Variety ·entertainment ·1 hour ago

Byron Allen acquires BuzzFeed majority stake for $120 million total

Byron Allen agreed to acquire a 52% controlling stake in struggling BuzzFeed for $20 million cash plus a $100 million promissory note. The media entrepreneur plans to transform BuzzFeed and HuffPost into a "premier global free streaming service" leveraging his Weather Channel's Local Now platform. Allen also takes over Stephen Colbert's CBS late-night.

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