By Alexandra Del Rosario Byron Allen and Entertainment Studios announced Friday that its lawsuit against telecommunications giant Charter is set to move forward. Federal District Court Judge George H. Wu has ruled in favor for Allen’s $10 billion dollar lawsuit against Charter Communications for racial discrimination. The latest move comes...
Byron Allen and Natasha Alford -- Cynopsis Webinar "Black Owned Media Matters" Thursday, August 27, 2020 Cynopsis, together with the owner of THE WEATHER CHANNEL, Entertainment Studios’/ALLEN MEDIA GROUP, LLC’s Byron Allen and The Grio’s Natasha Alford, presented a conversation on how to stop the systemic racism and...
By Alexandra Del Rosario Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios announced that Brooke Kahn will continue to lead digital sales and distribution as the company’s new VP of digital sales, partnerships. “I’m delighted to continue building our Entertainment Studios content distribution business across our fantastic partner network and with a growing number of...
Media mogul Byron Allen stopped by to talk with Rick, Sasha and George about how he built his Black owned empire brick by brick, why the Black vote has the biggest impact globally, and why Black people can't settle for charity during the necessary fight...
By Ted Johnson Joe Biden and Kamala Harris followed up their convention week on Friday with an L.A. centric fundraiser that raised a whopping $7 million for their campaign, organizers said. The virtual event, which drew about 25 donors, was hosted by Jeffrey Katzenberg and Marilyn Katzenberg, Andrew Hauptman and Ellen Bronfman Hauptman,...
By Bruce Haring Weather Group LLC, the parent company of The Weather Channel television network, has named Fred Bucher as its senior VP and chief marketing officer. Bucher will lead the marketing, communications and research/insights areas for The Weather Channel and free streaming service Local Now. The departments will work to...
By Ted Johnson EXCLUSIVE: Fresh off of accepting the Democratic nomination, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris and their spouses are set for a fundraiser on Friday, with hosts including Jeffrey Katzenberg, George Clooney, Byron Allen and philanthropist Andrew Hauptman. The afternoon event will be virtual, but it features an L.A.-centric group of hosts. In addition to...
By Jill Goldsmith EXCLUSIVE: Byron Allen is acquiring Honolulu ABC affiliate KITV from SLJ Broadcasting for $30 million, boosting his Allen Media Group’s owned and operated big-four network affiliates to 16 stations in 12 markets. The acquisition, through AMG’s Allen Media Broadcasting, was the latest in a string of deals...
By Robert Marich Media entrepreneur Byron Allen has been making ambitious acquisitions for some time and, bolstered by a recent $1 billion corporate refinance, he has an appetite for more. Since last year, Allen’s Century City-based media company, Entertainment Studios, has purchased 16 broadcast TV stations in...
The Los Angeles Business Journal, in partnership with the Greater Los Angeles African American Chamber of Commerce, hosted a free webinar titled: Black Business Matters: From Awareness to Action. Please join us as we discuss ways to foster a more socially-conscious Community of Business™. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:...
