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Hip-Hop vs. America (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Barack is in it now. When it was just the democratic primaries and all that stuff, the media wasn’t really getting into it. But now, the media that’s on the republican side, they fittin to start bashing my guy! This is when it’s going to get ugly. The closer we get to elections and run [...]
SOHH.com (Free subscription) | 07/13/2008
Written By SOHH Streetz Could the love affair between BET’s ‘106& Park’s’ Terrence and Rocsi be over? Rumors of tension behind the scenes have been swirling, but now we have visual evidence that everything may not be all peaches and...
Hip Hop Caucus Blog (Free subscription) | 07/12/2008
Media watchdogs are declaring it a victory. Black Entertainment Television hasn't said much, and advertisers are mum. What is clear, though, is that at least two top advertisers–-automaking giant General Motors and consumer goods manufacturer Procter & Gamble–-have pulled ads from BET's Rap City and 106 & Park programs. Rap City features music videos and artist interviews, and 106 & Park is a
Soulfull Vibes (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
AUTOMOTIVE RHYTHMS MAKES ITS HOME ON BET J WITH A SIZZLING SUMMER PREMIERE THIS FRIDAY, JULY 11 AT 10:00 P.M. ET/7:00 P.M. PT Washington, DC (BlackNews.com) - Automotive Rhythms Television, the... Visit Soulfull Vibes for more information
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Tuesday's Debut Stands as One of the Network's Top Series Premieres of the Season BALDWIN HILLS Enjoys Strong, Consistent Numbers for Its "Sneak Peek" and Premiere Episodes NEW YORK, July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- BET's critically acclaimed reality show BALDWIN HILLS returned for its second season on Tuesday, July 8 with a 1.2 coverage rating. Nearly 1 million households and 1.5 million viewers tuned...
Corporate Eye (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
Viacom-YouTube News Video Remember Mrs. Kravitz , the nosey neighbor from the 60s television show, Betwitched? If there was anything going on in the Stevens’ household, you can bet Mrs. Kravitz knew about it! Privacy issues on the Internet have long been a debatable topic for quite a while. Users take great offense…
The MTV Reality Blog (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
Last year, Viacom Inc.-owned (*Viacom is the parent company of MTV/MTV Networks) BET launched what has been called "The Black Laguna Beach/The Hills" -- Baldwin Hills , a reality show shot in the style of a scripted drama just as Laguna Beach, documenting the everyday lives of black teens in the upscale African American Los Angeles community of Baldwin Hills . This area of L.A. has often been called...
NPR Blogs: News & Views (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
BET The Chicago Defender is reporting that two major advertisers -- General Motors and Procter & Gamble -- have pulled ads from BET's Rap City and 106 & Park programs, under pressure from the Enough is Enough campaign: Media watchdogs are declaring it a victory. Black Entertainment Television hasn't said much, and advertisers are mum. What is clear, though, is that at least two top advertisers -- automaking...
BlackPoliticsontheWeb.com (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
Leila Noelliste, Chicago Defender - Media watchdogs are declaring it a victory. Black Entertainment Television hasn’t said much and advertisers are mum. What is clear, though, is that at least two top advertisers–automaking giant General Motors and consumer goods manufacturer Procter & Gamble–have pulled ads from BET’s Rap City and 106 & Park programs. Rap City features [...]
Hip Hop Caucus Blog (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
BET suffered another setback this week when several advertisers pulled spots from popular network programs due to images of violence and profanity. According to Paul Porter of media watchdog group, Industry Ears and CNN, Proctor and Gamble, Pepsi and General Motors pulled their ads from Rap City and 106 & Park after the companies viewed “The Rap on Rap,” a content analysis of BET and MTV
Driive (Free subscription) | 06/29/2008
New ad campaign presents the all-new 2009 Lincoln MKS and is an industry-first, featuring a three-minute movie commercial scheduled to debut during the Black Entertainment Television Awards pre-show today Author: TheAutoChannel Keywords: Lincoln Ford MKS movies films entertainment television cars automobiles love Added: June 29, 2008
Grandgood (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
I guess BET really won’t be playing “Y’all Should All Get Lynched” now. Link (via 9elements) BET suffered another setback this week when several advertisers pulled spots from popular network programs due to images of violence and profanity. According to Paul Porter of media watchdog group, Industry Ears and CNN, Proctor and Gamble, Pepsi and General Motors [...]
Hip-Hop vs. America (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
What does it profit a woman to gain fame and absolutely lose her soul? This is a question I so often ask when casting the latest music video, magazine layout, or TV/Film project. The glamour of the Hip Hop lifestyle is one of the most hynotic hypes to date. So much so [...]
JammieWearingFool (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008
Black Entertainment Television held a Barack Obama campaign rally disguised as an awards show last night and faux gangsta Sean Combs chanted "Obama or Die" to the gushing crowd. Now forget for a minute whether this punk could kill a fly without the aid of an army of bodyguards or whether this was some cheesy threat to people, let's have a look at Diddly Squat's history of death. Obama or die!
Articles Online (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008
2008 BET Awards Winners Complete list of winners of the 2008 BET Awards: Actress: Halle Berry Actor: Denzel Washington Female athlete: Candace Parker Male athlete: Kobe Bryant BET J Award: Raheem DeVaughn Viewers' choice: Lil Wayne, "Lollipop" Lifetime Achievement Award: Al Green Humanitarian Award: Quincy Jones Female R&B artist: Alicia Keys Male R&B artist: Chris Brown Group: UGK Gospel artist: Marvin...
