NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Comcast Corp. is looking to take a 51% stake in NBC Universal, surely a sign of the durability of cable networks, since NBCU owns a bunch of top-tier ones. But there's more going on here: It's also a calculated move to seize the reins in shaping future TV-viewer behavior and a bid to assume the lead in figuring out how to advertise to the new-media consumer.
Somehow I don't think you will ever see this video on Black Entertainment Television or MTV. Still it's refreshing to see there are some thoughtful voices in this country who refuse to play the victim and race card.
I've been feeling the videos Jasiri 's been making recently.... " This Episode is dedicated to the BET and their CEO Debra Lee. Dear Debra is a critical but loving letter exploring the possibilities of Black Entertainment Television. Episode 23 was produced by Kai Roberts and directed by Paradise the Arkitech of X-Clan . No ducks were harmed in the making of this video. " Online: Real Talk...
*NAMIC 2009: BET To Debut Scripted Web Series Short-Form Series To Star Tatyana Ali by R. Thomas Umstead 10/28/2009 1:01:51 AM Black Entertainment Television will launch a scripted comedy...
Last night, BET aired their annual Hip-Hop Awards show, which featured a series of “cyphers” showcasing rappers like KRS-One, Wale, Nicki Minaj and Joe Budden trading verses and rhymes. Mos Def, the Roots’ Black Thought and Eminem passed the mic in one of the three segments, and although all three MCs killed it when their [...]
The whole cast of former CW sitcom The Game were spotted on a first class flight to Atlanta to begin taping new episodes of the popular sitcom and word is… The cast is not to happy about that. Flip the Hood for Details With the filming moving to Atlanta, one of the main worries is [...]
NEW YORK, Oct. 19 -- BET Networks' #1 late night show, THE MO'NIQUE SHOW hosted by the extraordinary actress and comedienne Mo'Nique is going strong into its third week. From A-list celebrity guests to sizzling performances by the hottest musical artists ...
Freesat has announced that it will has UK exclusive coverage of this year's Black Entertainment Television Awards, including high definition output. A standard definition BET channel is already available on Freesat channel 140, but to mark this special event an additional BET HD channel will be added to the EPG on channel 142 from Thursday 2nd July until after the screening on Saturday 4th July, 12...
Sumner Redstone has again proved that if he vows not to do something, it's almost a sure bet that he will do it. The octogenarian swore last year that he would not sell any more Viacom and CBS shares beyond the $233 million his National Amusements...
We had 16 teams in for Trivia Night, on the first night without a Red Sox game in a long time. The scores were so-so on October 13th Trivia, as well as True or False, but there was a nice bounceback in the General Knowledge section. IQ Trivia was a bit harder this week, and only three teams got as many as three of them correct. It was close going into the round, but the team in fourth place, Butt For,...
Last month, Viacom ( NYSE: VIA ) CEO Phillipe Dauman confidently said he expected new premium network Epix to add more distribution partners before its fall launch but the Oct. 30 launch date announced this week still has only one launch partner: Verizon ( NYSE: VZ ) FiOS. The joint venture of Viacom, Paramount, MGM and Lionsgate is scrambling to change the picture for its would-be competitor to HBO,...
Fresh off an 18 month prison stint, Michael Vick is picking up the pieces of his life — on a new television reality show. The Michael Vick Project will premiere on Black Entertainment Television(BET), later this year and is said to focus on the NFL quarterback’s controversial comeback with the Philadelphia Eagles. Vick, who served time for [...]
In its never-ending quest to "macaca" Republican Virginia gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell , the Washington Post has ably illustrated it is far from being a "post-partisan" purveyor of news. Today in the paper's "Post Partisan" blog , staffer Lee Hockstader displayed once again the paper's determination to help down-in-the-polls liberal Democrat Creigh Deeds limp...
When they start concentrating on stories like this, you know they’re worried about November: RICHMOND, Va. — A YouTube video shows the billionaire co-founder of Black Entertainment Television pretending to stutter as she mocks a candidate for governor in Virginia. Here’s the video: We need someone who can really communicate. And Bob McDonnell can communicate. The other people [...]...
In July, Rod 2.0 reported that Sheila Johnson (R? D'), the billionaire co-founder of Black Entertainment Television, endorsed the extreme anti-gay and fundamentalist Republican Bob McDonnell for Virginia governor. At a recent rally for McDonnell, Johnson mocked the slight stutter...
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