BET Awards with stolen monies. She is a thief and a liar in the biggest way.
I am saying this because I need a change. Black people have gone a long way to this level. There is one thing missing. That missing point has kept the entire African race at the bottom of the universe for billions of years. We got black movie, black songs and black identity, but we have not got black Jesus. We have followed white Jesus, Jewish Jesus and have remained followers till this day. The Lord told me that the day Africans enthrone African Jesus as their Savior, they will rise up to the position of authority and every knee will bow to him. We should not be afraid to present what we have. I have published a book:” Jesus the I AM, the Savior whose image was hidden now revealed.” The media has refused to discuss this book. Get this book on the BET. TV. We must act now before it is too late. I release a divine direction toward this case.
Hello BET. I remember coming home from school and RUNNING to the tv to watch BET 106&Park and now I don’t go to BET at all. BET was MY CHANNEL for everything. The Black reality shows, Black old school sitcoms and e.t.c But everything is just tacky and corny now. PLEASE GO BACK TO THE OLD BET. Listen to what the people on social media are telling YOU. If you don’t you will regret it. You guy’s had the lowest viewing EVER for the BET awards which was only 2 million views. That should tell y’all something. You can play old shows like one on one, fresh prince, martin, sister sister, proud family, that’s so raven, the parkers, DO A REMAKE OF COLLEGE HILLS & BALDWIN HILLS! Bring BET 106&PARK BACK! You wanna know why VH1 AND MTV is still winning? It’s because of the trashy reality shows believe it or not it’s everyone’s guilty pleasure. GET IT TOGETHER BET THE BLACK COMMUNITY CANT LOSE YOU!
I Absolutely agree..I use to look forward to watching BET..but not anymore..they repeat the same thing day after day (example a movie comes on in the morning then it’s repeated in the afternoon then in the night..then it’s repeated the next day and the next day.. and the next week, we’re seeing the same thing over and over every day every week..please change things up a little..There are plenty of older black show we would love to see..The only show I see every day is (are we there yet…or a different world. These two shows are shown every minute of the day..it’s the same episode day after day week after week..can you not dig up some of the older black sitcome, am pretty sure (are we there yet..and different world) are not the only two shows you can afford to give us..come on BET do something to make us happy I really want to enjoy this channel again..
I would like to know why bet does not have commercials own it about sickle cell there are medicines out there that can help some people who are suffering with this there is commercials about cancer this commercials about all other kind of illnesses do you not understand that does a lot of young black men and women who have this disease and when they go to emergency rooms at hospitals they are treated like drug addicts in all the time were they in a crisis sitting there in a waiting room sickling in their in their organs they can shut down and have strokes or anything and they don’t treat them and give them straight care when you young with sickle cell you get good care after you are 20 years old and you have to go to a door Hospital you do not get treated the same way you get treated like a drug addict they need to be more awareness of this and are black stations TV stations radio stations need to talk more about this because this affect our people we need to have commercials on talking about this disease more than any time everyday all the time I just want to know could you please start putting more Awareness on your stations about sickle cell please
Greetings to Black entertainment television (BET) I’m Hancesonburg Rahim James the founder of Grace entertainment incorporated Liberia. The Liberian based entertainer, DJ, promoter and producer of Folks entertainment. My purpose of writing is to have ( BET) inform of the struggle and hustle that Liberia entertainment goes through day by day. We need your Entervensions, especially in the Area of theater, hall and good lighting system like the ones we Always Watch During your Annual Awards programs. We have a land ( 18 acres) but there is no hand of support but we believed that by investing in Liberia entertainment you will have nothing to LOSE. In need of any info. Please contact us: +231 776243082/ 880161786 or by email: gibronski2000@ gmail.com.
Why was episode #15 excluded ? (BEING MARYJANE).
Why was episode #15 excluded ?
When I look on TV, I don’t see a lot of black reality that’s positive. Some people say, “positive doesn’t sale” I believe it can with the right heads put together. I am an occupational therapist assistant about to open a barber shop once I finish school in July. I would like for BET to experience my journey and show the black community what positive looks like. I’m opening the shop with my Army roomate from years ago, we’ve been deployed to Iraq together. When I look on TV I see black ink and 9 mag with the tattoes. We have nothing like a barber shop. Consider this reality idea
Why can’t you find another way to display ads about other upcoming TV shows? They are too large and it blocks what’s already showing. That’s is tacky, irritating, and annoying. Also the commercial ads are too long. The commercials are half as long as a 30 minute sitcom. It’s ridiculous. Makes me not want to watch BET. Some of the commercial ads are 8-10 minutes long.