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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 Allen Media Group (formerly Entertainment Studios), which has interests in television production, broadcasting, film production, and digital media.
The Weather Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television channel owned by Byron Allen 's Entertainment Studios that focuses on national and international weather information; although in recent years, the channel has also incorporated entertainment-based programs related to weather on its schedule.
The Weather Channel was founded on July 18, 1980, [9] by television meteorologist John Coleman (who had served as a chief meteorologist at ABC owned-and-operated station WLS-TV in Chicago and as a forecaster for Good Morning America) and Frank Batten, then-president of the channel's original owner Landmark Communications (now Landmark Media Enterprises).
The privately held Allen Media Group owns the Weather Channel, 27 local TV stations in small and medium-sized markets and lower-profile themed cable channels such as Cars.TV, Comedy.TV, Justice.TV ...
Allen Media Group also owns streaming platforms HBCU Go, Sports.TV, TheGrio, The Weather Channel streaming app and Local Now (a free streaming AVOD service powered by The Weather Channel and ...
When Byron Allen was just 14, he started doing stand-up comedy. ... and its expanding portfolio — the company owns 10 cable networks, including the Weather Channel, JusticeCentral.TV, Cars.TV ...
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 series for U.S. television syndication.
Allen Media Group CEO/founder/chairman Byron Allen reaffirmed his interest Wednesday in bidding $10 billion for TV brands from Disney, citing his experience with similar assets in his own portfolio.