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[12] [14] In 1998, Johnson and Liberty Media bought all outstanding shares of the company. [14] [15] This purchase gave Johnson 42% of the company. [14] [15] Viacom acquired BET in 2001 for a reported $3 billion; Johnson earned over $1 billion from the sale, making him the first black American billionaire. [3] [9] [12] [14] He remained BET CEO ...
Black Entertainment Television (BET) is an American basic cable channel targeting Black American audiences. It is the flagship channel of the BET Media Group , a subsidiary of Paramount Global 's CBS Entertainment Group .
Black Entertainment Television LLC (doing business as the BET Media Group, and formerly known as BET Networks) is an American television company currently owned by American media conglomerate Paramount Global under its CBS Entertainment unit. Founded by Robert L. Johnson in 1983, the holding was bought by the first incarnation of Viacom in 2001.
One night in late October, Whitney Patterson spotted a YouTube video about people buying shares in Trump Media & Technology Group, the U.S. president-elect's social media and streaming company.
On Sept. 4, ICE bought home loan servicing and data analytics provider Black Knight for $11.9 billion, a price that exceeded the $8.2 billion Sprecher paid for his most famous deal, the 2013 ...
Sheila Crump Johnson (born January 25, 1949) is an American billionaire businesswoman, co-founder of BET, and CEO of Salamander Hotels and Resorts. [1]Johnson is a vice chairman and partner of Monumental Sports & Entertainment, a professional sports holding company which manages the Washington Capitals (NHL), the Washington Wizards (NBA), and the Washington Mystics (WNBA).
In February 2004, Shuffle Master bought most of the assets of BET Technology, a developer of table games including Casino War and Fortune Pai Gow. [5] In 2006, the company returned to the slot machine field, buying Australian manufacturer Stargames Limited for $108 million.
Bally's Corporation is an American gambling, betting, and interactive entertainment company headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island.It operates 19 casinos across 11 states, a horse track in Colorado, a golf course in New York, and online sports betting operations in 14 states.