Johnson decided to launch his own cable television network. The network's logo from 2005 to 2021, still used by BET Networks (the star was rendered as an outline from its debut until 2010)Īfter stepping down as a lobbyist for the cable industry, Freeport, Illinois native Robert L. It is owned by Paramount Global through CBS Entertainment Group.Īs of February 2015, approximately 88,255,000 American households (75.8% of households with television) receive the channel.
Hulu + Live TV, fuboTV, Philo, Sling TV, YouTube TV, Vidgoīlack Entertainment Television (acronym BET) is an American basic cable channel targeting African-American audiences.
July 1, 1983 40 years ago ( ) (all-time channel) January 25, 1980 ( ) ( USA Network timeshare)
