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BET

American basic cable channel
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BET

Summary

BET is a specialty channel[1]. BET ranks in the top 3% of specialty_channel entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,046 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • BET is in the country of United States[3].
  • BET's instance of is recorded as specialty channel[4].
  • BET's instance of is recorded as cable channel[5].
  • BET's founder is recorded as Robert L. Johnson[6].
  • BET's founder is recorded as Sheila Crump Johnson[7].
  • BET is owned by Paramount Media Networks[8].
  • BET's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.[9].
  • BET's child organization or unit is recorded as YSB[10].
  • BET's Commons category is recorded as BET[11].
  • 1980 marks the founding of BET[12].
  • July 1, 1983 marks the founding of BET[13].
  • BET's parent organization or unit is recorded as BET Media Group[14].
  • BET's official website is recorded as https://www.bet.com/[15].
  • BET's topic's main category is recorded as Category:BET[16].
  • BET's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Black Entertainment Television'}[17].
  • BET's aspect ratio is recorded as high-definition television[18].
  • BET's aspect ratio is recorded as 480i[19].
  • BET's language used is recorded as English[20].
  • BET's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora[21].
  • BET's official shop URL is recorded as https://store.bet.com/[22].

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Founding

Founders include Robert L. Johnson[6] and Sheila Crump Johnson[7]. Recorded inception include 1980[12] and July 1, 1983[13].

Identity

BET's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Black Entertainment Television'}[17].

Operations

BET's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.[9]. BET's parent organization or unit is recorded as BET Media Group[14]. BET's child organization or unit is recorded as YSB[10].

Ownership

BET is owned by Paramount Media Networks[8].

Why It Matters

BET ranks in the top 3% of specialty_channel entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,046 views/month).[2] BET has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] BET is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Related Entities

Lisa Gelobter Paramount Global United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . washingtonpost.com. washingtonpost.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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