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A&E Network
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News round-up: BBC orders comedy, acquires ‘Traitors Australia’; A&E uncovers ‘Hip Hop Treasures’; OUTtv & Daddy TV ink deal
BBC orders comedy, acquires ‘Traitors Australia’ UK pubcaster the BBC has commissioned comedy drama We…
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News round-up: Sky snags YouTube hit ‘Super Sema’; Bell details 2023/24 slate & Crave’s AVOD shift; A&E extends ‘Secret Of’
Sky snags YouTube hit Super Sema Sky in the UK has picked up rights to…
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A&E & Pulse link for Wu-Tang Clan’s Ol’ Dirty Bastard documentary
A&E Network has greenlit a two-hour documentary about the founding member of the iconic hip-hop…
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Vice buys women’s media publisher Refinery29
Vice Media has acquired female-skewing digital publisher Refinery29. The latter business will report into Vice…
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Top US cable entertainment channel rankings unveiled
USA Network, home of The Sinner and Banijay’s forthcoming Temptation Island reboot, was the most…
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A&E Network unveils launch date for David Cassidy doc
A&E Network is to premiere its original ‘Biography’ documentary special David Cassidy: The Last Session…
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Charles Ferguson explores Watergate for A+E’s History
A+E Network’s History channel has made a concerted drive into scripted series recently. But this…
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Cold Case Files reboots on A&E Network
Cold Case Files is returning to US-based A&E Network at the end of next month….
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Cold Case Files reboots on A&E Network
Cold Case Files is returning to US-based A&E Network at the end of next month….
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Hearst buys kids prodco Litton
New York-based media group Hearst is to buy a majority stake in children’s TV producer…
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Lifetime lays off Devious Maids
US network Lifetime has cancelled female-skewed comedy-drama Devious Maids after four seasons. The A+E Network-owned…
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A+E starts Blaze on UK Freeview
A+E Networks’ latest channel brand, Blaze, launches in the UK and Ireland next month. The…
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AT&T to carry Viceland
AT&T’s US platforms are to carry the upcoming A+E Networks-backed cable channel Viceland as part…
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AT&T to carry Viceland
AT&T’s US platforms are to carry the upcoming A+E Networks-backed cable channel Viceland as part…
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A&E finds Herberts
A&E Network has ordered an unscripted series about five advertising agency brothers. The Herbert Brothers…
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MIPTV Hot pick: World Wars
Former UK Prime Minister John Major, his Italian counterpart Mario Monti, US general Colin Powell…
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A+E, ZDFE renew content pact
A+E Networks and Germany’s ZDF Enterprises have renewed an eight year-old acquisition and distribution pact….
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New look A+E programing team ups four
A+E Networks has followed its recent appointment of a new top programming team by promoting…
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Mike Darnell lands top Warner Bros. unscripted role
Former Fox reality guru Mike Darnell has joined Warner Bros. in a wide-ranging role that…
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Robert Weiss on the future for Ovation
Robert Weiss was appointed chief creative officer of Ovation TV late last year and the…
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Universal Channel buys Bates Motel for Asia, rebrands
Universal Channel in Asia has acquired Bates Motel, the A&E Network drama based on Alfred Hitchcock…
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TCM buys Longmire
The UK version of Turner’s TCM has acquired drama series Longmire. The one-hour drama series,…
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A&E orders Rodeo Girls series from The Weinstein Company
US cable net A&E has ordered a reality series about female rodeo competitors from The…