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		<title><![CDATA[The new bet: with a new creative leader, 16 original shows and maybe a 'mess' or two, the maturing of the largest black cable network has not come without its issues]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ABOUT BET  Launched: January 25, 1980, by Robert Johnson. Sold in 2001 to Viacom for $3.5 billion.  Reach: BET is on the cable lineup in nearly 85 million U.S. homes  Audience: Target demographic is Blacks and those interested in Black culture, 18-34  Revenues: Viacom won't release...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[BET Gives 'Faith' an Hour (Multichannel News)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Black Entertainment Television will take on traditional Sunday-morning broadcast and cable news shows with a revamped version of issues-oriented talker Meet the Faith , beginning June 3.      The 11 a.m. series is the hallmark of the network's year-long restructuring of its news department that is...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Black cable viewers cast eyes beyond BET: more diverse programming starts paying off as networks increase African-American viewership.(SPECIAL REPORT: BLACK HISTORY MONTH)(Black Entertainment Television)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[It probably comes as no surprise that Black Entertainment  Television was the No.1 rated network in primetime among  African-American viewers in 2005. But what may open a few eyes is that  African-Americans are also sampling more broad-based networks     It probably comes as no...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Johnson, Robert L. 1946&#x2013;]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Robert L. Johnson 1946&#x2013; Chief executive officer, Black Entertainment Television Nationality: American.Born: April 8, 1946, in Hickory, Mississippi.Education: University of Illinois, BA, 1968; Princeton University, MPA, 1972.Family: Son of Archie timber seller and Edna teacher Johnson; married Sheila Crump; children: two.Career: Corporation for Public Broadcasting, public affairs officer; National Urban...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2005 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Black Viewing Shifts May Add Up to Ad Agita (Multichannel News)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[African-American viewership patterns thus far in 2004 indicate that a handful of general-entertainment cable networks -- offering original and scripted comedies and dramas prominently featuring African-Americans -- have gained on category leader Black Entertainment Television in drawing black viewers overall and in the advertiser-desired 18-to-49 age group. ...  ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2004 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[CAB touts black, Hispanic networks.(Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau)(Brief Article)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK -- Looking to help drive more dollars to networks aimed at  African-Americans and Latinos, the Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau is  sending advertisers and agencies a new guidebook.       The 48-page Upfront '04/05: A Multicultural Marketing Guide  contains profiles on several networks,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2004 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Filling a Niche: How Bob Johnson Cashed in on the Promise of Cable]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[booksFilling a Niche: How Bob Johnson Cashed in on the Promise of CableThe Billion Dollar BET: Robert Johnson and the Inside Story of Black Entertainment TelevisionBy Brett Pulley (Wiley, $24.95)In America, money talks so that the people who possess it don't have to. More often than not, wealth acts as...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2004 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The buck stopped here.(In The Loop)(Brief Article)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bob Johnson is a billionaire. And he didn't get that way by  sharing the wealth. The founder of Black Entertainment Television was so  tight with cash that long after the network was solvent, staffers had  trouble getting basics, such as blank tapes or a well organized show...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2004 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[No Bobcat channel. (Through the Wire).(Robert Johnson reconsiders setting up a regional sports network)(Brief Article)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[It looks like Black Entertainment Television chairman Robert  Johnson may not launch another cable service after all.       Johnson said that the creation of a regional sports network was one  of the appealing aspects of purchasing the team. But sources said  Johnson...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2003 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Here's to the winners. (2003 Vanguard Awards).(National Gable & Telecommunications Association )]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you're in the cable business, it is the award to get. Last  week, at the National Gable & Telecommunications Association annual  show in Chicago, the organization bestowed its prestigious Vanguard  Awards to nine men and women who have brought     If you're in...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[New Urban Entertainment shuts doors: Black-oriented cable TV station fails to land critical funding]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Urban Entertainment TV (NUE-TV), the fledgling African American-focused cable network, will cease operations permanently now that the cash-strapped venture failed to land critical financing.  The cable network, which offered programming aimed at African Americans, found it difficult to gain its desired stronghold among African American viewers nationwide. Making...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2003 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[All hype, no action]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Issues & View Why Black-owned TV Networks Can't Seem To Get Off The Ground Isn't it ironic that the Hallmark Channel part of Crown Media holdings was the network that cashed in on the most famous Black dramatic series ever to air on television, during its recent rebroadcast of Roots...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2002 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Robert Johnson And Oprah Winfrey Make Forbes' List Of 400 Richest People In America]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cable mogul Robert Johnson and the queen of talk shows Oprah Winfrey are the only Blacks listed among the 400 richest people in America in Forbes magazine.  In this annual issue of the business publication, Robert Johnson, 55, founder of Black Entertainment Television BET, earned the No. 172 slot...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2001 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Smiley Will Be Talking At Cnn]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former Black Entertainment Television host Tavis Smiley will resurface later this month as a contributor on Cable News Network.  Smiley, who left BET in Hatch, will fill in as a host for CNN TalkBack Live and do political commentary for Inside Politics, according to a CNN spokeswoman.  Smiley...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Black Entertainment Television's 'Lifestyle' Choice.(the dismissal of Tavis Smiley)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA["Five years, four sentences," is how television anchor  Tavis Smiley summed up the terse dismissal note he received from Black  Entertainment Television BET on March 23. The response from viewers  and fans was heartfelt and immediate. BET and its new parent company,  Viacom, were deluged with...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Talk Show Host Says He'll Move On from BET Tiff.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Mark Washburn, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight  Ridder/Tribune Business News    Mar. 28--Tavis Smiley, ousted this week from his Black  Entertainment Television talk show, said Tuesday he was putting the  high-profile quarrel with his former bosses behind him and moving on.   ...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[BET selling 3 of its 4 restaurant-nightclubs]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- BET Holdings Inc., operator of the Black Entertainment Television cable network and owner of four restaurant-nightclubs, is seeking buyers for three of them.  A spokesman said BET Soundstage Club in Largo, Md., BET On Jazz in Washington, and Tres Jazz in the Paris Las Vegas resort do...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Robert L. Johnson: A business titan--redefining Black entrepreneurial success]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3628/is_200010/ai_n8927036]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Robert L. Johnson is the essence of a big-time mover and shaker. While exuding a quiet demeanor in person, he simply gets extraordinary things accomplished behind the scenes in a highprofile way. He's the founder, chairman and CEO of BET Holdings II, Inc., the parent company of Black Entertainment Television...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[BET's Robert L. Johnson Slated To Become Owner Of New Airline, DC Air]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Business leader Robert L. Johnson, founder of Black Entertainment Television BET, is poised to become the owner of the nation's newest airline, DC Air.  If all goes according to plan, Johnson, 54, would also be the only Black to own a major commercial airline.  DC Air is the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2000 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Johnson takes flight.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5053/is_200005/ai_n18351067]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The founder of Black Entertainment Television is going from  airwaves to airlines.      Bob Johnson, chairman and CEO of cable network parent BET Holdings,  is buying the US Airways Washington shuttle service to create DC Air.  Johnson is personally funding the venture under...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 May 2000 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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