Viacom Inc.'s BET Networks and Tyler Perry Studios' new subscription video-on-demand service will launch Sept. 19 in the U.S., Variety reported.
Priced at $9.99 per month, BET+ will feature more than 1,000 hours of content, including exclusive new original programming and series, movies and specials from BET Networks, Tyler Perry and other African American content creators.
The first BET+ original will be "First Wives Club," a remake of the classic revenge comedy. The streaming service will launch an original project "almost every month" in its first year, according to Devin Griffin, general manager of BET+.
