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BET UK to move online only - zeebre12 - 30-03-2021
BET UK is to close as a pay TV channel in the UK from April 8th. Its top program The Wendy Williams Show has just 3,800 viewers https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.mediamole.co.uk/entertainment/broadcasting/news/black-entertainment-channel-bet-to-close-as-linear-service-in-uk-next-month_441172.html
BET UK to move online only - Kunst - 30-03-2021
Well, looking a the content, not too much of a loss I'd say! :?
BET UK to move online only - zeebre12 - 30-03-2021
What other channels other than international/shopping/religious channels rate lower than BET?
BET UK to move online only - This is UTV - 30-03-2021
zeebre12 post_id=1018 time=1617115978 user_id=1289 Wrote:BET UK is to close as a pay TV channel in the UK from April 8th. Its top program The Wendy Williams Show has just 3,800 viewers https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.mediamole.co.uk/entertainment/broadcasting/news/black-entertainment-channel-bet-to-close-as-linear-service-in-uk-next-month_441172.html
Since when was BET a pay tv channel? It was on Freesat so surely its (still) FTA?
Not surprised it's closing tbh anyway.
BET UK to move online only - Lynetwork - 30-03-2021
A lot of the content from Wendy just gets uploaded onto her official YouTube channel anyway, so (when I was watching the show) I didn't see much reason to tune in or record it through BET.
Hopefully a place on My5 will serve the brand better than a standalone TV channel.
BET UK to move online only - Mateus Honrado - 31-03-2021
Not really surprised about it, considering that Viacom CBS rarely promote stuff from them when compared to Channel 5, MTV and Comedy Channel.
BET UK to move online only - FBC - 01-04-2021
Lynetwork post_id=1120 time=1617135655 user_id=957 Wrote:A lot of the content from Wendy just gets uploaded onto her official YouTube channel anyway, so (when I was watching the show) I didn't see much reason to tune in or record it through BET.I’m surprised that that show isn’t available on My5’s BET section, considering it’s probably their most well known programme. Wonder if that will change as part of the move online. Maybe it’s a rights issue, though.
Hopefully a place on My5 will serve the brand better than a standalone TV channel.
BET UK to move online only - JAS84 - 01-04-2021
Mateus Honrado post_id=1190 time=1617166900 user_id=992 Wrote:Not really surprised about it, considering that Viacom CBS rarely promote stuff from them when compared to Channel 5, MTV and Comedy Channel.Comedy Central. The Comedy Channel closed down nearly 30 years ago!
BET UK to move online only - TheMike - 01-04-2021
This is UTV post_id=1092 time=1617130106 user_id=1188 Wrote:Yes, it's not pay TV and can, for the next week, still be added to Freesat boxes in non-Freesat mode.zeebre12 post_id=1018 time=1617115978 user_id=1289 Wrote:BET UK is to close as a pay TV channel in the UK from April 8th. Its top program The Wendy Williams Show has just 3,800 viewers https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.mediamole.co.uk/entertainment/broadcasting/news/black-entertainment-channel-bet-to-close-as-linear-service-in-uk-next-month_441172.htmlSince when was BET a pay tv channel? It was on Freesat so surely its (still) FTA?
Not surprised it's closing tbh anyway.
BET UK to move online only - Mateus Honrado - 01-04-2021
JAS84 post_id=1609 time=1617236270 user_id=881 Wrote:Sorry. I got those two mixed up.Mateus Honrado post_id=1190 time=1617166900 user_id=992 Wrote:Not really surprised about it, considering that Viacom CBS rarely promote stuff from them when compared to Channel 5, MTV and Comedy Channel.Comedy Central. The Comedy Channel closed down nearly 30 years ago!
BET UK to move online only - Action Newsroom - 01-04-2021
Yikes. With ratings like that, I'm kinda surprised it didn't happen long ago. Here's hoping it'll be a much better success on My5. With ratings like that (again), it's a pretty easy hurdle to overcome.
BET UK to move online only - Mort - 05-04-2021
Mateus Honrado post_id=1878 time=1617290759 user_id=992 Wrote:JAS84 post_id=1609 time=1617236270 user_id=881 Wrote:Sorry. I got those two mixed up.Mateus Honrado post_id=1190 time=1617166900 user_id=992 Wrote:Not really surprised about it, considering that Viacom CBS rarely promote stuff from them when compared to Channel 5, MTV and Comedy Channel.Comedy Central. The Comedy Channel closed down nearly 30 years ago!
Ah, I miss those, plus The Movie Channel. A shame TCC got replaced by Sky Movies Gold. Who remembers The Computer Channel, latterly branded as [.tv] where a few tech journos (Kate, Marc etc) learned their telly chops? Chips With Everything was regular viewing for me. A viewer Q&A panel show! What a weird, wonderful product of the 90s.