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15 Apr Byron Allen Joins NAB Television Board

Posted at 12:13h in News

By Jessika Walsten Allen Media Group/Entertainment Studios chief will start two-year term in June 2021 Byron Allen, founder, chairman and CEO of Allen Media Group/Entertainment Studios, was elected to the National Association of Broadcasters' television board Wednesday. Allen will start his two-year term in June 2021. The NAB also said that...

07 Apr Verizon Agrees to Increase Spending with Black-Owned Media

Posted at 08:56h in News

By Jon Lafayette Byron Allen and Verizon set Black-owned media summit for May Verizon said it will increase its spending with Black-owned media companies and will hold a Black-owned Media Summit with Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group, which has been pushing for big business to spend more...

07 Apr Byron Allen & Verizon Partner On Black-Owned Media Summit Set For May

Posted at 08:42h in News

By Matt Grobar Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group has partnered with Verizon on a Black-owned media summit scheduled for May. The goal of this new diversity, equity and inclusion initiative is to increase media spending with Black-owned companies based in the United States. “I’m very proud of Verizon, one of the largest...

06 Apr Byron Allen’s This TV Adds ABC-Owned Station Subchannels

Posted at 12:08h in News

By B+C Staff Deal adds New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and other major markets to This TV mix This TV, an over-the-air network carried on broadcast stations’ subchannels, added distribution to eight major market ABC-owned subchannels on April 1. Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group bought This TV...

06 Apr Byron Allen’s This TV Expands Reach With ABC-Owned Station Deal

Posted at 10:09h in News

By Patrick Hipes Allen Media Group’s This TV has inked a distribution deal with eight major-market ABC-owned TV station subchannels. The company’s newest broadcast network is currently in 86 million U.S. households. The subchannel markets — New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Houston, Fresno, and Raleigh-Durham —...

30 Mar Keynote Speaker: Byron Allen | Diversity, Inclusion & Equity Symposium & Awards 2021

Posted at 11:45h in News

The Los Angeles Business Journal is proud to have hosted the 2021 Diversity, Inclusion + Equity Keynote Speaker + Awards Program. On March 24th, we heard from our keynote speaker, Byron Allen, Founder, Chairman & CEO of Entertainment Studios/Allen Media Group on his impactful story and...

30 Mar WATCH: BYRON ALLEN DEMANDS ADVERTISERS SPEND MORE WITH BLACK-OWNED MEDIA

Posted at 11:39h in News

Media mogul discusses what brands need to do to better support minority-owned businesses By Jeanine Poggi [embed]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWffTeGpjr0&t=77s[/embed] Welcome to Ad Age Remotely, a streamed video segment focusing on the issues of the day. In this live episode of Ad Age Remotely, Jeanine Poggi will be joined by Byron Allen, founder, chairman and...

18 Mar MEDIA MOGUL BYRON ALLEN CHALLENGES AD AGENCIES AND BRANDS TO SPEND WITH BLACK MEDIA

Posted at 10:23h in News

By Derek Major Bryon Allen, who owns The Weather Channel and 10 24-hour cable networks, is tired of hearing unfulfilled pledges from advertisers to diversify their ads. Allen told Ad Age‘s Jeanine Poggi he’s had conversations with CEOs and executives at agencies about investing more in Black media, but a...

18 Mar Media Mogul Byron Allen: I Will Sue The Entire Advertising Industry If They Don’t Spend Fairly With Black Media

Posted at 10:13h in News

By Ann Brown Black media outlets have long complained about being overlooked when it comes time for advertising placements, and media mogul Byron Allen isn’t taking it any longer. Citing systemic racism, Allen is threatening legal action against major brands if they don’t spend more advertising dollars...

16 Mar BYRON ALLEN CHALLENGES MADISON AVENUE TO SPEND WITH BLACK-OWNED MEDIA, OR ELSE: TUESDAY WAKE-UP CALL

Posted at 11:23h in News

By I-Hsien Sherwood Byron Allen is taking matters into his own hands. Tired of pledges from advertisers to diversify their ad spend without actually following through, the owner of a production company and eight cable networks, including the Weather Channel, is insisting agencies and brands shift...