The media entrepreneur Byron Allen has filed a second lawsuit against McDonald’s over the fast-food chain’s alleged refusal to advertise with black-owned media. In a complaint filed last week in Los Angeles, Allen’s Entertainment Studios Networks and Weather Group said McDonald’s “lied” when it pledged in May...
Billionaire media mogul Byron Allen assured attendees at TheGrio’s Washington D.C. gala on Saturday that there is no bad blood between him and Tyler Perry — despite a potential bidding war over BET. Both industry giants have thrown their hats in the ring in case Paramount...
Black excellence was on full display as some of the nation’s top Black reporters, policymakers and celebrities packed into the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. late Saturday for theGrio’s Washington, DC Gala. Following the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner,...
For those in the know, “Nerd Prom” is the moniker given to the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, the event that brought together faces from across media, politics, and entertainment on Saturday, April 29, in Washington, D.C. Similarly, the evening’s hottest afterparty, Byron Allen Presents...
Gayle King isn’t giving up the news business anytime soon — or maybe ever. Byron Allen honored King with the Journalist Icon Award at TheGrio’s Washington D.C. Gala on Saturday, and the busy anchor told him she wants to work even more. Said King — who has...
Highlighting what it called “entertainment with purpose,” an expanding investment in content and technology-fueled multimedia reach, Allen Media Group (AMG) presented its programming lineup to media buyers and brand marketers in New York on Wednesday. In what he described as his company’s first upfront season presentation...
Byron Allen is the “Allen” in Allen Media Group. He is the founder, he is the CEO, he is the chairman, he is the face of the company (as a comic and TV host he is comfortable in front of a crowd or on-air), and he...
While CEOs often make cameos on the upfront stage in a bid to bolster the pitch to ad buyers, Byron Allen went a step beyond Wednesday by serving as emcee for his company’s lunchtime presentation. Allen Media Group, which owns the Weather Channel, streaming service Local...
CBS News’ Gayle King is set to receive the Journalist Icon Award at Byron Allen Presents the Washington D.C. Gala, theGrio announced Tuesday. The gala will take place following the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Saturday. “Gayle's doing a great job and has done so for many years,” Allen told...
Byron Allen’s African American-focused multiplatform media outlet, theGrio, will honor CBS News’ Gayle King with the Journalist Icon Award for her career achievements and service to the country in a star-studded event in Washington, DC. immediately following the annual White House Correspondents’ dinner on April 29. The event, which will...
