Allen restructures late-night with CBS lease for Comics Unleashed and BuzzFeed ties
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Byron Allen will lease CBS’s 11:35 p.m. slot for 16 months to move Comics Unleashed into Colbert’s time, with Allen selling the ads and CBS receiving a profitability guarantee. He says he isn’t trying to replace Colbert and highlights the deal as a springboard for his broader media ambitions, including BuzzFeed, HuffPost, Tasty, and the Weather Channel, plus AI initiatives. He emphasizes non-political, joke-focused content and cross-promotion between his properties to grow audiences and revenue.
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