By Kent Gibbons Entertainment Studios chief excited about industry developments heading into NAB Show Media mogul Byron Allen said he’s excited about the NAB Show’s return to Las Vegas, about broadcasting and digital media and about the 40th anniversary of Allen Media Group-owned The Weather Channel. Allen’s...
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By Erik Pedersen Just in time for SXSW, Byron Allen’s Freestyle Digital Media has promoted Bill Vergos to Head of Digital Film Distribution. He had been VP Operations & Sales since 2015. In his new post, Vergos will continue to oversee operations and sales for Freestyle Digital...
By Etan Vlessing The exec will oversee Byron Allen's Freestyle Digital Media, the digital film distribution division at Entertainment Studios. Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group has promoted Bill Vergos to head of digital film distribution for Freestyle Digital Media. Vergos is bumped up from vp of operation and...
By Bruce Haring Darren Galatt, the former head of syndicated TV ad sales at Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group, has been promoted to chief revenue officer at the company. A 19-year veteran with the company, his appointment is effective immediately. Galatt’s previous title was president of advertising...
By Mark K. Miller The veteran advertising sales executive will coordinate and expand revenue and new business development. Allen Media Group has promoted Darren Galatt to chief revenue officer, effective immediately. Galatt’s previous title was president of advertising sales for global syndication, a position he held since 2016, where...
By Valerie Complex Allen Media Group announced that its fast-growing, free streaming platform, Local Now, has signed PBS Digital Studios to offer viewers curated PBS Digital Studios content. Starting today, PBS Digital Studios content will be available on the Local Now streaming platform. Streamers can expect...
By Valerie Complex Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group (AMG) has promoted Nora Zimmett to President of News and Original Series for Weather Group. Her previous title was Chief Content Officer and Executive Vice President, overseeing live and original programming for The Weather Channel, as well as...
By TVN Staff Allen Media Group promoted Nora Zimmett to president of news and original series for the company’s weather group. Her previous title was chief content officer and executive vice president, overseeing live and original programming for The Weather Channel. During her tenure at The Weather Channel, Zimmett led...
Exec joins Byron Allen’s company from PricewaterhouseCoopers By Jon Lafayette Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group said it hired Sydnie Karras as chief accounting officer, a new position at the company. Karras, most recently director of capital markets and accounting advisory services at PricewaterhouseCoopers, will be responsible for overseeing...
