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BET Plus, a New Streaming-Video Service for All Things Black From BET and Tyler Perry, Announces Start Date

BET+, a new streaming-video service created through a partnership between BET and Tyler Perry, is set to bring all things black to subscribers’ viewing screens beginning Sept. 19. Suggested Reading Black Musicians Who Were Targeted By The FBI and Other Law Enforcement The Best, Black TV Shows, Movies on Prime Video Happy Father’s Day: 15…

BET+, a new streaming-video service created through a partnership between BET and Tyler Perry, is set to bring all things black to subscribers’ viewing screens beginning Sept. 19.

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For $9.99 per month, subscribers will be able to access all manner of black content, Deadline reports, with a focus on new and original content from a variety of filmmakers and content creators, including Will Packer, Tracy Oliver and Perry.

“In our first year, we will release a BET+ original project almost every month, adding to our lineup of deep and diverse content,” Devin Griffin, general manager of BET+, told Deadline. “We’re focused on super-serving lovers of black stories by working with top talent, and supporting fresh new voices, on both sides of the camera.”

BET+, which will be ad-free, will also be the place to go for old favorites. For instance, the service will be the exclusive streaming-video-on-demand home for the the ’90s sitcom hit Martin.

BET+ will also be the place to view Perry’s entire library, including all things Madea and movies like Daddy’s Little Girls, as well as popular scripted series like Being Mary Jane; comedy specials led by comics as diverse as D.L. Hughley and Sasheer Zamata; and reality-TV shows like Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta.

“We are thrilled to offer a streaming experience of content curated for the underserved African American audience with BET+,” Scott Mills, president of BET Networks, told the site. “African Americans have a higher [screening-video-on-demand] adoption rate than any other consumer base on the market, which is why BET+ is a natural complement of BET’s linear network.”

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