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BET (Black Entertainment Television)

Cable Network




BET Networks, a division of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), is the nation's leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news and public affairs television programming for the African-American audience. The primary BET channel reaches more than 98 million households and can be seen in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom and sub-Saharan Africa. BET is the dominant African-American consumer brand with a diverse group of businesses extensions: BET.com, a leading Internet destination for Black entertainment, music, culture, and news; BET Digital Networks - BET J, BET Gospel and BET Hip Hop, attractive alternatives for cutting-edge entertainment tastes; BET Home Entertainment, a collection of BET-branded offerings for the home environment including DVDs and video-on-demand; BET Mobile, which provides ringtones, games and video content for wireless devices; and BET International, which operates BET in the United Kingdom and oversees the extension of BET network programming for global distribution.

Locations

One BET Plaza1235 W Street, NEWashington, DC 20018–1211Phone: 202-608-2000Fax: 202–608-2631

Home Page: http://www.bet.com
Cable Service Type: National Cable Program ServicesLaunch Date: January 1980Programming Genres: Arts/Culture/History, General Entertainment, Multicultural/Foreign Language, Music, News/Business/Info, Other, SportsService Levels: Basic – Analog or Digital