Byron Allen sues Nielsen for ratings fraud Media mogul Byron Allen claimed in a lawsuit that TV ratings company Nielsen Holdings Plc is providing “unreliable” counts of viewers, and he is seeking billions of dollars in damages. Companies controlled ... Read More...
Byron Allen says he’ll bid for the Denver Broncos Media mogul Byron Allen is preparing a bid for the Denver Broncos, a move that if successful would make him the first Black majority owner of a National Football League team. “NFL commissioner Roger Goo... Read More...
Byron Allen Media Group partners with Google Allen Media Group, headed by theGrio owner Byron Allen, announced with Google a new multi-year and multi-platform strategic partnership to accelerate growth across the entire AMG portfolio of media and dig... Read More...
Byron Allen gets a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Byron Allen Byron Allen, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Allen Media Group and the owner of The Weather Channel, received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. A champion for civil rights and Black-owned me... Read More...
Byron Allen & Charter Communications Settle $10B Racial Discrimination Lawsuit – Update 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 st... Read More...
Byron Allen launches THEGRIO.TV TheGrio.TV is set to enter 100 million households next month, debuting on Martin Luther King Day weekend. Byron Allen is transitioning his newly-acquired MGM over-the-air broadcast network Light TV, rebran... Read More...
Byron Allen steps into $9.6 Billion sports deal Byron Allen, the comedian and onetime TV host who’s building a broad-based entertainment empire, is now one of the backers behind the biggest deal in sports media in years. Read more from Bloomberg.... Read More...
Byron Allen buys 4 broadcast TV stations Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios, Inc. has acquired four broadcast TV stations in Indiana and Louisiana through its purchase of Bayou City Broadcasting Evansville, Inc. and Bayou City Broadcasting Lafayette,... Read More...
Sinclair Broadcasting buys regional sports network, Byron Allen is equity partner Sinclair Broadcast Group agreed to buy 21 regional sports networks and Fox College Sports from the Walt Disney Co. for $9.6 billion. As part of the deal, entertainment entrepreneur Byron Allen has agreed... Read More...
Byron Allen Entertainment Studios buys The Weather Channel Byron Allen continues to expand his Entertainment Studios media holdings with the purchase of The Weather Channel basic cable TV network. Through his company Allen Media, Allen has acquired the Weather Group, p... Read More...
