Since BET sold to Viacom in 2000, the number of Black-owned media companies has fallen sharply, said Jeffrey Blevins, a professor at the University of Cincinnati who has researched the subject.

Group Black, a Black-owned, Miami-based media company, has expressed interest in buying a majority share in BET Media Group, the New York Times reported on Friday. The company was founded in 2021 ...

Tyler Perry has the streets talking amid reports he might've acquired BET and VH1. But Black Twitter is expressing their skepticism over the rumored deal.

This year, BET celebrated 25 years of not only the awards but also one of BET’s most influential shows, 106 & Park. In a nostalgic twist, the show also paid homage to 106 & Park, with a tribute ...

Thanks to streaming services, BET and networks alike have been losing traditional TV viewership over the years, with BET’s average daily audience decreasing about 20% over 20 years.

Dec. 17 (UPI) -- BET has announced its BET Year in Black 2024 special. The network said in a press release Tuesday that the one-hour TV special will premiere Dec. 29 at 7 p.m. EST on BET and BET Her.

BET celebrated the intersectionality of the Black and LGBTQ+ community with the second annual BET BLACK + ICONIC SOIREE in Atlanta, Georgia, over the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend.

BET saw a year-over-year increase in the key 18-49 age demographic over the last four years, per Nielsen. In 2020, it experienced a jump of 1%. In 2021 and 2022, the network had a 6% lift.

BET’s Instagram account has 2.6 million followers, or only about a tenth of the more than 28 million followers that one of the leading media platforms for young Black audiences, the Shade Room, has.

The groundbreaking four-part show examining seminal Black icons in fashion, music, film, and dance, will premiere Saturday, February 18 at 8pm ET/PT.