Two-year deals for The Weather Channel’s weekly Storm of Suspicion and Weather Gone Viral get a firm “go” from station groups including Fox, Scripps, Nexstar, Meredith, Gray and Hearst for 2020 and 2021 debuts.
The purchase of the No. 1 weather news network is the latest acquisition by Allen’s Entertainment Studios. The price is estimated at $300 million.
Entertainment Studios has named Joshua Ross executive director of Sports.TV. He is based in Los Angeles and reports to Janice Arouh, Entertainment Studios’ president of distribution and marketing. Ross will […]
Entertainment Studios has appointed Amy Gruberg as senior vice president of media partnerships. Gruberg is based at the ES headquarters in Los Angeles. In her new position, Gruberg will implement […]
Entertainment Studios Inc., today appointed Amy DuBois Barnett digital EVP and chief content officer of the company’s digital media platform, The Grio. She is based at the ES headquarters in Los […]
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Entertainment Studios has appointed Denise Wally EVP, human resources and Jeffrey Mayes as VP, legal affairs and human resources, effective immediately. Both Wally and Mayes are based at the ES […]
Entertainment Studios today appointed Peggy Hsieh senior vice president of finance. Hsieh is based at the ES headquarters in Los Angeles. In her new position, Hsieh will oversee accounting and […]
The company will have access to audience measurement data for TV programs and commercial content in broadcast syndication and across all seven of the Entertainment Studios’ HD cable television networks.
He will oversee investments, M&A and corporate finance for all entertainment studios corporate entities.
The new comedy game show from Entertainment Studios is producing 260 episodes for a two-season commitment beginning in the fall.
Entertainment Studios Inc. has appointed Brooke Wolfe director of distribution for its Freestyle Digital Media unit. Freestyle Digital Media is the digital distribution unit of theatrical motion picture distribution company Freestyle Releasing, which […]
Entertainment Studios Inc. has reached an agreement for distribution of its Justice Central.TV cable television network with Dish Network. Justice Central.TV is now available on Dish ch. 240. Court enthusiasts can access the only 24/7 dedicated […]
Byron Allen’s Syndie Target: Prime Access
Funny You Should Ask is a 12-camera combination game-and-entertainment strip shot in front of an audience. It’s being sold as an alternative to the long-running quiz shows and entertainment news magazines that have been longtime staples of prime access.
Entertainment Studios announced carriage expansion of its portfolio of cable networks to more independent distributors nationwide and throughout the Caribbean, now reaching nearly 80 million aggregate subscribers. The seven Entertainment […]
Entertainment Studios Inc. has chosen Jon Kelley to host its new syndicated comedy game show Funny You Should Ask. The show will be executive produced by veteran TV writer/producer Scott Satin (NBC’s […]
A federal judge on Monday rejected a bid by Charter Communications to toss out a $10 billion racial discrimination lawsuit filed by Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios and the National Association of African-American Owned Media for “racial discrimination in contracting for television channel carriage.”
Entertainment Studios Inc.’s Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen has been renewed on 14 CBS O&Os and nationwide for the 2016-17 season. The comedy series launches its eleventh season on broadcast stations […]
Entertainment Studios Inc. has appointed David Blaine as account executive for cable advertising sales for Entertainment Studios Networks (ESN) — the cable television network division of Entertainment Studios — effective […]
Entertainment Studios has appointed John Hess vice president of Midwest sales, effective immediately. Hess will be based out of the Entertainment Studios offices in Chicago. In his new position, Hess […]
It might not be entirely over, but Comcast can take some relief in the ruling Tuesday to dismiss the $20 billion racial discrimination lawsuit from the Byron Allen-founded Entertainment Studios Network and the National Association of African-American Owned Media. This latest amended complaint from the plaintiffs was given the boot by U.S. District Judge Terry Hatter Jr. — but Allen and NAAAOM have one more chance in the more-than-a year-long suit to make their case.
On Wednesday, Entertainment Studios Inc. (ESI) and The National Association of African American-Owned Media (NAAAOM) sent a letter to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) claiming that BPU […]
Entertainment Studios Inc. today appointed Matt Gentile account executive for cable advertising sales for Entertainment Studios Networks (ESN) — the cable television division of Entertainment Studios — effective immediately. Gentile […]
Independent producer and syndicator Entertainment Studios Inc. has named Darren Galatt president of advertising sales for the company’s global syndication division, effective immediately. Galatt has been an employee of Byron Allen’s […]
Freestyle Releasing, the company co-founded by Mark Borde and the late Susan Jackson, has just been bought by Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios Inc. The deal is significant in that it has an output deal with Netflix and was the distributor behind such faith-based fare as God’s Not Dead and Woodlawn.
Entertainment Studios Inc. has expanded its portfolio of cable networks to more multi-video programming distributors (MVPD) nationwide, now reaching over 100 U.S. television markets. Recent rollout of the Entertainment Studios […]
Entertainment Studios Inc. today appointed Gene Cunningham senior vice president of research, effective immediately. Cunningham now presides over the Entertainment Studios research operations for all platforms including cable networks, broadcast […]
Entertainment Studios Inc. will debut a new 24-hour digital subchannel with original HD content, Automotive.TV, in January 2015. Entertainment Studios is also owner of the Emmy Award-winning television series and […]
Entertainment Studios Networks announced today that Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen has been renewed on 14 CBS owned and operated stations, including WCBS New York, KCBS Los Angeles and WBBM […]
The syndciated half-hour court show from Entertainment Studios is cleared in 85% of the U.S. and is now a go through 2016.
Byron Allen, a longtime comedian and talk show host turned media titan, is among the first independent Hollywood executives to capitalize on television’s changing economy. His strategy: Cheaply and efficiently churn out thousands of hours of content, then license the programming for free to more than 1,300 television stations covering 89% of the country.
Entertainment Studios Inc. has announced the launch of Justice with Judge Mablean. Mablean Ephriam was the star of Divorce Court, where she presided as judge for seven seasons (1999-2006). “With […]
Entertainment Studios Inc. announced it has signed a lease for a 75,000 square foot television and film production studio in Culver City, Calif. According to the company, “the studio complex […]
Entertainment Studios Inc. said today that it has cleared its fourth court television series, Supreme Justice with Judge Karen, in 86% of the United States for a syndication launch this […]
Entertainment Studios Inc. signed a new multi-year affiliation agreement with the National Cable Television Cooperative (NCTC) that includes distribution for the Entertainment Studios cable television networks by NCTC members who […]
Entertainment Studios Inc., on Monday announced the hiring of industry veteran Mark DeVitre as executive vice president and general counsel. In his new capacity, DeVitre will oversee business and legal […]
Entertainment Studios Inc. on Monday renewed America’s Court with Judge Ross, giving a firm “go” for seasons 3 and 4. The syndicated show is now cleared in 95% percent of […]
Entertainment Studios Inc.’s new dual English- and Spanish-language court series launches this fall on a range of station groups.
Entertainment Studios Inc. has launched a global television subscription service platform, SmartTV.com, that will let subscribers watch live television networks and video-on-demand (VOD) on most devices everywhere in the world […]
