Open Call Auditions for BET's Newest Series: HOTWYRED - Postponed

Open Call Auditions for BET's Newest Series: HOTWYRED - Postponed

NEW YORK, June 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Open call auditions scheduled for Thursday, June 22, 2006, for BET's contemporary interactive series, HOTWYRED, have been postponed. Auditions will be held later this summer at our NYC studios and will accommodate all interested participants. Anyone interested in submitting their headshots or videos in advance, please send packets to: HOTWYRED, c/ BET, 555 West 57th Street, New York, New York, 10019.

HOTWYRED is BET's latest venture into the world of technology and music. This 30-minute weekly show will surf the net, give viewers a glimpse of the latest gaming and electronic trends the world has to offer and of course the hottest videos in the business. If your character and vocabulary revolve around the latest and greatest in modern technology, then leading the HOTWYRED half-hour may be your calling. Take part in an opportunity that will allow you to enter the homes of over 80 million BET viewers.

ABOUT BET NETWORKS

BET Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom, Inc. (NYSE: VIA; 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 80 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.

Visit us @ http://www.bet.com/

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/

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