BET France is a French

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owned to

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, it is the French version of

BET Black Entertainment Television (acronym BET) is an American basic cable channel targeting African-American audiences. It is owned by the CBS Entertainment Group unit of Paramount Global via BET Networks and has offices in New York City, Los A ...

in the

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. It was launched on November 17, 2015 in France. In

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

since the end of June 2012, a

Break box is broadcast every day with ' and ' on

MTV MTV (Originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable channel that launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves as the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group, part of Paramount Media Networks, a di ...

. In October 2015, the launch of BET France was announced for November 17, 2015. This information created a controversy because of the absence of black animators on a historical community channel. After weeks of negotiations, an agreement was reached between the ViacomCBS and Canal groups, the Canal Group retains the BET channels, MTV Hits France and

J-One J-One is a French television channel dedicated to Asian anime and culture. It was launched on 4 October 2013. J-One broadcast anime in simulcast. Many of these are then broadcast with French dub on Game One Game One is a French television ch ...

. The channel's voiceover is

China Moses China Moses (born January 9, 1978, in Los Angeles) is an American singer and television host. Life and career Born in Los Angeles, California, China Moses is the daughter of jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater and director Gilbert Moses. She re ...

. Since January 14, 2020, the channel has changed its number and is now on channel 85 of the

Canal+ Canal+ (Canal Plus, , meaning 'Channel Plus'; sometimes abbreviated C+ or Canal) is a French premium television channel launched in 1984. It is 100% owned by the Groupe Canal+, which in turn is owned by Vivendi. The channel broadcasts several ki ...

In 2021, Canal+ replaced BET in its overseas operations by

Nickelodeon Junior Nickelodeon Junior is a French 24-hour television channel broadcasting to France and Switzerland for a toddler audience. It is the French equivalent of Nick Jr., though with its French branding meeting domestic language policies, along with " ...

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* 2015 establishments in France BET Networks Television stations in France Television channels and stations established in 2015 {{France-tv-station-stub