BET’s Scott Mills Promoted to CEO; ViacomCBS’ Bob Bakish Says ‘He’s Got the Right Stuff’ (EXCLUSIVE)
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variety.comMichael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeScott Mills had a plan for BET. Four years after he took over as president of the network, the proof is in the output: Under Mills’ watch, BET persuaded superstar producer Tyler Perry to an overall deal at BET, launched the growing streamer BET Plus, and recently created a new production template for BET Studios, luring in more high-profile producers including Kenya Barris.Now, Variety can exclusively report that Mills has been promoted to serve as CEO of BET. “He’s an executive that went out to deliver and did, and arguably overdelivered in terms of the combination of things he’s done,” said ViacomCBS president/CEO Bob Bakish. “I mean, these jobs are hard.
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