Country | United States |
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Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Paramount Global |
Parent | BET Media Group (CBS Entertainment Group) |
Sister channels | BET BET Gospel BET Hip-Hop BET Jams BET Soul SHO×BET |
History | |
Launched | January 15, 1996 |
Former names | BET on Jazz (1996–2002) BET Jazz (2002–2006) BET J (2006–2009) Centric (2009–2017) |
Links | |
Website | www |
Availability | |
Streaming media | |
Service(s) | fuboTV, Philo, YouTube TV, Vidgo, Hulu + Live TV |
BET Her is an American basic cable television network currently owned by the BET Media Group subsidiary of Paramount Global's CBS Entertainment Group.
The channel originally launched in 1996 as BET on Jazz, a spin-off from BET with a focus on jazz music programming targeting African Americans. By 2006, the network's name was shortened to BET J and was carrying a broader array of music-based and demographic-centric, general-interest programming. In 2009, the network relaunched as Centric, with a focus on lifestyle and music programming targeting an upscale audience. Centric would be re-positioned as a general entertainment brand targeting women by 2014, and in 2017, the network would be relaunched under its current name.
As of November 2023[update], BET Her is available to approximately 33,000,000 pay television households in the United States; down from its 2017 peak of 51,000,000 households.[1]