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Kristen V. Carter The Drawing Board (Guest Blog Post)

On 01.26.10, In black business, black colleges, black famous people, Current Events, Entrepreneur, hbcu, small business enterprise, television, by Gerard Spinks

had a little bit of outside foolishness struggling through my doorways but I was so pre-occupied with more important things that the door was forced shut. Thank the Lord I really didn’t have a moment to even allow my emotions to get the best of me. I am so excited to be back into the swing of productivity of writing/producing a series (BET’s The Deal which airs at daily at 3am) while diligently working my personal plan; I feel alot more alive when I’m running around with no time.

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Script writer Kristen V. Carter

BET Producer Kristen V. Carter


This guest blog post is from a dear friend of mine and BET The Deal producer, Kristen V. Carter. She is a great script/screenplay writer and has an upcoming film that she is producing. Stay tuned for Kristen V. Carter and all she has to offer the entertainment world.

I hope everyone had a fabulous weekend. It’s been way too long since I’ve sat down to the computer, although I have been writing to you all in my head for weeks on end! 2010 hit the ground running – I had a little bit of outside foolishness struggling through my doorways but I was so pre-occupied with more important things that the door was forced shut. Thank the Lord I really didn’t have a moment to even allow my emotions to get the best of me. I am so excited to be back into the swing of productivity of writing/producing a series (BET’s The Deal which airs at daily at 3am) while diligently working my personal plan; I feel alot more alive when I’m running around with no time. I have always accomplished more with less time. Funny how it works that way…

Last weekend I treated myself to a stroll around the neighborhood. Although I walk to various locations in downtown Newark all the time, I rarely take the opportunity to just sight see or walk around aimlessly. I didn’t have a goal in mind; I just wanted to walk and breathe. One particular block caught my attention and I continued to turn the same corners 7 times while engaging in a rivoting phone conversation about relationships with my writing partner. Although I was running my mouth, I was very aware of my surroundings and taking mental notes. Interestingly, I noticed something new about the block every single time I circled around.

Once I got off the phone, I went into the Art Kitchen, the Coffee Cave, and two art galleries. All of these landmarks were foreign and completely new to me. I had a great time sitting or perusing through each one. I was in no particular rush so I spent the entire day just relaxing as I arrived at each destination.

I found extreme excitement and joy in spotting something new every time I turned the corner of Halsey Street. I feel that way about every experience; nine times out of ten, we do not receive the entire lesson when we experience something the first time around so sometimes we have to keep going back to that familiar place in order to obtain something else. We may not even realize there’s more to experience but we find outselves at similar junctures time and again until finally, we see and experience all that’s there for us.

Creating Always,
Kristen Victoria

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Mo’Nique Show Set Decorator Murdered By Her Husband

On 01.08.10, In Current Events, by Gerard Spinks

With sadness, I report this crazy news. Maureen Allaben, a 43-year-old “food stylist” and set decorator for BET’s hit late-night talk show, “The Mo’Nique Show,” was found dead on Wednesday, Jan. 6. Allaben’s body was found in the back of her husband, Dennis Allaben’s pickup truck. Reportedly, Dennis Allaben killed his wife on Sunday, Jan. [...]

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With sadness, I report this crazy news. Maureen Allaben, a 43-year-old “food stylist” and set decorator for BET’s hit late-night talk show, “The Mo’Nique Show,” was found dead on Wednesday, Jan. 6.

Allaben’s body was found in the back of her husband, Dennis Allaben’s pickup truck. Reportedly, Dennis Allaben killed his wife on Sunday, Jan. 3, at their Tucker, Ga., home, and then drove the couple’s two children to relatives in Chesterfield, Va., where he told them of the murder. Allaben then drove back to Georgia and turned himself in to the Clayton County Police who retrieved the victim’s body from the bed of Allaben’s pickup truck.

“He just showed up at [Clayton County] police headquarters and said he’d just killed his wife,” said acting Dekalb County Police Chief William O’Brien in a Wednesday interview. Mo’Nique pictured below:

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Gerard Spinks is the CEO of Spinks Industries; an online marketing and web content producer based in Atlanta, GA United States of America. The company develops comprehensive online marketing programs for businesses who wish to reach customers and build their brand on the Internet. We build SEO enabled blog thematic websites designed to increase traffic which then increases potential sales through of your product/service brand.

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Vote Your Favorite Black Television Reality Show of 2009

On 12.31.09, In Current Events, by Gerard Spinks

Please Vote now for the 2009 Black Television Reality show of the year. I want to know who wins this award.

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I want to know who you thought was the best reality tv show for the black community. Please vote below. Vote for one show only and we will see who wins top show for 2009.

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Gerard Spinks is an author, writer, publisher, and CEO of Spinks Technologies, Gerard Spinks Publishing, and Spinks Industries based in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States of America.

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BET Networks Reports MASSIVE Success For 2009

On 12.30.09, In black famous people, Current Events, Entrepreneur, television, by Gerard Spinks

BET closes 2009 with a bang! The Network had its best year ever in its 29-year history with an average of 512,000 total viewers. For all of 2009, the Network has enjoyed double-digit gains in all four quarters and in all key demographics. This year of historic ratings growth follows an aggressive strategy that included new original programming, big signature specials, key acquisitions and blockbuster movies.

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“NEW YORK, Dec. 30 /PRNewswire/ — BET closes 2009 with a bang! The Network had its best year ever in its 29-year history with an average of 512,000 total viewers. For all of 2009, the Network has enjoyed double-digit gains in all four quarters and in all key demographics. This year of historic ratings growth follows an aggressive strategy that included new original programming, big signature specials, key acquisitions and blockbuster movies.

