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*BET today unveiled its slate of new and returning series to advertisers at its upfront presentation in Los Angeles. According to Deadline.com, Mara Brock Akil was front and center as her hit comedy series “The Game” was renewed for a seventh season, and her newest project, the Gabrielle Union drama “Being Mary Jane,” (originally picked [...]
*BET is going the nostalgic route with a flood of new/old programming, thanks to a fresh off-net licensing deal with Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution. Soon, the network and its sister station CENTRIC will begin airing reruns of “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air,” “Family Matters,” “Martin,” “The Jamie Foxx Show” and “The Wayans Bros.” [...]
*This month, Centric will premiere its new talent show “Apollo Live,” an update of the “Amateur Night” portion of the syndicated “Showtime at the Apollo” series – where the audience is encouraged to boo an act that’s not on point. Filmed inside of the world famous Apollo Theater in Harlem, “Apollo Live” will give its [...]
*BET’s sister station Centric and Jamie Foxx’s production team are joining forces to reboot the Apollo Amateur Night in the upcoming series “Apollo Live.” [Scroll down for a promo.] [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Premiering Saturday, Dec. 1 at 8 p.m., the show puts a fresh coat of paint on the classic talent show and [...]
*Gladys Knight has been announced as an addition to the judging panel for “Apollo Live,” a new singing competition series set to debut this fall on BETs sister network Centric. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Knight will work as lead judge” on the series, which is filmed at New York’s famed Apollo Theater and puts [...]
*Late R&B singer Teena Marie, best known for her 1980s hits “Lovergirl,” “Ooo La La La” and “Square Biz” among others, left an everlasting-footprint on the music industry. On Saturday, March 3 at 10pm E/P (encore presentation on Sunday, March 4 at Midnight E/P), Centric premieres the documentary special “Being Teena Marie.” The special will [...]
*BET and CENTRIC will carry the funeral of Whitney Houston on Saturday in its BET News special, “Live: The Homegoing of Whitney Houston,” followed by “BET Remembers Whitney,” a one-hour special commemorating the late entertainer. The funeral will also be streamed live over the Internet and EURweb.com as well. Beginning at 11:30 a.m. ET/8:30 a.m. [...]
*The 2011 Soul Train Awards are just around the corner and Cedric the Entertainer will be this year’s host. The 3rd annual event will highlight the best of today’s R&B music while bridging the latest styles to the classic sounds of yesterday. It’ll take place at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Ga. on Thursday Nov. [...]
*There’s a new network in town that’s targeting African Americans 25-54. Atlanta-based Bounce TV, a free broadcast network, debuted on Monday with the airing of 1970s classic “The Wiz.” “‘The Wiz’ is a brand identifier because it has resonated in the community since I was a child,” said Bounce president Ryan Glover. “As a third [...]
*In his first television interview on the economic crisis with BET Networks, President Obama will address a variety of topics that are of specific concern to the African-American community including The American Jobs Act, the network announced Thursday. BET News sits down with President Obama at the White House in an exclusive one-on-one interview; the [...]
*First a rare earthquake in DC, now a rare hurricane? Forecasters say Hurricane Irene is on track to make landfall in the Carolinas this weekend and could reach Chesapeake Bay by Sunday at hurricane strength, which means the weather may disrupt plans for Sunday’s dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial on the National [...]
*Centric, an extension of the BET network, has designated a Jill Scott weekend this Saturday and Sunday which is inclusive of the 30 minute special “Hidden Beach Presents Jill Scott: A Documentary.” The engaging program takes viewers back to the beginning of the Hidden Beach story that birthed the queen of neo-soul’s rise to platinum [...]
*This Saturday and Sunday, August 20th and 21st, there’s a takeover happening on the Centric channel when Jill Scott dominates the evening line up with never before seen concert and video footage! The majestic Miss Scott will delight viewers with segments from her riveting performance at The Tower Theater in Philadelphia, and the special broadcast [...]
Top left going clockwise: Martin Luther King III, Will Packer, Andrew Young III and Rob Hardy (Photo: CentricTV.com) *Bounce TV, a new broadcast network geared toward African-American viewers, will debut on Sept. 26, the network announced today. Founded by Martin Luther King III, Andrew Young III, television executives Ryan Glover and Jonathan Katz, and filmmakers Rob [...]
This Black History Month BET and CENTRIC will pay tribute to the range and richness of the African American experience with a line-up of programming celebrating the cultural contributions of black America. The carefully curated line-up of thought-provoking black films, BET News specials and compelling original programming include: the 4th Annual BET HONORS; the Network [...]
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