By Dade Hayes Allen Media Group is continuing its run of local TV station acquisitions, paying $70 million to Gray Television for WJRT, an ABC affiliate in Flint-Saginaw, MI. The deal for Byron Allen’s company follows a $380 million pact announced in April for a batch of other stations in a separate arrangement with...
By Brian Steinberg The company behind cable’s ubiquitous Weather Channel outlined plans to launch a new subscription-video service in the fourth quarter that will also serve up news and entertainment content from other sources. Allen Media Group, the company backed by entrepreneur Byron Allen that operates The Weather Channel, said the...
Press release content from PR Newswire. LOS ANGELES, June 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Allen Media Group Founder/Chairman/CEO, Byron Allen, today announced his call to action to strengthen the original civil rights act in America, which was put into law in the year 1866, has successfully achieved...
By Ted Johnson A group of House and Senate Democrats are introducing legislation that would make it easier for plaintiffs to prove racial bias cases, keying in on language in civil rights law that was at the center of Byron Allen’s lawsuit against Comcast. The legislation, called the Economic Inclusion Civil...
Channels join free streaming service By Jon Lafayette Local Now, the free, ad-supported streaming service from Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group, said it added Demand Africa, QVC, HSN and several networks from Quincy Jones’ Qwest TV to its channel lineup. “We’re proud to continue the mission of our...
By Patrick Hipes EXCLUSIVE: Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios has ordered We the People With Judge Lauren Lake, a daily/strip one-hour syndicated court series that will be available to broadcast TV and global cable, network and digital platforms in fall 2022. The series will be produced and distributed by Allen Media...
[embed]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTbq6Em7Umo[/embed] See Byron receive the 2021 Founder's Award from 49:15-52:40 The H.U.F. (Honoring Unsung Fathers) Awards is a special Father’s Day annual event, created and hosted by Judge Mablean Ephriam. Judge Mablean believes in the sanctity of marriage and parenthood. Issues surrounding family, especially the presence of a...
The three are among a Walk of Fame class of performers in music, TV, film and a new sports category. By Biba Adams The Hollywood Walk of Fame selection panel has announced the list of celebrities that will be honored with a star on the legendary pathway...
The Business Journal's sixth annual LA500 celebrates the most influential leaders and impactful executives in Los Angeles. Many of the members on this year’s list demonstrated innovation and agility in the face of unprecedented challenges over the past year. And their vision and creativity can...
By Patrick Hipes EXCLUSIVE: Matthew Signer, who has held executive posts at Dimension Films, AwesomenessTV and most recently Quibi, has been hired as EVP Production & Content at Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group. He will report directly to Allen and is based in Los Angeles. In the new position, Signer...