BET is among the cable networks posting the biggest year-over-year gains, up double-digits over last year among total viewers (+17%) and key demographics: adults 18-49 (+19%), and adults 18-34 (+17%). Additionally, BET continues to reign as the #1 cable network among blacks year after year, and the audience continues to grow. Moreover, the fourth quarter of 2009 is the number one fourth quarter performance in BET history.

In 2009 BET scored the number one award show on cable and the number one program among blacks in cable television history with the BET AWARDS ’09 which drew 10.7 million total viewers; its number one hip-hop telecast in network history and television’s number one hip-hop themed telecast with the 2009 HIP HOP AWARDS; cable’s number one late night series among blacks with THE MO’NIQUE SHOW.

Additional highlights from the year include:

Original Programming:

* The finale of TINY & TOYA, attracted more than 1.9 million total viewers. TINY & TOYA finished the season with an average of 1.8 million viewers making it the #1 original series in BET history.
* The premiere and encore of MONICA: STILL STANDING garnered 3.2 million total viewers making it the #2 series debut in BET history behind the debut of TINY & TOYA. MONICA: STILL STANDING was the #1 cable reality series telecast on Tuesday, October 27 (Total Viewers).
* 1.5 million viewers tuned in for the series opener of BET’s late night talk show THE MO’NIQUE SHOW, which premiered on Monday, October 5. Through its debut night THE MO’NIQUE SHOW series premiere was the #1 entertainment talk show in cable television history. THE MO’NIQUE SHOW ranked as BET Network’s highest-rated show for the season. The inaugural episode also outperformed the competition, coming in as the number one entertainment talk show on cable overall and the number one talk show among adults 18-49 (850,000). Since the premiere, THE MO’NIQUE SHOW has averaged 753,000 viewers.
* The SUNDAY BEST season two premiere telecast is BET’s most watched SUNDAY BEST telecast ever. SUNDAY BEST season two is the number one gospel series on television. With 1.7 million viewers, the SUNDAY BEST season two premiere was up 68% versus SUNDAY BEST season one premiere (.80), making this the highest percentage gain for a series premiere in BET history.

Signature Specials:

* The live premiere of the BET AWARDS ’09 on Sunday, June 28, drew 10.7 million total viewers – the #1 award show on cable for 2009 and reigns as the #1 program among blacks in cable television history. The BET AWARDS ’09 capped a record-breaking second quarter for BET.
* The Monday, February 9 premiere of THE BET HONORS garnered 2.5 million viewers. Additionally, THE BET HONORS and BET AWARDS ’09 had the biggest year over year growth versus all other television award shows this year.
* The 2009 BET HIP-HOP AWARDS garnered 3.8 million total viewers, making it the #1 hip-hop telecast in BET History and television’s #1 hip-hop themed telecast for the 4th consecutive year.
* The BET premiere of the CENTRIC PRESENTS: 2009 SOUL TRAIN AWARDS on Sunday, November 29, drew 4.0 Million Total Viewers – making it the #1 telecast for the fourth quarter in BET history.

Key Acquisitions:

* Season three of THE GAME averaged 1.1 million viewers and was the #1 acquired series in network history. BET’s airing of THE GAME 3 on Wednesday, October 21 outperformed every premiere episode of THE GAME 3 on the CW.

About BET Networks

BET Networks, a division of Viacom Inc. ( VIA, VIA.B), is the nation’s leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news and public affairs television programming for the African-American audience. The primary BET channel reaches more than 98 million households and can be seen in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom and sub-Saharan Africa. BET is the dominant African-American consumer brand with a diverse group of business extensions: BET.com, a leading Internet destination for Black entertainment, music, culture, and news; CENTRIC, a 24-hour entertainment network targeting the 25- to 54-year-old African-American audience; BET Digital Networks – BET Gospel and BET Hip Hop, attractive alternatives for cutting-edge entertainment tastes; BET Home Entertainment, a collection of BET-branded offerings for the home environment including DVDs and video-on-demand; BET Event Productions, a full-scale event management and production company with festivals and live events spanning the globe; BET Mobile, which provides ringtones, games and video content for wireless devices; and BET International, which operates BET in the United Kingdom and oversees the extension of BET network programming for global distribution.

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Gerard Spinks is the CEO of Spinks Industries; an online marketing and web content producer based in Atlanta, GA United States of America. The company develops comprehensive online marketing programs for businesses who wish to reach customers and build their brand on the Internet. We build SEO enabled blog thematic websites designed to increase traffic which then increases potential sales through of your product/service brand.

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2009 Soul Train Music Awards Tonight In Atlanta

On 11.03.09, In black famous people, Current Events, by Gerard Spinks

The Soul Train Music Awards are tonight in Atlanta at The Georgia World Congress Center. The Soul Train Awards have been out of the mainstream African-American eye for quite some time and makes it’s return tonight on The Centric Network. The Centric Network hopes the music awards show will bring back it’s luster to network [...]

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The Soul Train Music Awards are tonight in Atlanta at The Georgia World Congress Center. The Soul Train Awards have been out of the mainstream African-American eye for quite some time and makes it’s return tonight on The Centric Network. The Centric Network hopes the music awards show will bring back it’s luster to network television and return to the glory that Soul Train once had as a leader in African-American television programming.

Soul Train was built by Mr. Don Cornelius from the ground up and once served as the most popular television show highlighting music and entertainment to African Americans. Other popular shows primarily on BET, VH1, and MTV pushed Soul Train out of prominence and out of the public eye.

The awards show is taping November 3, 2009 at The Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA and will air on Centric and BET Networks on November 29, 2009.

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