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Byron Allen

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Byron Allen has finalized a $120 million deal to secure a controlling stake in BuzzFeed. Simultaneously, Allen Media Group is set to replace Stephen Colbert in the CBS late-night lineup with Comics Unleashed.

On The Breakfast Club, host Jess Hilarious offered a warm welcome to the news, stating, "Congratulations, uh, goes to Byron Allen. He will be buying BuzzFeed, um, in a $120 million deal."

While Allen pushes his vision for a unified streaming "super app" combining HuffPost and BuzzFeed, the industry is watching closely to see if his aggressive leasing model for late-night television can actually displace long-standing incumbents.

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The Breakfast Club

Jess Hilariouspositivefrom “George Floyd Joke At Roast Topic”

Announced as the buyer of BuzzFeed and the new host of a late-night show taking over the time slot after Stephen Colbert.

“Definitely. All right, now shifting gears a bit. Uh, another announcement that, uh, came out yesterday, uh, congratulations, uh, goes to Byron Allen. He will be buying BuzzFeed, um, in a $120 million deal.”