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Soul Train Awards Return After 2-year Hiatus

The Soul Train Awards plan to return to the air after a two-year hiatus to recognize those who helped shape R&B music.
Record executive Antonio “L.A.” Reid, singers Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, Chaka Khan and Charlie Wilson will be honored on the two-hour music special to be taped in Atlanta.
The awards are scheduled to air Nov. 29 [...]

BET Honors 2009: Union, Two Queens, A Baker & Magic On Tap

It’s just January and BET is ready to get the party started with a programming grid that surely will delight their loyal audience.
The African American-geared, Viacom-owned television network rolled out some of its spring planning during the Television Critics Association conference last weekend in Los Angeles.
Highlights include this year’s ‘BET Honors,’ taking place Jan. 17 [...]

Diddy, Tiffany And Luke: Celebreality Triple-Header

Many channels, faced with filling 168 hours of air time a week, resort to infomercials. Not VH1. Last Monday it introduced three reality shows: “I Want to Work for Diddy,” “New York Goes to Hollywood” and “Luke’s Parental Advisory.” It proceeded to broadcast the three pilot episodes, in aggregate, 57 times — filling 38.5 hours, [...]

Sexy Diddy Ad Does MTV After All

Diddy wanted his MTV. And he got it—though not without some compromise.

The rap mogul otherwise known as Sean Combs earned himself a ton of free pub in recent days—which was probably the point—when a few cable networks, including the Viacom-owned MTV and VH1, refused to air a racy ad he created for his new Sean [...]

Janet Jackson: Super Bowl Decision Imminent

 A U.S. appeals court is to rule whether TV channel CBS deserved to be punished for singer Janet Jackson’s infamous breast exposure at the 2004 Super Bowl.
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The third U.S. Circuit Court Of Appeals in Philadelphia will decide if the Federal Communications Commission was right to impose [...]

BET’s “Hot Ghetto Mess” Backfires

Two advertisers pull out of premiere episode after backlash.
 
At least two companies have pulled their advertising from the premiere episode of BET’s upcoming series “Hot Ghetto Mess” in response to critics who say the show perpetuates racial stereotypes.
 
      State Farm Insurance Cos. and the Home Depot have released statements confirming their request that ads be [...]