“Let me put it this way. I started broke and I’m now a billionaire. And I never sold any shares.” - Liberty Media’s Malone To Heckler (via rickyv ) gbattle sez: John Malone is probably one of the savviest businessmen in media, period. When my former boss, Bob Johnson, had the idea in the late 70’s to start Black Entertainment Television and shopped the idea, John Malone...
Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
Yes, Abe Pollin was great for moving the professional sports teams, the Washington Wizards basketball team, and the Washington Capitols hockey team, from Prince George's County to 7th Street NW in Downtown DC, which did reanchor 7th Street and the East End of the central business district. See for example, the pieces by Washington Post sports columnists Michael Wilbon, " A man who reached out...
Beloved Community: With tremendous gratitude and respect for BET (Black Entertainment Television) we have received a green light to do a television project that I believe will change the face of our families and community. Daddy’s Home will be a program about supporting fathers in re-establishing relationships with their children, despite how long they [...]
MTV, VH1 and all the other music-related channels under the Viacom umbrella have acquired the exclusive television rights to air Michael Jackson’s concert rehearsal documentary This Is It starting in 2011. Terms of the deal were not announced, but ancillary stations like VH1 Classic, BET, Palladia and more will all be able to broadcast the [...]
Viacom said Tuesday its rights to "This Is It" last six years and cover all of the domestic cable channels in its MTV and BET networks division. Terms were not disclosed. Viacom - Black Entertainment Television - Cable television - MTV - This Is It
Looks like BSkyB ( NYSE: BSY ) is really gearing up to be an advertising player in 2010. Not only has Sky Media won an exclusive contract to handle ad sales for Viacom’s MTV, VIVA, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and BET TV channels (via MarketWatch ); Sky is also prepping its customers for targeted online and TV advertising to begin in the new year…
Rumors are flying once again that the cancelled show, The Game, has been picked up by the Black Entertainment Television (BET) for a fourth season. Is it really true this time? Created by Mara Brock Akil, The Game began as a spin-off of the long-running comedy, Girlfriends. The series centers around a first year medical student [...]
Filed under: Exclusives , Interviews , Television Star Jones and her struggles with weight were the topic of news and magazine headlines for years. The 47-year-old TV talent's decision to have gastric bypass surgery in 2003 and failure to fully disclose how she lost the weight to the audience of 'The View' was why the show's executive producer, Barbara Walters claimed the former assistant district...
NEW YORK, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- As reported on BET.com, Chris Brown taped an episode of 106 & PARK on Tuesday, November 10 which will air on Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 6 P.M.* Interviewed by 106 & PARK co-host Rocsi Diaz, Chris discussed the steps he's taking to...
NEW YORK, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- As reported on BET.com, Chris Brown taped an episode of 106 & PARK on Tuesday, November 10 which will air on Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 6 P.M.* Interviewed by 106 & PARK co-host Rocsi Diaz, Chris discussed the steps he's taking to move forward; the domestic abuse that occurred in his home and how his fans are responding to him now.
Rapper Gsan of the group X Plastaz from Arusha, Tanzania, represented Africa in this year's edition of the BET Hip Hop Awards, last week on BET (Black Entertainment Television) in the USA.
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.
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