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| Country | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Africa Middle East South Korea France |
| Network | BET |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English Arabic Korean French |
| Picture format | 16:9 1080i HDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Paramount International Networks |
| History | |
| Launched | 27 February 2008 1 December 2015 (South Africa) |
| Closed | 8 April 2021 (UK & Ireland) |
| Links | |
| Website | www.betintl.co.uk www.betafrica.tv |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| GOtv (Sub-Saharan Africa) | Channel 21 |
| DStv (Sub-Saharan Africa) | Channel 129 |
| Zuku TV (Kenya) | Channel 125 |
BET International (Black Entertainment Television) is an international television channel centred towards black culture. It is available in Africa, along with the Middle East/North Africa region. It was launched on 28 February 2008 in the UK and on 1 December 2015[1] with headquarters in London. BET broadcast content from the main Black Entertainment Television channel in the US and Canada. No UK-originated content was ever produced for the channel.[2][3]
- ^ "BET Networks Announces the Launch of BET in the UK". BET Networks. 2008-02-20. Archived from the original on 2008-03-08.
- ^ "Black TV network to expand to UK". Digital Spy. 2007-06-20.
- ^ "BET comes to Britain". The Voice. 2007-06-28. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27.