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Byron Allen's Allen Media Group Acquires The Free Streaming Service HBCUGo.TV

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LOS ANGELES, Oct. 26, 2021 Byron Allen's Allen Media Group, LLC (AMG) has acquired HBCUGo.TV from Symonds-Evans Media, LLC. HBCUGo.TV is the leading media provider for the nation's 105 Historically Black Colleges and Universities, (HBCUs). The acquisition expands AMG's reach to the African American community, cements its relationships with HBCUs and provides highly-rated, culturally significant content to national and global audiences. HBCUGo.TV is the latest in a series of asset-rich purchases by AMG geared to the African American market. AMG recently launched the over-the-air broadcast network theGrio.TV -- and owns the free streaming app and web digital platform theGrio.com -- to bring news, politics, health, entertainment, and relevant original content to viewers worldwide.

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As part of the deal, AMG has also acquired the robust HBCUGo.TV library of more than 5,000 hours of content, featuring the HBCU students and their alumni. The current HBCUGo.TV management team, who has strong relationships with the schools, sports conference commissioners, HBCU presidents, and governing boards will continue to manage the HBCUGo.TV platform.

The acquisition also affords HBCUGo.TV an opportunity to bring treasured content to its audiences worldwide, including a first-ever partnership with the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA), the nation's oldest historically Black athletic conference, to broadcast 44 Black college games during the current football season, and the men's and women's basketball seasons. These broadcasts featuring all CIAA institutions will be featured on the HBCUGo.TV streaming platform (https://hbcugo.tv/live-streams) throughout the season.

"The HBCU brand represents over 184 years of historic excellence, dating back to 1837, which helped cultivate some of the world's greatest minds and talent, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Spike Lee, Alice Walker, Samuel L. Jackson, Earl Graves, Oprah Winfrey, Chadwick Boseman, Justice Thurgood Marshall, Common, Booker T. Washington, Taraji P. Henson, Judge Kevin Ross, Langston Hughes, Katherine Johnson, Kenya Barris, and Vice President Kamala Harris, to name a few," said Byron Allen, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Allen Media Group. "HBCUGo.TV positions us to speak to the heart and soul of Black America 24/7, and helps us stay strongly connected with one of the most valuable, untapped audiences in the world."

"We are thrilled to be a part of Byron Allen's Allen Media Group and his vision to make HBCUGo.TV the ultimate destination celebrating the excellence of HBCUs and their alumni," said HBCUGo.TV co-founder and CEO Curtis Symonds. "Our pioneer platform offers a global audience all aspects of the HBCU culture and positions the millions of brilliant young minds and alumni throughout the HBCU universe to help change the world for the greater good
 

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HBCU GO announces two new shows debuting this week​


June 22, 2022

The free-streaming digital platform HBCU GO has announced two exciting new shows set to debut this week.
The lifestyle and sports app is owned by Byron Allen, owner of theGrio and Founder and CEO of the Entertainment Studios/Allen Media Group.



Beginning at 11 a.m. ET on Thursday, June 23, the new docu-series “The Color of STEM” will premiere on the platform, giving viewers insight into the latest discoveries, NFTs and people making a difference in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM), according to an Allen Media Group news release
Each episode of “The Color of STEM” will amplify the unique journey of Black HBCU students who have navigated STEM-related career paths. The first episode will spotlight the founders of Music Notes, an educational music company that teaches how to create STEM songs. Lisette Titre-Montgomery of Gameheads will also be featured. Her company is a Game Development Accelerator program for Oakland youth.



Additionally, HBCU GO is serving up a half-hour roundtable talk show called “Spade A Spade.” Hosted by popular YouTuber and influencer, King Flexx, the show features teams of well-known entertainers, athletes and influencers who will discuss topical news and views over a winner-takes-all game of spades. It premieres at 3:30 p.m. ET, also on June 23.

Olympic sprinter Sanya Richards-Ross will be featured on the first episode of “Spade A Spade,” as it coincides with the 50th Anniversary of Title IX, which gave equal access to sports for women. Richards-Ross is the first female African-American position coach in NFL history.

Jennifer King and Shakira Austin of WNBA’s Washington Mystics will also appear at the roundtable. Additional celebrity guests for the season include David Banner, Robert Covington, Quinn Cook, K. Michelle, Yandy Smith, Jess Hilarious and John Wall
 
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