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A&E Networks
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A+E poaches Viacom programming exec
A+E Networks has brought over veteran programming executive Katie Buchanan from Viacom’s US cable channel…
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Ex-Sonar exec Zuccarelli returns to GRB
Marielle Zuccarelli has left Sonar Entertainment and rejoined GRB Entertainment. She will be COO at…
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HBO, History prebuy Navy SEALs drama
Various branches of HBO and History have acquired upcoming Navy SEALs action drama Six, TBI…
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BBC Four plants Roots with A+E
UK pubcaster the BBC is among the latest to buy A+E Networks’ reworking of the…
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Buccieri takes Studios job at A+E
Paul Buccieri has been confirmed as the new head of A+E’s on house production arm…
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A+E Studios president exiting
Bob DeBitetto is leaving A+E Networks after 14 years with the Disney- and Hearst Corp.-owned…
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A+E Networks buys into TVPlayer
US channel operator A+E Networks has led a £5 million (US$7.3 million) funding round in…
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A+E ups Amanda Hill
A+E Networks has promoted Amanda Hill 14 months after she joined the US cable channel…
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Ackerman exit triggers rejig at Pulse
Pulse Films has hired a head of US unscripted from its Vice Media sister brand…
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FYI channel to launch in India
A+E has rolled out its FYI channel in the Indian market. The lifestyle net was…
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Crime + Investigation to launch in Portugal
A+E Networks and AMC Networks have launched their Crime + Investigation channel in Portugal exclusively…
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A+E appoints African channels boss
A+E Networks has named a new general manager for Africa. Yusuf Nabee will take up…
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All3 poaches A+E exec for new US office
The international arm of All3Media is opening an office in the US and has recruited…
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A+E scores Pulse rep deal
A+E Networks has entered into a multiyear deal with Vice Media-owned Pulse Films. The deal…
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Roots planted in 50 territories
The remake of epic miniseries Roots has sold into 50 territories. Distributor A+E Networks has…
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A+E increases History Channel Japan stake
A+E Networks has increased its stake in The History Channel Japan from 50% to 80%….
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Authentically survival
Survival shows are nothing new, but the last few years have seen the genre go…
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A+E hires former Shine, Sony exec for formats push
A+E has recruited former Fox, Sony and Shine executive Hayley Babcock to spearhead a drive…
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A+E plots scripted pact with Harlequin
A+E Networks has created a creative partnership with book publisher Harlequin. This will see the…
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Free TV Lifetime launching in Turkey
Lifetime is launching as a free-to-air channel in Turkey at the end of next month….
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Viceland launching in UK, Ireland on Sky
Vice Media’s new linear TV channel is launching in the UK and Ireland on pay…
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A+E ups Barry to key strategic role
Cable group A+E Networks has promoted Christopher Barry to senior VP and head of finance…
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A&E locks in jail docu-series format
A+E Networks plans to launch a docu-series in which innocent civilians spend time in jail,…
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A&E locks in jail docu-series format
A+E Networks plans to launch a docu-series in which innocent civilians spend time in jail,…
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Lifetime hires new unscripted VP
US cable channel Lifetime has hired a new VP, non-fiction programming. Mioshi Hill joins the…
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Hulu makes Unreal drama move, takes Chance
US on-demand service Hulu has acquired exclusive digital rights to Unreal, the Lifetime drama series…
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Cohan upped in A+E Networks rejig
A+E Networks has rejigged its digital and corporate units, handing Sean Cohan a wider role…
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Hulu Japan takes A+E content SVOD rights
Japanese subscription on-demand service Hulu is bringing an “extensive” catalogue of programming from A+E Networks…
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Discovery development VP joins A&E
Long-time Discovery Communications development exec Amy Savitsky is joining rival A&E Network. Savitsky (pictured) will…
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Discovery development VP joins A&E
Long-time Discovery Communications development exec Amy Savitsky is joining rival A&E Network. Savitsky (pictured) will…