UPDATED withByron Alleninterest:Byron Allen said he wants to buyBETasParamount Globalis looking at sale of the asset.
He is the second suitor afterTyler Perry, who also is said to have expressed interest.
Its move with BET Media was first reported in theWall Street Journal.
BET
The company declined to comment.
It was acquired by Viacom in 2001 in a deal worth $3 billion.
In recent years, it sold the CBS NYC headquarters known as Black Rock and website CNet.
The company declined to comment.
Pars general interest in selling a majority stake in BET was first reported in theWall Street Journal.
