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The Business Journal's sixth annual LA500 celebrates the most influential leaders and impactful executives in Los Angeles. Many of the members on this year’s list demonstrated innovation and agility in the face of unprecedented challenges over the past year. And their vision and creativity can...

By Jon Lafayette Distribution agreement extends carriage of The Weather Channel Frndly TV is adding Allen Media Group’s Recipe.TV channel and Local Now streaming service to its family-oriented, low-priced over-the-top television service as part of an agreement to extend its relationship with Allen Media Group’s Weather Channel. The deal means...

Allen Media Group continues to lead the BLACK OWNED MEDIA MATTERS Movement with the BLACK OWNED MEDIA UPFRONT 2021 Presented by Extreme Reach and TheGRIO.com, Allen's premiere African American-centric streaming news and entertainment brand, the BLACK OWNED MEDIA UPFRONT took place on the AdAge industry trade...

By Jill Goldsmith Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group has sued McDonald’s Corp. for $10 billion in damages, alleging racial discrimination as the high-profile businessman continues to pound big companies for not giving Black-owned media a fair shake as they disburse massive advertising budgets. The lawsuit, filed in Superior Court Of California...

By Jamie L. LaReau After winning commitments from General Motors to do more business, leaders of some Black-owned media organizations now are driving their campaign toward Ford Motor Co. and Stellantis. Media mogul Byron Allen, who owns The Weather Channel among dozens of other TV properties, has asked the two other members...