BET’s Web Series “Buppies”: Off to a Rough Start
by Markus Robinson
After threatened lawsuits between the creators and postponed launch dates, BET.com has finally announced November 24th as the date of their first ever web based video series. The series entitled “Buppies”, which was first announced in October of 2008, is the tale of LA’s young black professional elite, though the eyes of Quinci Adams, [...]
Read MoreBET.com News Producer Tracy Stokes Dies
by Angela
The journalism world and Black Entertainment Television lost a true professional and friend Sunday afternoon when BET.com news producer Tracy Stokes succumbed to complications from kidney failure. He was 37 years old.
BET.com News Producer Tracy Stokes
According to his mother, Lilly Stokes, a retired teacher living in North Carolina, Tracy died a 4:07 p.m. Sunday at [...]
Read MoreBET.com ditches BET On Blast, Takes note from Hulu
by Angela
Though the BET On Blast video player was nice when it launched a little over 2 years ago video on the web has certainly moved in another direction. Specifically if you happen to be a television network. BET.com recently ditched the BET on Blast player, which many thought was hard to navigate, and leveled the [...]
Read MoreBET Awards Dominate Twitter, Causes Racist Backlash
by Angela
Say what you will about the content of the BET Awards. I tuned in late but monitored activity on Twitter last night and to be quite honest was surprised and pleased to see not only Twitter’s integration into the show but also the show dominating trending topics on Twitter. They even used the awards show [...]
Read MoreHarlem Heights Adds Depth Online
by Nokware Knight
Harlem Heights, a reality show about a group of Harlem professionals in their late 20’s, debuted on BET last night. BET did a great deal of marketing the show off and online. To extend the shows brand online BET also put in work on their own website, including video clip extras and a blog covering [...]
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