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 “Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios Networks has resolved and withdrawn...
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]...
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...
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...
By Tod Johnson April Ryan is joining Byron Allen’s TheGrio.TV as its first White House correspondent and Washington, D.C., bureau chief. Ryan will start her position at Allen’s Allen Media Group on January 4. TheGrio.TV is a newly branded network that airs on broadcast stations, including a recent deal with Fox to be carried on the...
By Mark K. Miller Allen Media Group’s Local Now streaming app is now available over the Internet to Comcast’s Xfinity X1 and Xfinity Flex customers. As Local Now continues to expand its national reach and depth of programming, this launch enables X1 and Flex customers to say “Local Now” into the Xfinity Voice Remote to access the free streaming service’s...
The latest network from Allen Media Group, targeted to African Americans, will be carried on subchannels of the 11 Fox Television Stations starting Jan. 15, 2021. By Mark K. Miller Allen Media Group’s multicast network TheGrio.TV will expand its distribution to 11 major markets with carriage on the Fox...
Jeezy interviews comedian and media mogul Byron Allen, the founder and CEO of Entertainment Studios. Byron discusses his mindset for success, economic inclusivity, the link between the Black and Jewish communities, and the value of education. This episode is based off the song "Almighty Black...
By Bruce Haring Byron Allen’s recently-acquired MGM over-the-air broadcast television network Light TV will transition to TheGrio.TV television network on January 15, 2021. The newly-rebranded broadcast television network will feature African American-focused content reaching over 100 million US households via over-the-air broadcast television stations, cable/telco/satellite platforms, and free digital...
By Alexandra Del Rosario Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, says that it’s up to local authorities to ensure all members of vulnerable groups, including the African American community, receive the Covid-19 vaccination. “I recommend that the African-American community, particularly...
