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BET Networks has named  Marisa Levy Vice President of Unscripted Programming, a role in which she will oversee the development of all unscripted programming for the network. Her hire comes amid a leadership shift at BET Networks in which Scott Mills took the helm as President in January following the departure of CEO…

A few weeks after an appearance by Bobby Brown at TCA summer press tour raised questions about what was going through the singer’s mind, a new art installation will let fans find out for themselves. The immersive, interactive project from BET Networks and brand studio WP Narrative went on display Sunday at New York’s H…

Former Real Husbands of Hollywood star Boris Kodjoe is returning to the BET fold, signing an exclusive development deal with BET Networks. Under the pact, Kodjoe will develop ideas and show concepts for all network platforms with first-look consideration. As of now it is unclear if he will star in any the…

Another veteran top executive at a Viacom cable network is leaving the company. After a career at BET spanning three decades, Debra Lee is stepping down from her position as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BET Networks, effective Monday, May 28, 2018. Lee, who began her career with the company as its first VP…

BET Networks has named Viacom executive and former BET boss Scott M. Mills as president, a role in which he will oversee overall strategy and day-to-day operations of BET Networks including oversight of the brand's programming, ad sales and digital teams. Debra Lee will continue in her chairman and CEO role but is…

BET Networks has given a series order to Black Card Revoked, a nostalgia-filled game show based on the popular party game that offers a lighthearted test of knowledge of pop culture, entertainment, historical facts and politics from an African American perspective. Actor-comedian Tony Rock has been tapped to host the…

Michael D. Armstrong has been named General Manager at BET Networks, the latest move at Viacom’s revamping core cable network units. The news comes the same day Viacom sibling CMT said longtime CMT president Brian Philips has stepped down and TV Land GM Frank Tanki would take over as GM. BET Networks chairman and CEO D…

BET confirmed today that it it shuttering its Washington DC headquarters, the city where the network got its start in 1980 before it was acquired by Viacom in 2000. BET confirmed the news after Deadline obtained a copy of a memo to the DC staff from BET Networks chairman and CEO Debra Lee in which she announced the…

BET Networks has unveiled its 2017-18 programming slate at its annual Upfront presentation in New York. The lineup  includes a new scripted dramedy from Kevin Hart, new late-night comedy shows from Steve Harvey, Wanda Sykes and Chris Rock (previously announced), and a new unscripted relationship series Love Room from…

BET Networks has named Brie Miranda Bryant Senior Vice President of Unscripted, Original Programming. Reporting to Zola Mashariki, EVP, Head of Original Programming, Bryant will be responsible for overseeing all unscripted development and production for the network. She will be based in New York. "Brie is a talented…

Southland alum Dorian Missick, Tory Devon Smith (The Get Down), Haneefah Wood (Freedomland), Ignacio Serricchio (The Wedding Ringer) and Jaylon Gordon (The Good Book) round out the cast of BET Networks’ multi-camera comedy series Zoe Ever After (fka Zoe Moon), starring and co-executive produced by Brandy Norwood…

An original miniseries based on the iconic 1980s R&B/ pop group New Edition is set at BET Networks, with Real Husbands Of Hollywood's Jesse Collins executive producing through his Jesse Collins Entertainment banner, in association with New Edition Enterprises. New Edition members Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, Ronnie…