BET Soul



1998–2000	2000–2002	2002–2006	2006–2015	2015–2021	2021–present

VH1 Soul[]

1998–2000[]

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VH1 Soul launched on August 1st, 1998, its first video being "Boogie Wonderland" by Earth, Wind & Fire.^[1]

2000–2002[]

2002–2006[]

The tree silhouette was introduced in 2002, coinciding with the channel's shift in focus toward newer & alternative soul music. The US feed of VH1 Soul was available in Latin America between 2004 and 2013, until being replaced by VH1 MegaHits.

2006–2015[]

Designer:

Matthieu Leblan
Phil Delbourgo (direction)

Typography:

Helvetica Rounded
Custom

Launched:

February 2006

The 2006 rebrand of VH1 Soul coincided with the channel's transition from a randomized playlist to various themed hour-long blocks of music videos. By this time, the channel began to accept regular advertising. Despite the channel's 2015 rebrand, this logo appeared when a network fault triggered a technical difficulties slide on July 19, 2024.

BET Soul[]

2015–2021[]

Designer:

Unknown

Typography:

Unknown

Launched:

December 28, 2015

The rebrand to BET Soul marked the second channel to gain the BET branding in 2015, the first being BET Jams (formerly MTV Jams).

2021–present[]

Designer:

Sibling Rivalry Studio

Typography:

Rama Gothic Heavy

Launched:

November 27, 2021

VH1 Soul

VH1 MegaHits (Latin America)

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Paramount Networks Americas

Part of Paramount Skydance

Television channels:
Latin America and the Caribbean:
Comedy Central | MTV | Nickelodeon (Jr.)

Streaming assets:
Paramount+ | Pluto TV | Mi Telefe¹ | Mi Chilevisión²

Notes

¹	Acquired from Telefónica.
²	Acquired from WarnerMedia Latin America.
³	Sold to Grupo Televisión Litoral.
⁴	Sold to Vytal Group.

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Paramount Skydance

Predecessors:

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Paramount Pictures

Part of Paramount Skydance

Television production
Paramount Television Studios (Other | On-Screen Logos) | Paramount Television International Studios (Other | On-Screen Variations)

Home entertainment
CBS Home Entertainment (CBS Blu-ray | CBS DVD) | Paramount Home Entertainment (Other | On-Screen Logos) | Paramount Presents

Video games:
Paramount Game Studios | Skydance Interactive | Skydance New Media

Others:
Paramount Music | Paramount Production Support Inc. | Premium Large Format

Notes
¹Joint-venture with BeIN Media Group.
²Joint-venture with Marvel Comics.
³Joint-venture with Universal Pictures.
⁴Joint venture with 20th Century Fox.

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Paramount International Networks

Part of Paramount Skydance

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Paramount Networks Americas

Part of Paramount Skydance

Television channels:
Latin America and the Caribbean:
Comedy Central | MTV | Nickelodeon (Jr.)

Streaming assets:
Paramount+ | Pluto TV | Mi Telefe¹ | Mi Chilevisión²

Notes

¹	Acquired from Telefónica.
²	Acquired from WarnerMedia Latin America.
³	Sold to Grupo Televisión Litoral.
⁴	Sold to Vytal Group.

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Paramount Networks UK & Australia

Part of Paramount Skydance

Pay television channels:
UK & Ireland:
Comedy Central (Extra)² | MTV | Nickelodeon (Nicktoons | Nick Jr. | Nick Jr. Too)

Other channels:
UK & Ireland: True Crime (Xtra)³ | Legend (Xtra)³ | Colors (Rishtey | Cineplex | Gujarati)⁶

Production companies:
Australia: Network 10 Productions | 10 Comedy Productions | 10 Drama Productions

Digital assets:
Paramount+⁴
United Kingdom: 5 | Win on 5 | Watch Free UK | True Crime UK
Australia: 10 (Pluto TV) | 10 Speaks

