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Over 45 years after founding Black Entertainment Television (BET), Bob Johnson is returning to the network. He will join its first-ever Board of Advisors. via: Variety Paramount Skydance’s BET has formed its first board of advisers, saying the group of six “cultural icons, business leaders and industry visionaries” will help guide the brand’s “continued evolution as a force at the intersection of media, community and culture.” The six members on the inaugural BET board of adv

Streaming service BET+ is shutting down, and its programming will be folded into Paramount+, the company announced Friday. via: Variety In addition, Paramount is acquiring media mogul and multihyphenate Tyler Perry‘s minority ownership stake in BET+. Terms of that transaction are not being disclosed. Perry had held a 25% stake in BET+ as the result of a 2019 production deal with Paramount. BET+ currently costs $5.99/month (with ads) and $9.99/month (without ads) and provides

After several stops and starts, Paramount Global appears to be renewing its effort to sell off its BET Media Group assets. via Variety:...

Rapper and actor Ludacris is joining forces with Larry Wilmore on a new BET+ series about his rise in the Atlanta music scene. via:...

Media mogul Byron Allen is taking another run at BET Media Group in a $3.5 billion bid sent to Paramount Global for BET and VH1. The...

Billionaire Tyler Perry has expressed his true sentiments in response to Paramount’s change of heart regarding the sale of BET. via AJC:...

Condragulations to The Breakfast Club, who will be returning to TV now that they've secured a deal to air their nationally syndicated...

Media moguls Tyler Perry and Byron Allen aren't the only ones looking to get their hands on BET, because now Diddy is throwing his cap in...

Now here's a talk show I'm really looking forward to seeing. Queen of Hip Hop-Soul Mary J. Blige has unleashed the trailer for her...

In the latest Paramount shuffle, VH1, which has been part of the MTV family for over three decades, now belongs to BET Media Group. Which...