BET’s Inspirational Series ‘Joyful Noise’ Cancelled?

BET’s Joyful Noise Cancelled?

A recent News surfaced online reports that BET is closing up its Washington, D.C., headquarters.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the cable network is moving its central operations to Viacom’s new hub in New York, with BET CEO Debra Lee moving to Los Angeles and listing her home in Washington for a cool $11.5 million. The move was announced this week by Lee in a pair of memos to staff. The D.C. office — which had been the central hub for BET since it opened in 1980 — will officially close July 7.

“The closing of BET Network’s Washington, D.C., office has been an ongoing transition in line with our overall strategy to make New York BET’s new headquarters,” a BET spokesperson said Tuesday in a statement. “We are very proud that Washington, D.C., was the birthplace of BET Networks, the first network and the premier destination for African-American audiences for the past 37 years.”

Allegedly, The move out of Washington will also impact BET’s Joyful Noise hosted by Tye Tribbett, which was reportedly the second-lowest rated show on the network with a total viewership of 13,000, Sad to say.

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