NEWS: BET Jazz Relaunches As BET J
Long running BET channel BET Jazz — which was officially renamed BET J back on March 1— has taken on a new programming initiative to match it's updated name. BET Digital Networks Executive VP & GM Paxton K. Baker mapped out the new direction in a letter distributed to the industry this week.
While continuing to feature jazz music, BET J will be embracing soul, r&b, reggae, Latin and all related genres. Highlights to the new schedule include two new M-F primetime shows: