BET

Black Entertainment Television
Logo since 2021
CountryUnited States
Broadcast areaUnited States
Canada
HeadquartersNew York City, New York[1]
Programming
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerCBS Entertainment Group
(Paramount Global)
ParentBET Networks
Sister channels
History
LaunchedJanuary 25, 1980 (1980-01-25) (USA Network timeshare)
July 1, 1983 (1983-07-01) (all-time channel)
FounderRobert L. Johnson
Sheila Johnson
Links
Websitewww.bet.com Edit this at Wikidata
Availability
Streaming media
Service(s)Hulu + Live TV, fuboTV, Philo, Sling TV, YouTube TV, Vidgo

Black Entertainment Television (acronym BET) is an American basic cable channel which is the first network to target black American audiences. It is owned by Paramount Global through CBS Entertainment Group.

As of February 2015, approximately 88,255,000 American households (75.8% of households with television) receive the channel.[2][3]

  1. ^ Hipes, Patrick (May 10, 2017). "BET Networks Shutting Down DC Headquarters, Moving To NYC". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  2. ^ Obenson, Tambay A. (April 2, 2015). "Black TV Networks Are Apparently Having The Best Year Ever! Are You Watching?" Archived October 4, 2018, at the Wayback Machine. IndieWire.
  3. ^ Seidman, Robert (February 22, 2015). "List of how many homes each cable network is in as of February 2015". TV by the Numbers. Zap2it. Archived from the original on February 23, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2015.

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