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

Posted at 14:33h in News

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...

30 Nov Dr. Fauci & Byron Allen Talk Covid-19 Vaccine, Skepticism In Black Community Surrounding Potential Treatments

Posted at 09:39h in News

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...

29 Oct Allen Media Group Buys Two Networks From MGM

Posted at 11:53h in News

By Jill Goldsmith Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group has acquired MGM’s over-the-air broadcast television networks This TV and Light TV. The price wasn’t disclosed. The networks, a mix of MGM’s film and television content, are available through over-the-air, cable and online for free. This TV launched in 2008. MGM started Light TV, a...

23 Oct Byron Allen on TVNewsCheck Panel: TV Group CEOs Bullish On Core Recovery, M&A Pickup In ’21

Posted at 11:40h in News

The chief executives of E.W. Scripps, Sinclair, Graham Media and Allen Media see brighter days coming in 2021 with the prospect of the Supreme Court quashing outdated ownership rules and M&A activity heating up, along with core advertising bouncing back from the pandemic. Read the story...

23 Oct Weather Channel Bets on Immersive Reality with Simulations of Local Weather Forecasts

Posted at 11:35h in News

The network unveils Virtual View for 50 cities across the country By Matthew Cappucci On June 20, 2018, a simulated tornado hit the Weather Channel’s studios in Atlanta. Viewers watched at home as Jim Cantore, the network’s famed veteran meteorologist, stood in front of the scene, explaining the...

19 Oct Marinescu To Lead Allen Media Digital Ad Sales

Posted at 11:48h in News

Veteran ad sales executive Raoul Marinescu will oversee all digital ad sales for Allen’s free streaming platforms Local Now and The Grio. By Mark K. Miller | October 19, 2020 | 12:56 p.m. ET. Allen Media Group has hired Raoul Marinescu to the new position of president of...

16 Oct National Association of Broadcasters Hosts One-on-One with Byron Allen

Posted at 12:12h in News

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14 Oct Entertainment Studios’ Janice Arouh Presents Industry Leader Award to The Weather Channel’s Nora Zimmett for Cynopsis 2020 Top Women in Media

Posted at 13:44h in News

Janice Arouh, President, Network Distribution & Marketing of Entertainment Studios, presents Nora Zimmett, Chief Content Officer and Executive Vice President of The Weather Channel, with the Industry Leader Award (14:55) -- Cynopsis is gearing up to recognize the Top Women in Media – trailblazers who are pushing...

06 Oct Byron Allen on TVB Alt Forward Thought Leader Forum 2020

Posted at 15:33h in News

The Television Bureau of Advertising (TVB) announced (Alt) Forward 2020, an adaptation of its 11th annual Forward Conference in light of COVID-19 concerns. TVB is producing (Alt) Forward 2020 as a multi-dimensional, virtual experience that will take place on Oct. 1 for local broadcast TV...

28 Sep THE GRIO Hosts ‘Vote For Your Life: A Special Conversation with Byron Allen on Voting’

Posted at 16:05h in News

In a special interview with CEO of Entertainment Studios, Byron Allen, Stevie Wonder, April Ryan, Jamie Foxx, and John Legend speak on the importance of voting on November 3rd. [embed]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_U9pRJYCpE[/embed]...