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1 Bet Plaza,
1235 W St. Ne Washington, 
DC 20018 United States
Phone: 202-608-2000
Fax:202-608-2589

Company Description

You might say this network gives cable TV some street cred. Black Entertainment Television operates BET, the leading cable channel targeting young African-American audiences with a mix of entertainment, music, and news programming. Reaching about 91 million US homes, BET boasts a lineup that includes 106 & Park (music videos); BET Awards and Soul Train Awards (award shows); Harlem Heights (reality shows); The Game (scripted series), and Sunday Best (gospel music). The network is the flagship property of BET Networks, which includes sister outlets BET Gospel, BET Hip Hop, and Centric (targeting multicultural viewers). Launched in 1980, BET is owned by media conglomerate Viacom.

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    Overview

    The TV cable, pay, and broadcast network industry in the US includes more than 1,350 networks and stations with combined annual revenue of about $85 billion. Major broadcast TV networks are ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC; major TV cable networks are Discovery Channel, ESPN, CNN, and TNT. Large non-network station groups include Sinclair Broadcast Group, Hearst Television, and Raycom Media. The industry is highly concentrated: the top 50 companies account for about 90 percent of revenue.

    SIC: 4833, 4841

    NAICS: 515120, 515210

     

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