BET

== Sister and international networks ==
=== Spin-offs ===
BET has launched several spin-off networks over the years, including [[BET Her]] (formerly known as "BET on Jazz", then "BET J" and later "Centric"), BET Jams (formerly known as "MTV Jams"), and [[BET Soul]] (formerly known as "VH1 Soul"), alongside SHO×BET, a premium [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] multiplex network.

In May 2019, a BET-branded channel was launched on [[Pluto TV]], which was owned by ViacomCBS in March 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://digiday.com/media/viacom-will-debut-15-channels-pluto-tv-bolster-upfront-pitch/|title=Viacom will debut 15 channels on Pluto TV to bolster its upfront pitch|first=Tim|last=Peterson|date=16 April 2019|access-date=29 April 2019}}</ref> In June 2019, ViacomCBS announced the launch of [[BET+]], a premium streaming service targeting the network's black American demographic. The service launched in the United States in Fall 2019 with ''[[First Wives Club (TV series)|First Wives Club]]'' (which was originally planned to launch on [[Paramount Network]] before being shifted to BET) announced as one of the service's original series.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/amp/live-feed/tyler-perry-sets-first-four-bet-series-white-house-soap-oval-1220003|title=Tyler Perry Sets First of Four BET Series: White House Soap 'The Oval' (Exclusive)|first=Lesley|last=Goldberg| magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=August 1, 2019}}</ref>

==== BET Gospel ====
{{Infobox television channel
| name = BET Gospel
| logo = BET_Gospel_2022.png
| logo_alt = United States
| logo_size = 170px
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|2002|7|1}}
| owner = [[CBS Entertainment Group]] ([[Paramount Global]])
| parent = [[BET Networks]]
| sister_channels = BET<br />[[BET Her]]<br />BET Hip-Hop<br />BET Jams<br />[[BET Soul]]
}}
'''BET Gospel''' is a [[television network]] in the United States that launched on July 1, 2002, and provides gospel and religious programming. The network, a spin-off of BET (Black Entertainment Television), mixes new and classic shows as well as original gospel-oriented programming. BET Gospel previously ran on an automated loop schedule. In 2016, the channel was updated with its programming now composing of recent uplifting music videos, as well as gospel-themed series and specials.

===== Current programming =====
* ''Lifted'' (2016–present) (music videos)
* ''Being'' (2016–present)
* ''[[Bobby Jones Gospel]]'' (2002–present)
* ''Lift Every Voice'' (2002–present)
* ''Celebration of Gospel'' 
* ''It's a Mann's World'' (2016–present)
* ''Let the Church Say Amen'' (2016–present)
* ''The Sheards'' (2016–present)
* ''T.D. Jakes Presents: Mind, Body, & Soul'' (2016–present)
* ''[[Sunday Best (American TV series)|Sunday Best]]'' (2016–present)

==== BET Jams ====
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{{Infobox television channel
| name = BET Jams
| logo = BET Jams 2021.png
| logo_size = 250px
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|2002|05|01}}
| picture_format = 480i SDTV
| area = United States and Latin America
| former_names = MTV Jams {{small|(2002–2015)}}
}}

'''BET Jams''' is an American pay television network airing [[Hip hop music|hip-hop]] and [[urban contemporary]] [[music video]]s on a thrice-daily automated wheel schedule of eight hours outside of temporary "roadblock" closures during Paramount Global's awards events, with all of its programming currently denoted in hour blocks as ''BET Jams – Music Videos'' within [[electronic program guide]] listings.

The channel launched on May 1, 2002, as MTV Jams, and carried that name until October 5, 2015, and was placed under BET's purview as MTV drifted away from music programming along with ''106 & Park''. The network space itself launched on August 1, 1998, as [[MTVX]], carrying modern rock videos, and was re-focused around hip-hop music on that date, to some controversy from MTVX's former viewers.

==== BET Hip-Hop ====
{{Infobox television channel
| name = BET Hip-Hop
| owner = [[Paramount Media Networks]] ([[Paramount Global]])
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|2002|7|1}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bet.com/articles/0,,c18gb4572-5281,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030608101016/http://www.bet.com/articles/0,,c18gb4572-5281,00.html|archive-date=June 8, 2003|title=About BET Jazz
|website=BET}}</ref>
}}
'''BET Hip-Hop''' is a [[music video]] network owned by [[BET Networks]] which is exclusive to [[digital cable]] systems. It formerly aired some of BET's original programming such as ''[[Rap City (BET program)|Rap City]]'', ''[[ComicView]]'' and the network's video countdown programs.{{citation needed|date=April 2024}} After the 2015 relaunch of the former [[MTV]] Jams as [[BET Jams]] (which has much wider distribution), the channel's programming was shifted to an automated playlist made up of BET's library of older [[hip-hop]] videos.{{citation needed|date=April 2024}} As part of [[Viacom (2005–present)|Viacom]]'s 2017 restructuring plan, the network was speculated to slowly wind down operations over time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/02/viacom-ceo-bob-bakish-supports-paramount-non-core-networks-how-long-1201906682/|title=Viacom CEO Supports Paramount And Non-Core Networks – But For How Long?|last=Lieberman|first=David|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=February 9, 2017|access-date=September 18, 2017}}</ref>

