BET Her
BET Her (formerly Centric) is an American basic cable television network owned by Paramount Media Networks. The network is a spin-off of BET with a focus on general entertainment targeting African-American women.
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | CBS Entertainment Group (Paramount Global) |
| Parent | BET Networks |
| Sister channels | BET BET Gospel BET Hip-Hop BET Jams BET Soul SHO×BET |
| History | |
| Launched | January 15, 1996 |
| Former names | BET on Jazz (1996–2002) BET Jazz (2002–2006) BET J (2006–2009) Centric (2009–2017) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Service(s) | fuboTV, Philo, YouTube TV, Vidgo, Hulu + Live TV |
The channel originally launched in 1996 as BET on Jazz, a spin-off from BET with a focus on jazz music programming targeting African Americans. In 2006, the network was re-positioned as BET J, which carried a broader array of music programming of interest to the demographic (accompanying its sister soul and hip-hop-oriented digital networks). In 2009, the network relaunched as Centric, with a focus on lifestyle and music programming targeting an upscale African-American audience. In 2014, the network re-positioned its programming to target African-American women, and in 2017, re-branded under its current name.
As of February 2015, approximately 51,829,000 American households (44.5% of households with television) received the network.