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A+E
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McKillop exits A&E as Sharenow takes over
David McKillop has passed control of US cable channel A&E to Lifetime general manager Rob…
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A+E preps FYI international launches
A+E Networks will launch its FYI channel into new international territories and will also look…
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Zodiak ups Andreas Lemos
Zodiak Rights has elevated Andreas Lemos to vice president, sales (North America), acquisitions and coproductions….
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Broadcasters buy controversial marriage format
A raft of broadcasters have acquired the US version of Married at First Sight, the…
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Netflix saves Longmire
Streaming service Netflix has revived Longmire, commissioning a fourth season after US cable net A&E…
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Abbe Raven retiring from A+E
Abbe Raven is to retire after 33 years at US-based cable business A+E Networks. Raven…
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Lifetime orders Bible special from Mark Burnett
Lifetime has ordered The Women of the Bible, a two-hour special that will go out…
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A+E makes dramatic move with Studios
A+E launched A+E Studios just over a year ago to deliver premium scripted programming to…
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A&E channel heads to Spain, Portugal
A+E Networks’ general entertainment channel A&E will continue its international rollout next week with the…
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A&E channel heads to Spain, Portugal
A+E Networks’ general entertainment channel A&E will continue its international rollout next week with the…
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A&E opens Lachey’s Bar
US cable channel A&E has ordered a Leftfield Pictures-produced unscripted series following reality star Nick…
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A&E opens Lachey’s Bar
US cable channel A&E has ordered a Leftfield Pictures-produced unscripted series following reality star Nick…
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A&E shackles couples in Love Prison
The A&E cable network is the US is launching a reality series in which couples…
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A&E shackles couples in Love Prison
The A&E cable network is the US is launching a reality series in which couples…
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Cable net FYI to be Married at First Sight for the second time
US cable channel FYI has ordered a second season of Married at First Sight, the…
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New format deals for Pawn Stars
There will be local versions of hit reality format Pawn Stars after the A&E and…
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Disney, Animal Planet services join Amazon Fire TV
Connected set-top box Amazon Fire TV has added services from the likes of Disney and…
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News brief: FYI channel launching in Canada
The FYI channel is launching in Canada as part of Shaw Media’s bouquet of specialty…
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Duck Dynasty producer launches YouTube prodco
Former Duck Dynasty co-executive producer Hank Stepleton is partnering with the co-founders of multichannel network…
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A&E set for Germany, Iberia, Africa launches
A&E is to launch in 10 million homes across Europe and Africa this autumn. The…
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The factual landscape: ducks, docs and digital
The business of selling factual programming is changing – with free-to-air slots for classic factual…
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Duck Dynasty ratings slide on new season opener
Duck Dynasty’s sixth season premiere on US cable channel A&E pulled in just 4.6 million…
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Foxtel’s History Channel buys BBC Worldwide war fare
History Channel in Australia has acquired a package of BBC Worldwide programming to commemorate the…
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A&E takes US version of The Returned to series
A&E has ordered a ten-episode US version of hit French drama series The Returned. The…
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Thrones most illegally shared US show, CBS hardest hit network
New research into illegal file sharing shows that over the course of one week a…
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Ob docs: obsolete or of the moment?
Rumblings that the ob doc trend is stifling creativity on both sides of the Atlantic…
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A&E builds unscripted team with Tappon promotion
US cable channel A&E has upped Drew Tappon to the post of senior VP, development…
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Schechter launches New York prodco
Paranormal State producer Betsy Schechter has launched her own production company with a slate of…
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A&E poaches VH1’s Tatro for key programming role
Duck Dynasty broadcaster A&E has poached Shelly Tatro from music net VH1 to become its…
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A+E hires two for LMN and FYI
A+E Networks has hired programming executives for its FYI and LMN channels. FYI launches this…