A+E takes Spouse On Strike A+E Networks has acquired international distribution rights to Spouse On Strike (aka Wife On Strike). The factual entertainment format is from Proper Content and is beign produced for Paramount’s Channel 5 in the UK. It explores modern domestic life, with A+E selling the completed six-episode series and format rights worldwide. […]
Canada’s Bell Media has hired former A+E Networks and Wheelhouse exec Sean Cohan as its president, following the retirement of Wade Oosterman. Cohan will lead the broadcaster’s networks, which include CTV, and its streaming service Crave. He will also join the board of telecoms parent BCE from 1 November, with Oosterman departing after almost two […]
A+E Networks has named veteran exec Mark Garner to the newly created position of EVP & head of global FAST channels, as the company looks to bolster its operations. Garner, who has been at A+E for 23 years, will accelerate the Disney and Hearst-owned company’s FAST business internationally and extend its reach in the US. […]
A+E Networks has rejigged its senior programming team following the exit of Amy Winter. The EVP & head of programming at Lifetime told staff yesterday she was leaving he company to focus on a “new path” combining business and entertainment. She had joined the network in 2020 and was based in New York, having previously […]
A+E Networks EMEA has ordered a two-part docuseries exploring a brutal murder in the UK to Transistor Films, the prodco behind Netflix’s I Am A Killer and I Am A Stalker. Body In The Suitcase: The Murder Of Deborah Chong (2 x 60-minutes) is a co-production between Transistor, A+E and Krempelwood and is due to […]
A+E Networks’ MD in Asia, Saugato ‘Shoggy’ Banerjee, is stepping down at the end of September with his exit prompting a reorganisation of the company’s regional senior team. Banerjee joined A+E in 2011 and took up his most recent role in 2019, with a remit that covered the company’s operations across South East Asia, North […]
Streamer spending cuts are fuelling a deeper shift into “value for money” programming and coproductions that can target global audiences, while Amazon is looking to expand its franchise strategy following the launch of big budget drama Citadel. Production companies have faced a barrage of headwinds over the past six months as global streamers overhauled commissioning […]
Sky snags YouTube hit Super Sema Sky in the UK has picked up rights to Super Sema, the kids show that originated on YouTube and is from London and Nairobi-based female-led studio Kukua. The deal, via Cake, will see Sky airing three seasons of the African animated superhero series, which is aimed at kids aged […]
A+E Networks has commissioned a swathe of new unscripted programming for Lifetime, History Channel and A&E, including titles from Hollywood stars Morgan Freeman, Kevin Costner and Bradley Cooper. Headed to History Channel is a new eight-part docuseries, Keven Costner’s The West (working title), hosted and executive produced by the Yellowstone star, alongside historian Doris Kearns […]
A+E Networks has hired Turner & CBS alum Deborah K Bradley to the newly created position of EVP of global content sales. Bradley will oversee the team responsible for licensing original and existing content to A+E Networks’ global streaming partners and all U.S. linear and non-linear platforms. Based in Atlanta and reporting to Mark Garner, […]
