ViacomCBS Wednesday announced the launch of BET Studios led by Aisha Summers-Burke with partners including Kenya Barris, Rashida Jones and Aaron Rahsaan Thomas.
The studio venture provides equity ownership to Black creators across premium TV and film content.Deadline had reported in March that the longtime Warner Bros.
Television development executive Summers was leaving the studio to join the ViacomCBS venture.Propelled by the infrastructure and financing of BET and ViacomCBS, BET Studios will create premium television series and films for an array of internal buyers, including Paramount+, Showtime, CBS, Nickelodeon, BET+ and BET in addition to select third-party platforms that it said “seek best-in-class content from both leading and
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