By Derek Major A federal judge has denied McDonald’s Corp’s. request to toss a racial discrimination lawsuit bought by media mogul and The Weather Channel owner Byron Allen. Bloomberg reports U.S. District Judge Fernando Olguin denied McDonald’s motion last Friday “for improperly referencing materials outside the pleadings.” The ruling requires the fast-food giant...
The complaint was amended to include additional detail after a previous version was thrown out in late November for lack of evidence By Ethan Jakob Craft A federal judge has cleared the way for Byron Allen's $10 billion discrimination lawsuit against McDonald's to move forward, denying the fast-food giant's...
The Weather Channel CEO Byron Allen Interview on Black-Owned Media Byron Allen has become the face of the Black-owned media movement that's gathered momentum in recent years, filing a string of discrimination lawsuits against big-name advertisers including Comcast and McDonald's. In an interview with Insider, the 1980s comedian and owner of The...
By Tanya Dua and Patrick Coffee Many advertisers pledged to increase their spending with Black-owned businesses and media companies following the 2020 murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and other Black Americans. Companies including GM, McDonald's, and Verizon now say they've made progress toward those goals, although in interviews, marketers and...
[embed]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZKTaupKan8[/embed] After a long battle with cancer, comedian Louie Anderson died on Friday. The man who made millions of people laugh has been remembered via countless posts on social media and statements from colleagues and friends. Byron Allen, longtime friend, fellow comedian and entertainment executive, joined...
Byron Allen says losing Louie Anderson so closely on the heels of Bob Saget's death is a tremendous gut punch to comedians ...
Mogul charges fast-food chain discriminates against Black-owned media By Jon Lafayette A federal court judge in California has reversed a ruling dismissing media mogul Byron Allen’s $10 billion lawsuit charging that McDonald’s discriminated against Black-owned media in buying advertising. In a new order entered Friday (January 21), Judge Fernando Olguin denied McDonald’s motion...
Byron Allen FOUNDER / CHAIRMAN / CEO Allen acquired seven stations from Gray Television for $380 million in April 2021, giving his Allen Media Group/Entertainment Studios a total of 23 network affiliates across the U.S. His portfolio also includes 10 24-hour TV networks, including the Weather Channel,...
Allen Media Group expects to build apps faster and add distribution on more devices By Jon Lafayette Byron Allen’s quickly expanding Allen Media Group has made a multi-platform deal with digital giant Google to use the Google Cloud as its data infrastructure and carry The Weather Channel...
Jan 18 (Reuters) - Media entrepreneur Byron Allen's Allen Media Group (AMG) struck a multi-year deal with Google Cloud on Tuesday, through which the Alphabet Inc-owned (GOOGL.O) company will provide cloud services to the entertainment firm. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Media companies are increasingly...
