BET.com goes broadband with BET on Blast, offering a mix of original BET cable programming and web-exclusive shows.
Viewers can pick from a variety of categories: On Deck; Music; The Tube; News; Flicks; and BET Awards. On Deck highlights shows from all categories. Music combines clips of BET shows with web-only music programming. The Tube is BET entertainment fare only. News offers on-demand news programming and Flicks exposes viewers to the latest in Black Hollywood through its cable and web-only shows. BET Awards is what it is.
BET on Blast streams via Macromedia Flash 8, very stable platform. However, one downside of Flash is that the content must load completely before it will play. The result is programming interrupted; sometimes for long intervals. But hey, if you want to get an on-demand blast of what’s cracking on the BET scene, and you don’t mind watching commercials, then fire up your broadband and get your BET on Blast.
