BET

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cable television network media brand television channel

BET (Black Entertainment Television) is an American cable television network that primarily targets African American audiences with a mix of music, entertainment, news, and original programming.

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Observed surface forms (10)

Surface form Occurrences
BET Her 5
BET Gospel 3
BET Hip-Hop 2

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cable television network ⓘ
media brand ⓘ
television channel ⓘ
broadcastArea Canada ⓘ
Caribbean ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
distributionFormat IPTV ⓘ
cable television ⓘ
satellite television ⓘ
streaming television ⓘ
formerOwner Robert L. Johnson ⓘ
founder Robert L. Johnson ⓘ
Sheila Johnson ⓘ
fullName Black Entertainment Television ⓘ
genre entertainment television ⓘ
music television ⓘ
news programming ⓘ
original programming ⓘ
headquartersLocation New York City ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ
inception 1980 ⓘ
language English ⓘ
launchDate 1980 ⓘ
notableEvent BET Award ⓘ
surface form: BET Awards

BET Hip Hop Award ⓘ
surface form: BET Hip Hop Awards
notableProgramType gospel music shows ⓘ
music countdown shows ⓘ
news and public affairs shows ⓘ
originalFocus music videos ⓘ
urban contemporary music ⓘ
owner BET Networks ⓘ
Paramount Global ⓘ
parentCompany Paramount Global ⓘ
Paramount Media Networks ⓘ
programmingIncludes award shows ⓘ
drama series ⓘ
music videos ⓘ
news magazines ⓘ
reality shows ⓘ
sitcoms ⓘ
sisterChannel BET self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: BET Gospel

BET self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: BET Her

BET self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: BET Jams

BET self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: BET Soul
subjectFocus African-American culture ⓘ
surface form: African American culture

Black entertainment industry ⓘ
Black music ⓘ
targetAudience African American audiences ⓘ

Referenced by (27)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

BET Award → broadcastOn → BET ⓘ
BET Award → broadcastOn → BET ⓘ
this entity surface form: BET Her
this entity surface form: BET Her
Paramount+ → contentFrom → BET ⓘ
Terrence J → employer → BET ⓘ
BET Networks → hasBrand → BET ⓘ
this entity surface form: BET+
BET Networks → hasBrand → BET ⓘ
this entity surface form: BET Digital
this entity surface form: BET News
this entity surface form: BET Tonight
this entity surface form: Don’t Sleep! (BET)
BET Networks → owns → BET ⓘ
this entity surface form: BET Her
BET Networks → owns → BET ⓘ
this entity surface form: BET Gospel
BET Networks → owns → BET ⓘ
this entity surface form: BET Hip-Hop
BET → sisterChannel → BET self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: BET Her
BET → sisterChannel → BET self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: BET Gospel
BET → sisterChannel → BET self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: BET Jams
BET → sisterChannel → BET self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: BET Soul
VH1 → sisterChannel → BET ⓘ
this entity surface form: BET Her
this entity surface form: BET Gospel
this entity surface form: BET Hip-Hop
this entity surface form: BET Jams