BET Has Control of Janet Jackson's New Album

BET Has Control of Janet Jackson's New Album

BET.com's TRANSMISSION to Nationally Preview 20 Y.O. One Week Before it Hits Stores

* The Transfer Begins on Tuesday, September 19th *

NEW YORK, Sept. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Celebrating the success of her 1986 breakthrough album, Control, music icon Janet Jackson is back with a new debut, 20 Y.O. and BET.com has it first. Beginning on Tuesday, September 19th, TRANSMISSION, BET.com's exclusive listening party, will allow users to hear the sexy veteran's new album from start to finish for an entire week. 20 Y.O., which includes "Call on Me," Janet's new hit with hip-hop star Nelly, features production from Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis; and Janet's boyfriend Jermaine Dupri. Log on to bet.com/transmission a week before 20 Y.O. hits stores on September 26th and be the first to experience Janet's music exclusively.

Unavailable anyplace else in the world, TRANSMISSION previews top albums in hip-hop and R&B a week in advance for BET.com's users listening enjoyment. Past TRANSMISSIONS include Lil' Kim's The Naked Truth; Tweet's It's Me Again; and T.I.'s 25 To Life. BET.com delivers an estimated 150 million impressions a month to consumers seeking information on the latest in African American culture.

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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 83 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 business 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.

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Source: BET Networks

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
Networks

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