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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 Now, multiplatform network…

Princell Hair has been named president of Allen Media Broadcasting, the broadcast television station division consisting of 27 ABC-NBC-CBS-FOX network affiliate broadcast television stations in 21 television markets nationwide.  Hair will also hold the title of EVP of Allen Media Group – Byron…

Byron Allen's Allen Media Group has lined up another judge for its already robust roster of legal shows. It is launching Justice for the People with Judge Milian. The new court series starring Judge Marilyn Milian of The People’s Court is a daily one-hour strip for fall 2023, available to broadcast…

Days after it was revealed that Judge Mathis would end its long run in daytime syndication, Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group has announced that it will launch Mathis Court with Judge Mathis in the fall. The new court series will be a daily one-hour strip and will be available to broadcast television…

Fast: Home Rescue, starring Cody and Felicia Walker (brother and sister-in-law of the late actor Paul Walker) has been set at Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group. The one-hour weekly home renovation series highlights families that have been impacted by natural disasters. The show follows the organization…

EXCLUSIVE: HBCU GO — the free-streaming digital platform of Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group, which serves as the leading media provider for the nation’s 107 Historically Black Colleges and Universities — has set a new promotional partnership with the award-winning indie Freedom’s Path, starring RJ Cyler (T…

Harold Morgenstern is joining Byron Allen's Allen Media Group (AMG) as President of Direct Advertising Sales & Partnerships. Morgenstern will oversee all direct digital advertising sales, brand sponsorships, and revenue partnerships for the AMG free-streaming AVOD services. "Allen Media Group…

EXCLUSIVE: Allen Media Group’s free streaming service for local news and entertainment Local Now announced today a partnership to include live streaming of local PBS stations and that network’s Kids 24/7 channel. Local Now's audience will have access to PBS’s award-winning content, from locally-produced…

Byron Allen's Allen Media Group is expanding its television sales team with the addition of Kevin O’Donnell and Mark McKay. “At a time when many media companies are downsizing, Allen Media Group continues to invest in, and expand our dedicated, strategic, and focused sales and distribution team,&#8221…

It’s all Jamie Kennedy, all 24/7 on the new Jamie Kennedy Channel on Allen Media Group’s digital platform Local Now. The streaming service for local news and entertainment has teamed up with the comedian and actor to provide a home to what’s termed “a vast library of his best comedy content.&#8221…

EXCLUSIVE: Oliver de la Hoz has been hired as Chief Financial Officer of Allen Media Digital, a division of Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group (AMG). De la Hoz will be based at the AMG headquarters in L.A. and he comes to AMG following his role as Chief Financial Officer of ITV Studios U.S. While at…

EXCLUSIVE: Freestyle Digital Media, the digital film distribution division of Byron Allen's Allen Media Group, has acquired North American VOD rights to the Emmy-winning documentary When Claude Got Shot. The film premiered at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival and made its broadcast television debut in May 2022 on the…