IMAGS INSTAGRAM Tyler Perry has acquired BET Media Group, including networks like VH1.

The deal's value remains undisclosed.

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Paramount Global had been looking to sell a majority stake in BET.

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Perry had previously expressed interest in buying the company.

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The deal's value remains undisclosed.

Paramount Global had been looking to sell a majority stake in BET.

Perry had previously expressed interest in buying the company.

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