EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — DirecTV and Viacom Inc. say they have settled a dispute that will bring shows such as those featuring the cartoon character Sponge Bob and the comedian Jon Stewart back to DirecTV subscribers. Seventeen Viacom channels — including BET, MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon — had not been accessible to some […]
Last night, DirecTV subscribers were denied access to Viacom Inc. channels, including BET, Centric, Nickelodeon, MTV, and VH1, after the two sides failed to come to an agreement over a fee dispute. According to reports, Viacom is asking for a $1 billion pay increase to have it's channels aired on DirecTV, an amount that the […]
NEW YORK – BET Networks has partnered with Huffington Post's "BlackVoices," Black Enterprise, Burrell Communications, Cable Advertising Bureau, Essence Communications, GlobalHue, Inner City Broadcasting Company, KJLH Radio, Johnson Publishing Company, National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters, Nielsen, North Star Group, National Newspaper Publishers Association, One Solution, Radio One, TV One, Interactive One, Reach Media, Steve […]
NEW YORK (AP) — The game is over for Tia Mowry: The star of the hit BET series “The Game” won’t appear in the show’s sixth season. Mowry’s representative confirmed the news Wednesday. No details were provided. Season five of “The Game” is currently airing on BET. Mowry stars as Melanie Barnett-Davis, a medical school […]
The TJMS is a lot of things to a lot of people, but mainly, it’s a source for entertainment, news, inspiration, information and comedy. That’s a tall order. And on any given day, we can hit our mark in all areas or fall short – and trust me, which of the two depends on who […]
Wendy Raquel Robinson is a working actress, but before she was, she was a college graduate who earned a theater degree from Howard University. Just about every education statistic available proves that a college education can help raise your earning power dramatically, especially if you are a person of color. That’s why Robinson is part […]
