BET
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This article is about the television channel. For other uses, see Bet.
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.
Quick Facts Country, Broadcast area ...
Country | United States |
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Broadcast area | United States Canada |
Headquarters | New York City, New York[1] |
Programming | |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed) |
Ownership | |
Owner | CBS Entertainment Group (Paramount Global) |
Parent | BET Networks |
Sister channels | List
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History | |
Launched | January 25, 1980 (1980-01-25) (USA Network timeshare) July 1, 1983; 40 years ago (1983-07-01) (all-time channel) |
Founder | Robert L. Johnson Sheila Johnson |
Links | |
Website | www |
Availability | |
Streaming media | |
Service(s) | Hulu + Live TV, fuboTV, Philo, Sling TV, YouTube TV, Vidgo |
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As of February 2015,[update] approximately 88,255,000 American households (75.8% of households with television) receive the channel.[2][3]