Who is the owner of BET?

BET, also known as Black Entertainment Television, is owned by ViacomCBS. ViacomCBS is a media company that owns a variety of television networks, production studios, and other media properties. BET was launched in 1980 by Robert L. Johnson and was later acquired by Viacom in 2000. Robert L. Johnson became the first African American billionaire as a result of the sale. BET is now a part of ViacomCBS’s portfolio of cable networks and is available in over 90 million homes in the United States.