BET's 106 & PARK Travels to Hollywood Bringing Its Flavor and East Coast Swagger to Tinseltown

BET's 106 & PARK Travels to Hollywood Bringing Its Flavor and East Coast Swagger to Tinseltown

Big Tigger, Julissa and the Entire 106 & PARK Crew Tour Los Angeles with an Itinerary Exclusive to Universal Studios and the 2006 BET AWARDS

*Taping Monday, June 26th and Wednesday, June 28th*

NEW YORK, June 12 /PRNewswire/ -- BET's 106 & PARK, the countdown show with the most infectious energy and the livest audience on the planet, will make its annual departure to the "Movie Capital of the World" for the BET AWARDS '06. Taping Monday, June 26th and Wednesday, June 28th and broadcasting live for the first time from Universal Studios Theme Park in Hollywood, hosts Big Tigger and Julissa will bring THE PARK's East Coast flavor to the West-side for an entire week. In addition to bringing the freshest videos in hip-hop and R&B, 106 will also have some of the hottest names in music including DMX, LeToya Luckett, Chamillionaire and new music sensations Cherish and Young Joc dropping by to join in all the excitement; along with a few first-rate surprises guaranteed to rock Tinseltown.

On the night of the big show, Tuesday, June 27th, 106 will then venture outside the park to bring viewers exclusive pre-show live coverage live from the red carpet of the most anticipated award show of the summer. We invite the media to attend these tapings and join 106 as they celebrate the largest music event of the summer with some of the biggest names in entertainment.

WHEN: Monday 6/26:
2 p.m. - 3:30pm Media Check - In
3pm - 4:30pm First Taping (LIVE)
5pm Second Taping (Air Thursday 6/29)
**Celebrity Guests TBA**

Wednesday 6/28:
2 p.m. - 3:30pm Media Check - In
3pm - 4:30pm First Taping (LIVE)
5pm: Second Taping (Air Friday 6/30)
**Celebrity Guests TBA**

WHERE: Universal Studios Hollywood
100 Universal City Plaza
Universal City, CA 91608

OPPORTUNITIES: Electronic, print interviews, photo and footage
opportunities with hosts Big Tigger and Julissa; and
select 106 & PARK Celebrity Guests

AUDIENCE TICKETS Email audience106@bet.com

ABOUT 106 & PARK

As BET's highest rated music series of all time, 106 & PARK has quickly become the leading music video countdown show on television. Live from New York City, the most energetic show on the planet comes fully equipped with an incredible audience and exclusive live performances. And there's more, 106 & PARK allows fans to vote for the videos that they would like to see on the countdown via the networks website: BET.com. 106 & PARK is compared heavily with MTV's TRL but the numbers show the two can't compete -- THE PARK is the number one slot among black households.

ABOUT BET

BET Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom, Inc. (NYSE:VIA)(NYSE:and)(NYSE:VIA.B), is the nation's leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news and public affairs television programming for the African-American audience. The primary BET channel reaches more than 81 million households according to Nielsen media research, and can be seen in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. BET is the dominant African-American consumer brand with a diverse group of businesses extensions: BET.com, the Number 1 Internet portal for African Americans; BET Digital Networks - BET J, BET Gospel and BET Hip Hop, attractive alternatives for cutting-edge entertainment tastes; BET Event Productions, a full-scale event management and production company; BET Home Entertainment, a collection of BET-branded offerings for the home environment including DVDs and video-on-demand; and BET Mobile, a service venture into the lucrative world of ring tones, games and video content for wireless devices.

Source: BET (Black Entertainment Television)

CONTACT: Marcy Polanco, +1-212-975-4048, Marcy.Polanco@BET.net, or
Tricia N. Newell, +1-212-975-8230, Tricia.Newell@BET.net, both of BET

Web site: http://www.bet.com/

NOTE TO EDITORS: For media credentials, RSVP immediately by contacting: Tara Smith, 212-975-3390, tara.smith@bet.net

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