ABC has held the position of the top entertainment network for five straight seasons among Adults 18-49 and is the home of numerous highly-watched television series. ABC content is also available for streaming the following day on Hulu.
ABC has proven to be a superb collaborator for our seven affiliate stations, consistently providing exceptional programming spanning entertainment, news, and premium sports content that our viewers eagerly seek.”— Byron Allen, Founder/Chairman/CEO of Allen Media Group
Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group (AMG) broadcast television station division – Allen Media Broadcasting – together with Disney Entertainment Television are pleased to confirm the completion of a new multi-year agreement that extends ABC affiliations across seven U.S. markets.
The deal encompasses these seven Allen Media Broadcasting stations that carry ABC:
• KITV (Honolulu, HI)
• KEZI (Eugene, OR)
• KDRV (Medford, OR)
• WKOW (Madison, WI)
• WXOW (La Crosse, WI)
• WAOW (Wausau, WI)
• WJRT (Flint, MI)
Currently, Allen Media Group owns or operates 13 broadcast television stations affiliated with ABC, CBS, and NBC across 11 U.S. markets.
"We are thrilled to keep working alongside Disney’s ABC Entertainment Network,” stated Byron Allen, Founder/Chairman/CEO of Allen Media Group. “ABC has proven to be a superb collaborator for our seven affiliate stations, consistently providing exceptional programming spanning entertainment, news, and premium sports content that our viewers eagerly seek.”
“We’re glad to expand our collaboration with Allen Media Broadcasting, guaranteeing that audiences will continue to have uninterrupted access to ABC’s top-tier programming for years ahead,” remarked Susi D’Ambra-Coplan, SVP, Affiliate Relations, Disney Entertainment Television. “The people in the communities served by these stations remain the focus of our shared promise to provide compelling shows, live sports, and reliable news every single day.”
ABOUT ALLEN MEDIA GROUP
Chairman and CEO Byron Allen established Allen Media Group in 1993. Its headquarters are in Los Angeles, with additional offices in New York and Atlanta. Allen Media Group owns or operates 13 ABC-CBS-NBC network affiliate broadcast television stations in 11 U.S. markets and ten 24-hour HD television networks serving nearly 315 million subscribers: THE WEATHER CHANNEL, PETS.TV, COMEDY.TV, RECIPE.TV, CARS.TV, ES.TV, MYDESTINATION.TV, JUSTICECENTRAL.TV, THEGRIO TELEVISION NETWORK, and HBCU GO. Allen Media Group also owns the digital streaming platforms HBCU GO, SPORTS.TV, THEGRIO, THE WEATHER CHANNEL STREAMING APP, and LOCAL NOW–the free-streaming AVOD service powered by THE WEATHER CHANNEL and content partners, which delivers real-time, hyper-local news, weather, traffic, sports, and lifestyle information. Allen Media Group also produces, distributes, and sells advertising for 79 television programs, making it one of the largest independent producers/distributors of first-run syndicated television programming for broadcast television stations. With a library of over 10,000 hours of owned content across multiple genres, Allen Media Group provides video content to broadcast television stations, cable television networks, mobile devices, and multimedia digital. Our mission is to provide excellent content to our viewers, global platforms, and Fortune 500 advertising partners. For more information, visit: www.allenmedia.tv
ABOUT ABC
ABC is the No. 1 entertainment network for five consecutive seasons in Adults 18-49 and home to some of the most-watched series on television, including the longest-running primetime medical drama and global sensation, “Grey’s Anatomy”; hit drama “9-1-1”; four-time Emmy® Award-winning comedy “Abbott Elementary”; as well as newest drama hit “High Potential”; unscripted juggernauts “American Idol,” “The Bachelor” and “Dancing with the Stars”; and late-night talk show “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” to name a few. The network is also home to the best and most prestigious live events, including “The GRAMMYS®,” “The Oscars®,” “The CMA Awards,” “The ESPYS” and “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve.” ABC programming also streams next day on Hulu.
Eric Peterkofsky
Allen Media Group
Eric@es.tv