=== BET International ===
{{Main|BET International}}
BET UK first transmitted on Videotron (now known as Virgin Media) and several other subscription providers from 1993 until 1996.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://madnews.wordpress.com/2007/12/30/hello-world |title=Black Entertainment Television (Bet) Uk Launch – What Happened??? « Www.Madnews.Biz |publisher=Madnews.wordpress.com |date=2007-12-30 |access-date=2011-08-05}}</ref>

In May 2007 by [[Ofcom]], BET International Inc. was given a license to rebroadcast in the United Kingdom. [[BET International]] is the first international version of the channel and is available in Europe, Africa and the Middle East through satellite providers. BET launched on February 27, 2008, on Sky channel 191 and began to be carried by [[Freesat]] channel 140 on August 8, 2008. BET+1 is also available on Sky channel 198 and Freesat channel 141, and is free-to-air. [[BET International]] shows with a mix of content from the main BET channel and locally produced shows. An exclusive, but temporary, HD version of the channel was made to show the 2009 BET Awards on Freesat EPG 142.

BET is additionally an associate member of the Caribbean Cable Cooperative.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cctvcoop.com/listChannels.aspx |title=Member channels of the Caribbean Cable Cooperative |publisher=Cctvcoop.com |access-date=2011-08-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816125823/http://www.cctvcoop.com/listChannels.aspx |archive-date=2011-08-16 }}</ref>

BET launched an app called BET Play allowing international access to BET content in over 100 countries in June 2016.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Perez|first1=Sarah|title=BET Play is Viacom's new $4 per month streaming service, arriving today outside the U.S.|url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/06/22/bet-play-is-viacoms-new-4-per-month-streaming-service-arriving-today-outside-the-u-s/|website=TechCrunch.com|date=June 22, 2016 |access-date=15 October 2017|language=en}}</ref>

The channel was shut down on April 8, 2021, with its content moved to [[My5]] and [[Pluto TV]].

=== Canada ===
BET became available through most Canadian pay television providers on October 17, 1997.{{citation needed|date=April 2024}} Several acquired shows on the Canadian feed are [[Blackout (broadcasting)|blacked out]] due to domestic broadcast groups owning the rights to them.{{citation needed|date=April 2024}} [[Shaw Communications|Shaw]] and [[Rogers Communications|Rogers]] discontinued carriage of the network in the Fall of 2022 due to broader issues involving carriage of Paramount's networks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://support.shaw.ca/t5/tv-discussions/removal-of-paramount-network-and-bet/td-p/63643|title=Removal of Paramount Network and BET|date=6 July 2022|work=Shaw customer forums|access-date=27 March 2024}}</ref>

=== France ===
{{main|BET (France)}}
Introduced on November 17, 2015. BET France launched across a linear television channel alongside non-linear services including Bouygues Telecom, Canalsat, Numericable/SFR, and Free.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Keslassy |first1=Elsa |title=Viacom Intl. Media Networks, BET Intl. Launch Channel in France |url=https://variety.com/2015/digital/markets-festivals/viacom-intl-media-networks-bet-intl-launch-channel-in-france-1201618660/ |website=Variety.com |date=October 15, 2015 |publisher=Variety |access-date=22 February 2022}}</ref>

=== Asia ===
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[[MTV|MTV East]], [[MTV|MTV West]], [[MTV Live (International TV channel)|MTV Live]], BET and [[BET Her]] also officially aired on [[Singapore]], [[Johor Bahru]]/[[Johor Bahru District]] and [[Batam]]/[[Batam|Batam Islands]] via [[Channel 5 (Singaporean TV channel)|Channel 5]] and [[Channel 8 (Singaporean TV channel)|8]] from 1 September 2022 (after farewell from [[MTV (Asian TV channel)|MTV Southeast Asia]] as very final and last time the end (as of 31 August 2022) and expect Vietnam until 31 December 2022) until now.

[[MTV|MTV East]], [[MTV|MTV West]], [[MTV Live (International TV channel)|MTV Live]], BET and [[BET Her]] also officially aired on [[Indonesia]] via national [[commercial broadcasting|commercial]] [[free-to-air]] [[terrestrial television|terrestrial]] [[NET (Indonesian TV network)|NET.]] from 10 April 2024 until now.