Other assets:
United Kingdom: Milkshake! (preschool block on 5) | 5 News (news program)
Australia: 10 News (news program) | 10 Sport (sport television) | 10 Intensify (advertising)

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10 News

Division of Network 10

Television News Stations
Sydney | Queensland | Melbourne | Adelaide | Perth

Bulletins
Lunchtime | Afternoon | News+ | Late

Notes

¹	Under license from Direct Group, later moved to Seven Network.
²	Joint venture with Sky Group.
³	Joint venture with AMC Networks International.
⁴	Managed by Paramount Streaming.
⁵	Joint venture with Travlr.
⁶	Managed by JioStar.

Cinema chains
Showcase Cinemas (United Kingdom | Argentina) (Cinema de Lux) · Multiplex | UCI (Brazil) (UCI Kinoplex³⁹ | UCI Orient⁴⁰)

Notes

¹	Joint venture with BeIN Media Group.
²	Co-owned with TV18.
³	Co-owned with NBCUniversal (Comcast).
⁴	Owned by A+E Global Media, a joint venture of Hearst Communications and The Walt Disney Company.
⁵	Co-owned with 20th Century Fox.
⁶	Co-owned with Nexstar Media Group (75%) and Warner Bros. Discovery (12.5%).
⁷	Joint-venture with Weigel Broadcasting.
⁸	Co-owned with Seoul Broadcasting System.
⁹	Co-owned with Corus Entertainment.
¹⁰	Co-owned with 1+1 Media.
¹¹	Co-owned with RTL Group (Bertelsmann).
¹²	Joint venture with AMC Networks International.
¹³	Joint venture with BBC.
¹⁴	Joint venture with Marvel Comics (Disney Publishing Worldwide).
¹⁵	Co-owned with Grupo Abril from 1990 to 2009.
¹⁶	Co-owned with Viva Entertainment.
¹⁷	Joint venture with Hubbard Broadcasting.
¹⁸	Co-owned with Solar Entertainment.
¹⁹	51% owned by Westinghouse Broadcasting.
²⁰	Co-owned with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (Amazon).
²¹	Joint venture with RTL Group from 2013 to 2018.
²²	Co-owned with ABC.
²³	Joint venture with Comcast.
²⁴	Co-owned with Viaplay Group.
²⁵	Co-owned with CH Media.
²⁶	Co-owned with Vodafone & UPC.
²⁷	Owned by ARY Digital Network, but licensed by Paramount.
²⁸	Owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment.
²⁹	Owned by Amblin Partners.
³⁰	Joint venture with Grupa Polsat Plus.
³¹	Joint venture with Sky Group (25%).
³²	Co-owned with Blue Ant Media.
³³	Operated by E-Plus, but under license from Viacom International Media Networks.
³⁴	Operated by TIM, but under license from Viacom International Media Networks.
³⁵	Operated by T-Mobile/KPN, but under license from VIMN.
³⁶	Operated by T-Mobile, but under license from Viacom International Media Networks.
³⁷	Operated by Telekom Romania Mobile Communications, but under license from Viacom International Media Networks.
³⁸	Operated by Sunrise, but under license from Viacom International Media Networks.
³⁹	Joint-venture with Kinoplex.
⁴⁰	Joint-venture with Orient Cinemas.
⁴¹	Co-owned with Sony Music Entertainment.
⁴²	Owned by Viacom18, but licensed by Paramount Skydance.
⁴³	Sold to Grupo Televisión Litoral.
⁴⁴	Sold to Vytal Group.
⁴⁵	Joint venture with Warner Bros. Discovery.
⁴⁶	Owned by CME Group, but licensed by Viacom International Media Networks.
⁴⁷	Joint venture with FTV Prima.
⁴⁸	Sold to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts.
⁴⁹	Sold to AMC Networks.
⁵⁰	Now owned by Sega Sammy Holdings.

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