Nostalgia wins once more!
BET President and CEO Scott Mills spilled that the community is at the moment engaged on a reboot and revamp of 106 & Park. The legendary music video countdown present on BET was an integral platform for highlighting Hip-Hop and Black stars within the early 2000s and 2010s. Friends prior to now included anybody from a younger Future’s Baby to Whitney Houston to Tom Cruise. 106 & Park stands as a pillar in not solely Black American tradition, however popular culture in its entirety.
106 & Park aired from 2000-2014, producing a complete of three,710 episodes. Throughout their 14 yr run, the present had 5 units of hosts together with the long-lasting AJ Calloway & Free (Marie Wright). Many joke you can inform an individual’s age by their most popular 106 & Park host(s). The present’s revival goals to resonate with the brand new technology whereas honoring its legacy in BET’s programming.
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In a January 8 look on The Breakfast Membership, Scott Mills mentioned the present’s lasting influence and plans for its revival in a format tailor-made to the net and digital panorama.
Mills: “We perceive individuals love 106 & Park… The truth that it doesn’t work as a linear tv present doesn’t imply it’s over. We are able to carry 106 & Park again as a podcast. We are able to carry again 106 & Park again as a digital expertise.”
A reimagined 106 & Park is predicted to be launched this yr, aligning with the twenty fifth anniversary of the present. Mills talked about that there are a number of thrilling new ideas in improvement, which will likely be unveiled as a part of the anniversary celebrations. What do you assume BET has up their sleeves?
106 & Park Reboot within the Works, Slated for 2025
was initially revealed on
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