television production and distribution founded los angeles california united states 1993 founder byron allen headquarters los angeles california united states key people byron allen chairman ceo mark devitre executive vice president general counsel 1 carolyn folks executive producer joan a. robbins co producer president of talent relations barry w. ilovitch president of production products television programs cable television home video motion pictures podcast owner bryon allen subsidiaries freestyle releasing the grio entertainment studios networks 2 3 website www.es.tv entertainment studios is an independent television production and distribution company that was founded by comedian byron allen in 1993 under the name cf entertainment . the company produces and distributes first run television series for u.s. television syndication . it also operates six digital cable and satellite channels which broadcast a mix of original program content and syndicated programs that the company distributes for broadcast television through its entertainment studios networks subsidiary.it produces and distributes films through it freestyle releasing film studio subsidiary and also own the grio which provides news to african americans 4 the company is the largest independently operated syndication producer distributor for broadcast television as the company produces and distributes 29 syndicated television series which largely consist of court shows scripted from actual testimony and interview programs ; the company also ventured into scripted programming in 2012 with the launch of the sitcoms mr. box office and the first family . 5 entertainment studios greenlit its first film and stage projects in 2011 when it acquired the rights to develop a biographical film and theatrical play on the life of sammy davis jr. from the daughter of actor singer tracey davis . 6 contents 1 list of programs produced and distributed by entertainment studios 1.1 syndicated series 2 cable networks 3 syndicated specials 4 references 5 external links list of programs produced and distributed by entertainment studios edit syndicated series edit america s court with judge ross beautiful homes & great estates career day comics unleashed with byron allen designers fashions & runways entertainers with byron allen the first family global business people the gossip queens justice for all with judge cristina p rez justice with judge mablean latin lifestyles kickin it with byron allen mr. box office supreme justice with judge karen urban style we the people with gloria allred the writer s hot list who wants to date a comedian the young icons cable networks edit automotive.tv cars.tv comedy.tv es.tv justice central mydestination.tv pets.tv recipe.tv syndicated specials edit comedy jam feel the beat happy holidays america we have a dream references edit mark devitre joins entertainment studios as executive vp and general counsel the hollywood reporter june 11 2012 . http deadline.com 2016 06 entertainment studios acquires thegrio 1201772993 http deadline.com 2016 07 anchor bay byron allen entertainment studios multi year deal 1201786756 http deadline.com 2016 07 anchor bay byron allen entertainment studios multi year deal 1201786756 entertainment studios launches two primetime first run sitcoms for fall 2012 the futon critic january 18 2012 . sammy davis jr. biopic stage show planned the hollywood reporter december 8 2011 . external links edit official website entertainment studios broadcast partner website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title entertainment studios & oldid 743512166 categories television production companies of the united statestelevision syndication distributorsentertainment companies of the united statescompanies established in 1993companies based in los angeles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 10 october 2016 at 00 28 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view