By Akiva Gottlieb November 13, 2018 Storytellers, performers and industry leaders Barry Jenkins, Eva Longoria, Diego Luna, Byron Allen and George Schlatter will keynote Variety’s Inclusion Summit Nov. 15 at Four Seasons Beverly Hills. The daylong annual event brings together film, TV, and digital media industry innovators...
By Keith J. Kelly November 8, 2018 | 10:33pm Byron Allen, the comedian turned media mogul, is in the hunt to buy Tribune Media, the 42-station TV network, which went on the block for a second time earlier this year. Allen, who paid $300 million for the Weather Channel in April, owns LA-based...
by Nancy Tartaglione October 17, 2018 4:23am Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios has appointed Ronnie Ng as Chief Financial Officer and Head of Corporate Development. Ng will work out of Entertainment Studios’ LA headquarters and manage corporate finances, strategic investments, risk management and data analysis for all Entertainment Studios corporate entities under Allen...
Enjoy the 2018 edition of Cablefax: The Magazine's Diversity issue! Congratulations to the 2018 Most Influential Minorities. These awards celebrate those whose contributions in technical, legal, financial, creative and other fields help to shape the media and broadband industry. Read full profiles and Q&A with the honorees...
by Erik Pedersen September 26, 2018 7:52pm Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios has ordered 130 more episodes for each of its five court series for the 2018-19 TV season — a total of 650 half-hours. Getting that big influx are America’s Court with Judge Ross, Justice for All with Judge Christina Perez,...
by Greg Evans September 24, 2018 6:43am Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures, the theatrical distribution division of Byron Allen’s global media and technology company Entertainment Studios, has launched Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures International, a new international sales and distribution division. The division is an an alliance with FilmNation Entertainment, which will now...
A youth spent on the backlots of major studios not only led Byron Allen to a successful comedy career, it inspired him to push the limits in media. USA TODAY WATCH NOW ...
Ireland’s food story will be beamed into 25 million homes throughout the US as award-winning producer Lisa-Renee Ramirez, Entertainment Studios USA and film crews are in Ireland to film two TV programmes, A Taste of Ireland (Recipe TV) and Discovering Ireland’s Ancient East (My Destination...
Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios has secured a $500 million credit facility. The independent film and television studio said it will use the money to make shows and movies, and will also rely on it to potentially acquire other companies. Entertainment Studios has been active on the...
Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios said it has raised $500 million in credit facilities organized by Deutsche Bank Securities, Jefferies Financial Group, Brightwood Capital Advisors and Comerica Bank. The loan was syndicated to a large group of lenders, who collectively manage more than $500 billion. Allen distributes film and...
