BET (UK & Ireland)
| Black Entertainment Television UK (BET UK) |
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| Launched | 27 February 2008 |
| Owned by | Viacom |
| Audience share | 0.0% 0.0% (+1) (March 2009, BARB) |
| Broadcast area | United Kingdom |
| Headquarters | London, England |
| Timeshift service | BET +1 |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Sky Digital | Channel 191 Channel 198 (+1) |
| Freesat | Channel 140 Channel 141 (+1) Channel 142 (HD) |
The second incarnation of BET UK launched on Wednesday, February 27 2008 [1] with headquarters in London. BET UK is a mix of content from the main BET channel and locally produced shows.[2][3]
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History
BET International Inc was given a license to broadcast in the UK in May 2007 by Ofcom. In 2006 it was announced that BET would hold its first annual Hip-Hop Awards and as part of the announcement they also stated there would be a "Best UK Artist" category, the winner being Sway [4].
Pre Launch Technical Testing
As of 20 January 2008 BET UK started testing on digital satellite on the following frequency: Eurobird 1 at 28.5E 11307 V. The test was showing an audio feed of the US channel MSNBC with the caption 'BET Test, Arqiva Washington, DC'
From 29 January 2008 this test became Bars and Tone and was only viewable by a Free To Air Digital Box (Non Sky Box).
On 11 February 2008 the test again became viewable on a Sky box and was showing EPG data for the channel.
On 19 February 2008 BET commenced full video testing
Full UK Launch
BET launched on the Sky platform on February 27 2008. One day earlier than originally advertised. It began with various BET content, such as 106 & Park, American Gangster and College Hill. The channel is available on Sky channel 191 and a +1 channel is available on Sky Channel 198 to all Sky subscribers and, since August 2008, on Freesat channel 140. BET+1 was added to Freesat when it launched, in late 2008. [5].
On September 24 2008 tests appear for BET on Virgin TV but the channel did not launch.
On 1 July 2009, BET launched a temporary HD channel, simulcasting BET UK, to cover the BET Awards [6] which are scheduled to be shown in the UK on Saturday 4th July.
Programming
These are some of the progammes currently running on BET UK:
- 106 & Park
- The Deal
- The Pull Up
- Access Granted
- American Gangster
- Baldwin Hills
- The BET Honours
- College Hill
- Hell Date
- Meet the Faith
- Sunday Best
- Brothers to Brutha
- Tears, Sheers & Beauty
- 106 & Park Presents
- Harlem Heights
- Spring Bling 2009
References
- ^ "BET Networks Announces the Launch of BET in the UK". BET Networks. 2008-02-20. http://bet.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=606.
- ^ "Black TV network to expand to UK". Digital Spy. 2007-06-20. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/broadcasting/a62021/black-tv-network-to-expand-to-uk.html.
- ^ "BET comes to Britain". The Voice. 2007-06-28. http://www.voice-online.co.uk/content.php?show=11540.
- ^ "T.I., Busta Rhymes And Chamillionaire Top Nominees List For 1st Annual "BET Hip Hop Awards"". The Voice. 2006-10-13. http://sohh.com/articles/article.php/9987.
- ^ "BET Comes to the U.K.". BET.com. 2008-02-28. http://www.bet.com/OnTV/ontv_BETlondonlaunch.htm?wbc_purpose=Basic&WBCMODE=PresentationUnpublished&Referrer=%7B00E8CE03-71A3-4DD2-B204-9425C646DAF7%7D.
- ^ "Freesat brings BET HD to UK". Digital Spy. 2009-06-25. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/digitaltv/a161990/freesat-brings-bet-hd-to-uk.html.
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