BET TV comes to iTunes

BET Networks is making its TV programming available on Apple's iTunes Music Store for the first time, including its new crime docu-drama 'American Gangster.' BET shows available to iTunes customers include 'Countdown to Lockdown' with Lil Kim, 'Soul of a Man' with DMX, 'Beef: The Series,' BET Comic View, and 'The Christies: Committed' from BET's adult-targeted companion. The shows are available for $1.99 per episode, and represent the first wave of BET content to make its way to the iTunes Music Store. "We are delighted that BET programming is now available on iTunes as an important element in BET's global digital strategy," said BET Networks Chairman and CEO Debra Lee. "As the world's most popular digital download store, iTunes is a key platform for serving our existing audience of African-American media super-consumers, and for introducing our breakthrough programming franchises to other audiences."

Narrated by actor Ving Rhames, American Gangster chronicles the rise and fall of the country's most notorious Black criminals and the high toll their actions levied on the Black community. Countdown to Lockdown features hip-hop singer Lil' Kim, taking viewers on an emotional roller coaster ride during her final two weeks of freedom as she prepares to serve a prison sentence for giving false testimony to a federal grand jury.

Beef: The Series explores celebrity controversy featuring conflicts between Lil' Romeo and Bow Wow; Houston's Northside vs. Southside (with Paul Wall, Slim Thug, Bun B, Pimp C and others); The Roc-A-Fella Records break-up (Jay-Z vs. Damon Dash); Dave Chappelle vs. Comedy Central; Oprah Winfrey vs. Rappers; Jay-Z vs. R. Kelly; The Game vs. Ras Kass; Jackie O vs. Foxy Brown; The Source Magazine vs. Kim Osorio; and more.

Best of Comic View features stand-up comedians and joke-makers, offering glimpses of popular comics during the early years of their careers as well as celebrated veterans of BET. Soul of a Man follows DMX in his trials as a famous rapper, father, neighbor, friend, and local citizen in Arizona. The Christies: Committed features NBA star Doug Christie and his wife Jackie as cameras spotlight their celebrity marriage.

by MacNN Staff