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A&E Networks
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A+E’s Bio to rebrand as FYI
Jana Bennett is to preside over a rebranded Bio channel, which will switch to more…
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A+E poaches Fox boss to run Italian channels biz
A senior Fox International Channels Italy boss will run A+E Networks’s new Italian networks business….
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Bonnie & Clyde simulcast hits big as b’caster slams cable
The simulcast of cable miniseries Bonnie & Clyde scored nearly 10 million viewers across three…
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A+E goes it alone with new European launch
A+E Networks has launched A+E Networks Italy, TBI has learned, marking the first time it…
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A+E makes History in Russia
A+E-owned channel History is launching in Russia today. History and its HD sister channel have…
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Comment: Are newspaper giants the new pay TV channels?
The news back in September that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos had bought the iconic Washington…
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A&E European launch confirmed with Canal+ deal
A+E Networks has joined forces with Canal+ and will launch local A&E and Crime &…
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A&E channel set to launch in Europe
The A&E Network is set to launch in Europe within weeks for the first time,…
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AMC Networks buys Chellomedia for $1bn
AMC Networks has reached an agreement to buy Liberty Global-owned channel operator Chellomedia for €750…
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Discovery cited as the biggest TV channel in Europe
The Discovery Channel is the network with the widest distribution in Europe, according to new…
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Major channels sign up to Freeview streaming service
A new UK pay-TV streaming service for Freeview viewers, VuTV, has signed deals A+E Networks,…
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Australia’s Surveillance sells to BSkyB, Mediaset
Australian factual entertainment and CCTV series Surveillance has found its way to BSkyB in the…
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History performs Houdini act
A+E Networks-owned History has greenlit another scripted period miniseries, this time calling on Oscar-winner Adrien…
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News brief: More Devious Maids for Lifetime
A+E Networks-owned Lifetime has ordered a second season of the Judy Reyes-starring melodrama Devious Maids….
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News brief: H2 calls on Thing-a-ma-bob
US cable channel H2 has ordered a 10-part series from T Group Productions and 1st…
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A+E takes full control of channels in Asia
A+E has finalised a previously announced deal to take full control of AETN All Asia…
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Jana Bennett joins new look A+E
Former BBC Worldwide president of worldwide networks Jana Bennett has re-emerged at A+E Networks, where…
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A+E taps Disney for Asian sales rep
A+E Networks has poached a sales exec from parent company Disney to become its senior…
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Lifetime, H2 set for Southeast Asia launch
A+E Networks-owned channels Lifetime and H2 will launch across Southeast Asia on June 14. A+E’s…
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A+E slams US broadcasters at Upfront
A+E Networks execs have told advertisers that choosing to spend their dollars on US broadcast…
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Dubuc upped to A+E president, CEO
Nancy Dubuc has become just the third CEO in A+E Network’s history, with former incumbent…
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Epic drama for factual channels
The last decade saw the big factual channels move from documentary led schedules to grids…
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A+E partners with Canal+
A+E Networks and Canal+ Group will launch “multiple channels” in the second part of 2013…
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Broadcasters flock to A+E’s Duck Dynasty
Broadcasters in Europe, Asia and North America have acquired A+E Networks’ series Duck Dynasty. The…
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MIPTV News: A+E takes Lifetime Originals to MIPTV
A+E Networks will tout a trio of new Lifetime Original Movies at MIPTV. These are…
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Crime, seen investigation
As factual crime shows go from strength to strength, TBI takes witness statements from channel…
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A+E ups Dirk Hoogstra
A+E Networks has promoted Dirk Hoogstra to executive VP, development and programming, for its History…
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A+E plans international launch of History sister channel H2
A+E Networks is preparing to launch its H2 channel in international markets for the first…
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NATPE News: Liz & Dick and Lifetime movies head to HBO Lat-Am
HBO Latin America has licensed A+E Networks’ Lindsay Lohan TV Movie Liz & Dick and…
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Miami Five-O: NATPE 2013
Miami Beach-based programme market NATPE celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. And all the indications…