Overview
- Louis Carr will lead BET while continuing as president of media sales and will report to George Cheeks.
- BET Studios will operate as a label within CBS Studios, with Aisha Summers-Burke expected to continue leading it, according to sources.
- Cheeks said core corporate functions such as communications, finance, BALA, marketing and research will be shared across the TV Media division.
- Cheeks’ memo did not address the organizational placement of BET+, leaving its oversight unclear.
- Mills departs after 23 years, during which BET launched BET+, BET Studios and FAST channels to expand beyond linear cable.