Showing 76 - 90 of 146 articles tagged "BET"

• Posted Friday 8/23/19 at 1:28PM EDT

  BET developing comedy W.H.I.P.s: "Women who are Hot, Intelligent, and in their Prime"

  Wanda Sykes is reuniting with Roseanne producer Tom Werner on W.

• Posted Thursday 8/22/19 at 8:41PM EDT

  Tyler Perry casts actress on one of his shows after criticizing her for buying billboards to grab his attention

  "This is not the way to get my attention if you’re looking for a role in one of my shows,"...

• Posted Tuesday 8/13/19 at 1:42PM EDT

  CBS and Viacom agree to reunite in a merger deal worth $12 billion

  The merger puts CBS under the same umbrella with MTV, Nickelodeon, BET, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, TV Land and other Viacom...

• Posted Thursday 8/01/19 at 1:34PM EDT

  Big Sean to make his acting debut on Lena Waithe's BET comedy Twenties

  Waithe reached out to the Detroit rapper after he gave her a shoutout on stage at one of his concerts.

• Posted Thursday 8/01/19 at 10:25AM EDT

  BET greenlights Tyler Perry's Sistas

  The drama is the second greenlit under Perry's new multi-year deal with BET and Viacom, joining The Oval.

• Posted Monday 6/24/19 at 3:14PM EDT

  Tyler Perry explains his role producing 75 hours of original content for BET's new streaming service BET+

  Perry will oversee 75 hours of original content for BET+ between October 2019 and September 2020.

• Posted Monday 6/24/19 at 10:13AM EDT

  When They See Us' Exonerated Central Park Five receive a standing ovation at the BET Awards

  Host Regina Hall introduced Antron McCray, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana Jr.

• Posted Monday 6/24/19 at 10:13AM EDT

  BET officially announces its BET+ streaming service, a partnership with Tyler Perry

  BET+ will debut this fall with exclusive programming, including First Wives Club, which was originally developed for Paramount Network.

• Posted Thursday 6/20/19 at 1:20PM EDT

  Tyler Perry sets White House soap The Oval as the first series in his BET deal

  Perry will be responsible for 75 hours of BET programming after exiting his long-term deal with OWN.

• Posted Monday 6/10/19 at 1:06PM EDT

  BET is set to launch a BET+ streaming service with Tyler Perry that will be home to First Wives Club

  BET is jumping on the streaming bandwagon with Perry reportedly a stakeholder.

• Posted Wednesday 5/29/19 at 12:27PM EDT

  Regina Hall to host the 2019 BET Awards

  The Girls Trip and Black Monday star will helm the live ceremony from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on...

• Posted Wednesday 4/24/19 at 2:56AM EDT

  Being Mary Jane exits a TV landscape that has changed thanks in part to its existence

  "Generally speaking, series that center the professional and personal lives of women of color are more plentiful, and presented with...

• Posted Thursday 4/18/19 at 10:35PM EDT

  BET is reviving gospel music reality competition Sunday Best

  Sunday Best originally aired from 2007 to 2015.

• Posted Tuesday 4/16/19 at 1:32PM EDT

  BET's Copwatch America docuseries will examine police brutality

  BET describes the 10-episode docuseries as a "a high-stakes and controversial dive into the men and women who are on...

• Posted Monday 4/15/19 at 1:07PM EDT

  BET orders Lena Waithe's Twenties comedy

  Waithe wrote Twenties in her early 20s and sold it to TBS, which passed after filming a pilot.