With the transition of Black News Channel, Byron Allen hopes to mark a bold new era for Black-owned media. It’s official: Black News Channel is now theGrio. After the acquisition last month of Black ...

When TV One launched in January 2004, it settled itself comfortably as a new option for Black, adult audiences within the deserted basic cable market that catered to Black content, where successful ...

The Black News Channel (BNC) is now officially theGrio following Byron Allen‘s Allen Media Group, acquisition of the channel in late July. According to theGrio, Allen hopes to mark a new era of ...

*New York, NY – Fuse Media today announced that Fuse Beat, its free, ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channel celebrating Black culture, has rebranded to Shades of Black. The rebrand comes as ...

“If you’re working with a partner group that hasn’t had access to resources and you supply them with resources, they’re excited and engaged to be involved and have someone to actively reach out to ...

Black Entertainment Television (BET) founder and former Charlotte Bobcats owner Robert L. Johnson discussed the network’s creation and how its sale created numerous Black millionaires. The two ...

Byron Allen already gives people the weather. Now he’s offering the news to go with it. Allen Media Group, the consortium of media companies that includes the Weather Channel, has purchased the assets ...

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