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16 Feb Byron Allen Says Weather Channel Can’t Be “Switzerland” With Stakes This High; Talks Economic Equality, Calling 1,300 TV Stations From His Dining Room Table – TCA

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By Jill Goldsmith Byron Allen acquired The Weather Channel three year ago, gathered scientists at its Atlanta campus and asked “Are we in trouble?” After an unequivocal yes, “I decided not to be Switzerland,” the founder Allen Media Group/Entertainment Studios told TCA Tuesday. Environmental journalists face pressure to avoid offending climate change non-believers. But “I...

04 Feb Byron Allen & Charter Communications Settle $10B Racial Discrimination Lawsuit – Update

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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 “Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios Networks has resolved and withdrawn...

26 Jan Byron Allen NATPE 2021 Content Session

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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]...

26 Jan New owner of KITV4 Island News Byron Allen donates $100K to Feeding America for Hawaii

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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...

12 Jan Freestyle Digital Media Acquires TheGrio Docu ‘Afro-Latinx Revolution: Puerto Rico’; Sets Amazon Debut

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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...

16 Dec April Ryan To Join Byron Allen’s TheGrio.TV As White House Correspondent And D.C. Bureau Chief

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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...

14 Dec Local Now Launches On Xfinity X1 And Xfinity Flex

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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...

09 Dec Fox O&Os Adding TheGrio.TV To Subchannels

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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...

04 Dec Byron Allen Interviewed on iHeartRadio’s The (Re)Session Podcast by Jeezy

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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...

04 Dec Byron Allen’s Light TV Will Transition To ‘TheGrio.TV’ Next Month To Kick Off MLK Day Weekend

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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...