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Byron Allen[ 2] (born Byron Allen Folks on April 22, 1961) [ 3] is an American businessman, film and television producer, and comedian. He is the founder of the U.S. media company Entertainment Studios, which has interests in television production, broadcasting, film production, and digital media. Born in Detroit and later moving to Los Angeles ...
Footnotes / references. [ 1][ 2][ 3] Allen Media Group, alternately known by its former name of Entertainment Studios, Inc. is an American media and entertainment company based in Los Angeles. Owned and founded in 1993 by businessman Byron Allen, the company was initially involved in the production and distribution of first-run television ...
Byron Allen, one of America’s most prominent Black businessmen, just reportedly bid $10 billion for broadcasting giant ABC in a bold move that would cap a stunning M&A record Paolo Confino ...
At a 2009 business meeting with comedian Byron Allen to discuss an online media venture, Allen was so impressed with Ross that he made a deal on the spot, allowing Ross to host what would be the first of six court shows for Entertainment Studios (ES). The following year, "America's Court with Judge Ross" launched as a daytime program. [16]
The CEO of Allen Entertainment Group, the parent company of theGrio, has purchased ABC affiliate WJRT-TV in Flint Michigan for $70 million. Byron Allen continues to expand his entertainment empire ...
While it's difficult to pinpoint Allen's exact net worth, multiple estimations place it between $400 million and $450 million. While that's not play money, it's a long way from the multi-billion ...
The board of Allen Media (originally called Entertainment Studios when it was founded in 1993) has comprised founder, chairman and CEO Byron Allen, film producer Carolyn Folks (Allen’s mother ...
The TV channel was founded as Light TV in 2016 by reality television producer Mark Burnett and his wife, actress Roma Downey, as an inspirational network as part of his chairmanship of MGM Television, which operated the network. It was sold to Entertainment Studios in late 2020, and relaunched as TheGrio TV in January 2021, with a Black ...