By Cynthia Littleton Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group has reached a deal with Symonds-Evans Media to acquired the streaming platform HBCUGo.TV, which serves the nation’s historically Black colleges and universities. Allen Media sees HBCUGo.TV as a complement to The Grio, the digital media site that it acquired in 2016....

"HBCUGo.TV positions us to speak to the heart and soul of Black America 24/7," read a statement from Allen, who owns theGrio. By Stephanie Guerilus Media mogul Byron Allen, owner of theGrio, has added to his empire by acquiring HBCUGo.TV which is a streaming site for historically Black colleges and universities. Allen announced on...

By Jon Lafayette Deal brings Allen Media Group additional reach among African-American viewers Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group said it acquired HBCUGo.TV, a streaming service serving the 105 historically Black colleges and universities from Symonds-Evans Media LLC. Allen has been creating a growing media empire, buying up The Weather Channel and a chain of...

Byron Allen, founder, chairman & CEO of Allen Media Group and Entertainment Studios, sits down with Bloomberg's Caroline Hyde and Romaine Bostick at the Milken Institute Global Conference to discuss how his media company has performed during the Covid pandemic. He also talks about the...

  [embed]http://youtu.be/SXr_4m797Yo[/embed] 090_Going Global: The Future of Work October 19 at 5:00 pm PDT /8:00 pm EDT The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted life—and work—as we know it. Employers across the globe quickly shifted their business models and workplace practices to account for the restrictions and challenges posed by the pandemic....

By Valerie Complex EXCLUSIVE: Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures has acquired U.S. rights to For the Love of Money, a crime drama directed by Leslie Small that stars Keri Hilson and Katt Williams. The distributor plans to release the pic via its Freestyle Releasing, in association with Global View Entertainment, in 750...