MASTER P STARTING A BETTER BLACK TV CHANNEL FOR BLACKS!

Percy Miller (formerly Master P) announces the launch of Better Black Television (BBTV) a family friendly network that will provide positive content for a black and brown culture that will appeal to all races with a goal to bring people of color a choice when turning on their television. The content on the channel will contain a wide arrangement from health and fitness, animation, financial planning, reality TV, sitcoms, dramas, movies, responsible hip-hop music and videos, politics, sports and entertainment news, educational children’s shows as well as teen and family programming.

Better Black Television is the brainchild and passion of some of the most diverse, powerful, celebrated entertainers, influentials and trendsetters from the Television, Film, Professional Sports, Corporate America and Music industries. These visionaries all share the common goal of enhancing the current television landscape for this highly coveted demographic currently monopolized by only a few significant providers, with fresh, innovative, uplifting and above all family-friendly entertainment.

Source: MSNBC

BET launches U.K. channel at a London party last night.

BET Networks finally launched a new TV channel in the United Kingdom. The company is planning to bring British viewers such BET shows as "106 & Park," "American Gangster," "Hell Date," "The BET Honors," "College Hill" and "Meet the Faith." Also part of the lineup will be BET News specials, including "Life and Death in Darfur: Jeff Johnson Reports" and "Hip Hop vs. America." In addition, BET said it will add more regional content down the road. BET will be offered free-to-air on the digital satellite platform beginning Feb. 28. Available via the Sky Guide, BET will be accessible to more than 8.8 million digital satellite homes.

BET already reaches a total of 87 million households in the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean.

I still think they are out of their minds not to reach Africa. While I was home, every cable channel in North America is on DSTV Africa except BET......and you call yourself "black." Above are Soulja Boy, Alicia Keys who performed, British R&B Star Jay Sean and CEO Debra Lee on the red carpet.