23 Feb Charles Payne sits down with media mogul Byron Allen
Feb. 23, 2021 - 3:34 - The comedy icon reflects on his life and career in celebration of Black History Month. Click HERE to view the full segment....
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19 Feb Byron Allen to Keynote CultureX Conversations
By Michael Balderston Allen, a leading TV exec and entrepreneur, will share his story and insights on inclusion WASHINGTON—Byron Allen, the founder, chairman and CEO of Allen Media Group/Entertainment Studios, has been announced as the opening keynote speaker for CultureX Conversations, a virtual conference produced by TV Tech, B+C, Next|TV and Multichannel...
19 Feb Byron Allen Says He Bought The Weather Channel to Save Your Life
By Tim Baysinger Byron Allen considers his stewardship of the Weather Channel, which he acquired nearly three years ago to the surprise of many, a live-saving endeavor. Quite literally, in fact. “It’s become more important than ever before, because of what’s happened with climate change, with global...
19 Feb BYRON ALLEN’S TCA (Television Critics Association) APPEARANCE – Full Video
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18 Feb Byron Allen Has Ascended To Media Mogul Status, Plans To Keep Growing His Empire
By Anne Easton Some moguls take a circuitous route in their ascension to the higher levels of business. Not Byron Allen. Overseeing TV channels, global production of series such as Funny You Should Ask and America’s Court with Judge Ross, as well as working in film distribution, digital media and broadcasting,...
16 Feb Byron Allen Says Weather Channel Can’t Be “Switzerland” With Stakes This High; Talks Economic Equality, Calling 1,300 TV Stations From His Dining Room Table – TCA
By Jill Goldsmith Byron Allen acquired The Weather Channel three year ago, gathered scientists at its Atlanta campus and asked “Are we in trouble?” After an unequivocal yes, “I decided not to be Switzerland,” the founder Allen Media Group/Entertainment Studios told TCA Tuesday. Environmental journalists face pressure to avoid offending climate change non-believers. But “I...
04 Feb Byron Allen & Charter Communications Settle $10B Racial Discrimination Lawsuit – Update
By Alexandra Del Rosario February 3, 2021 7:10pm UPDATED, 7:10 PM: Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios and Charter Communications have agreed to settle Allen’s $10 billion racial-discrimination lawsuit against the telecommunications giant. The parties put out a brief joint statement tonight announcing the deal. “Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios Networks has resolved and withdrawn...
26 Jan Byron Allen NATPE 2021 Content Session
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Watch Byron Allen's full content session from NATPE Miami 2021 Virtual conference, hosted by Natasha Alford, Vice President of Digital Content at theGrio. [embed]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLL6-EBw8Pc&feature=youtu.be[/embed]...
26 Jan New owner of KITV4 Island News Byron Allen donates $100K to Feeding America for Hawaii
Allen talked with KITV4's Maleko McDonnell to discuss his new ownership of the station in Hawaii, which he says has always felt like home. By Maleko McDonnell He's a businessman, former comedian, television producer, philanthropist, and the head of the U.S. entertainment company Allen Media Group. Byron Allen...
12 Jan Freestyle Digital Media Acquires TheGrio Docu ‘Afro-Latinx Revolution: Puerto Rico’; Sets Amazon Debut
By Dino-Ray Ramos [embed]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1lpJP46oEQ&feature=emb_title[/embed] EXCLUSIVE: Freestyle Digital Media, the digital film distribution division of Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios, has acquired rights to Afro-Latinx Revolution: Puerto Rico a documentary from journalist and host Natasha S. Alford, Vice President of Digital Content & Senior Correspondent, theGrio. The docu is produced in partnership with the...