Showing 1 - 11 of 11 articles tagged "Byron Allen"

• Posted Wednesday 3/16/22 at 3:55PM EDT

  Weather Channel owner Byron Allen sues Nielsen, alleging that it can't reliably count the viewership of his smaller networks

  CF Entertainment, which is owned by Byron Allen’s media group, alleges ratings on its network and other similarly situated companies...

• Posted Tuesday 7/06/21 at 11:16AM EDT

  Rupert Murdoch is launching Fox Weather, a 24-hour streaming channel, as The Weather Channel is preparing its own streaming service

  "Later this year, Rupert Murdoch is set to debut Fox Weather, a 24-hour streaming channel that promises to do for...

• Posted Friday 3/19/21 at 2:19PM EDT

  The Weather Channel will stop using "racially offensive" term "Dixie Alley"

  Byron Allen, who owns The Weather Channel, calls the term used to describe the Southern portion of the country as...

• Posted Wednesday 2/17/21 at 4:30AM EST

  Byron Allen says he's saved lives by buying The Weather Channel 3 years ago

  “It’s become more important than ever before, because of what’s happened with climate change, with global warming,” the TV entrepreneur...

• Posted Monday 9/14/20 at 3:14PM EDT

  America’s Court with Judge Ross renewed for seven seasons

  The Byron Allen-produced syndicated court show starring former Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Kevin A.

• Posted Thursday 6/11/20 at 1:49PM EDT

  Byron Allen settles racial discrimination lawsuit with Comcast amid George Floyd protests after losing U.S. Supreme Court battle

  The black media mogul accused Comcast of racial discrimination in refusing to license channels from his Entertainment Studio, a lawsuit...

• Posted Thursday 4/23/20 at 2:53AM EDT

  John Cho: "Coronavirus reminds Asian-Americans like me that our belonging is conditional"

  The Cowboy Bebop star penned an Op-Ed for the Los Angeles Times Wednesday decrying the anti-Asian racism that has surfaced...

• Posted Monday 6/10/19 at 1:06PM EDT

  U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear Byron Allen's racial discrimination lawsuit against Charter and Comcast

  Allen's Entertainment Studios sued both companies in 2016, accusing them of racial discrimination in not carrying the company's TV networks.

• Posted Friday 1/11/19 at 1:19PM EST

  The Weather Channel's new owner orders The World’s Funniest Weather

  Bryon Allen's Entertainment Studios, which took control of The Weather Channel last year, has ordered a weekly half-hour syndicated TV...

• Posted Friday 9/14/18 at 11:17PM EDT

  Byron Allen says his $100 million investment in The Weather Channel is paying off with its viral Immersed Mixed Reality graphics

  The media mogul purchased The Weather Channel earlier this year for $300 million, aiming to upgrade its technology.

• Posted Thursday 3/22/18 at 6:23PM EDT

  Byron Allen acquires the Weather Channel in $300-million deal

  The former TV comedian and host has become a media mogul with his Entertainment Studios, which has now purchased Weather...