Black Entertainment Television

Debra L. Lee is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BET Networks, a unit of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB) and the leading provider of entertainment for the African-American audience and consumers of Black culture globally. Ms. Lee oversees one of the most influential multiplatform media companies in the world, including several cable television networks, digital offerings, and a home entertainment business. BET Networks is committed to providing its audience with quality entertainment that speaks to where they are in their lives and where they want to go. Under her leadership, Ms. Lee has led the company’s successful reinvigorated brand and successful programming vision that has created hits such as Real Husbands of Hollywood, Being Mary Jane, The Game on BET, Black Girls Rock!, BET Honors, Sunday Best and many more - resulting in consistent increases in viewership and revenue. Ms. Lee’s vision for BET’s reinvigorated approach is built on supporting…

reported by CNN Entertainment. This demonstrates the lack of appreciation for black entertainers. Generally, when an entertainer receives an award like an Oscar, they earn more job opportunities and can build a higher salary by reason of having experience and awards for your work, but for black people even if they have those successes it is still difficult for them to move forward. Black entertainers don’t receive numerous awards therefore it becomes difficult for them to find jobs in…

reality television to be the television programs in which real people are continuously filmed, designed to be entertaining rather than informative. For years the reality TV industry has been lucrative and popular amongst people all over the world. Some may deem it to be just pure entertainment, some may believe it 's scripted. Either way, it 's imperative to look at the content that is actually being put out there by reality television. Not only does it promote negative images and stereotypes,…

music industry , ebonics has made a place in the television and social media areas as well. “Dy-No-Mite!” (good times) a catchphrase used by JJ from the hit african american comedy good times which first appeared on Feburary 8th 1974. African american actors and programming flows with ebonics and phonetic corrections since the beginning of its time period. Shows such as the Martin Show , Bernie Mac Show , Meet the Browns , My Wife and Kids , Empire , Jamie Foxx Show , Fat Albert transcended…

Missisippi, founded one of television’s biggest networks; BET (Black Entertainment Television). His spent his childhood in Freeport, Illinois. As a kid he learned from his father and mother’s work ethic were that education was the only way to succeed. He told the Black Collegian, “Going to college is a statement of your determination to get engaged in being exposed to information and how important knowledge is.” He knew his family couldn’t support him for college so he amped up his academic…

In the Documentary, Ethos was vital part in developing the story. They had first hand accounts from Hip-Hop artist and well-known producers and actors who had a major influence on black entertainment. Melvin Van Peebles was a multi-talented and productive producer who paved the way for aspiring African American’s who were looking to dab in the entertainment industry. He was known as "the godfather of modern black cinema" due to his 1970 film, Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, which at the time…

Entertainment industry formula for successful movie making is to provide a story with a major conflict, that comes to a climax, and eventually a resolution. Does this sound like another formula for another form of entertainment that you know? If you said yes, then you were right! This is the same formula authors used to write books. This formula is what we were taught in English class. I learned this formula in my creative writing class. Those students who did not follow this formula were more…

representation on televison. Andreeva suggests that the entertainment industry may be reaching a point where they will have to restrict the number of African American shows they air or African-American actors they cast due to “too much” representation. Throughout her editorial, she neglects to properly analyze the demand for this representation and the role it should play in the entertainment industry, while also demonstrating non-progressive views by making segregated points, and undermining…

Many people don't consider diversity a problem in the entertainment industry. However, this perspective is based on the lack of observation. Masses of viewers fail to notice the absence of diversity not only on screen, but don't contemplate the individuals behind the camera as well. Although, several individuals think roles are evenly distributed; in fact, diversity is desired in the entertainment business as a whole. According to a six year study that was conducted by the Media, Diversity…

Entertainment influences how people group themselves whereby people who prefer a given type of entertainment to the other have similar views. People take part or enjoy different types of entertainment. Some of the common types of entertainment that people consider to have great impact in their lives include sports, music, travelling, taking part in adventurous activities, and art. In the American culture, different races find favor in different forms of entertainment and this defines how people…