EXCLUSIVE: Traci Blackwell has stepped down as EVP, Scripted Programming for BET Networks after a year and a half.
A replacement will be announced shortly.Based in Los Angeles and reporting to BET Networks President Scott Mills, Blackwell led development, casting and current of original scripted programming for the BET linear network and the company’s SVOD service, BET+.
The position was created in late 2019 amid a scripted expansion — both on the linear network and the SVOD service — fueled by several creative partnerships, most notably with Tyler Perry who has generated a slew of new series for BET and BET+.Mills announced Blackwell’s departure in a company email Tuesday afternoon, which also included a message from her.
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