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Sky and A+E Networks extend European partnership
Sky has extended its long-term partnership with A+E Networks and will continue to distribute A+E’s…
Iger ‘open’ to extending Disney CEO run
The Walt Disney Company chairman and CEO Bob Iger is “open” to postponing his retirement…
A+E takes Military Tech Show for Lat Am
A+E Networks Latin America has acquired a package of programming from UK-based TVF International that…
A+E poaches finance chief from Scripps
A+E Networks UK, which runs the channel operator’s European operations, has recruited Mark Neil as…
H2 channel launches on Get in Norway
Norwegian cable and IPTV provider Get will now carry factual channel H2 after extending its…
A+E commissions Combat Ships in UK
A+E Networks UK has commissioned a documentary series from indie Woodcut Media, Combat Ships. The…
Raft of MENA launches for Discovery
Discovery Communications has announced a raft of carriage deals for its channels in the MENA…
Corus in ‘game-changing’ C$2.7bn Shaw deal
Toronto-listed Corus Entertainment is to pay C$2.65 billion (US$1.86 billion) to buy rival Shaw Media….
A+E and Vice confirm channel deal
A+E Networks and Vice Media have confirmed that the pair will launch a Vice-branded channel…
Davidson exits A+E UK, new boss named
Tom Davidson is stepping down as managing director of A+E Networks UK as part of…
A+E to rebrand H2 as Vice
Having ploughed US$250 million into Vice Media last year, A+E Networks is now retooling one…
New programming chiefs at A&E, History
Elaine Frontain Bryant and Paul Cabana have been promoted to programming chiefs for A&E and…
A+E ups Heather Jones
Channel operator A+E Networks UK has promoted Heather Jones to general manager. In her new…
Shaw Media appoints new president
Shaw Media has appointed Barbara Williams as its president following the passing of Paul Robertson…
A+E to launch channels on TalkTalk
A+E Networks UK is set to launch its full channel portfolio on TalkTalk’s TV service,…
Schechter launches New York prodco
Paranormal State producer Betsy Schechter has launched her own production company with a slate of…
UK streaming service brings MTV, History to Freeview
A new subscription streaming service is bringing channels such as Comedy Central, MTV and History…
New look A+E programing team ups four
A+E Networks has followed its recent appointment of a new top programming team by promoting…
A+E UK names ex-North One boss as programming chief
A+E Networks UK has named Heather Jones as VP of programming. Jones, who will take…
Lifetime confirms UK launch, expected to replace Bio
US cable network Lifetime has confirmed it will launch in the UK this autumn. The…
A+E poaches Universal Channels exec for new distribution role
A+E Networks UK has hired Katarzyna Jablonska as its director of distribution. Jablonska joins from…
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…
A+E slams US broadcasters at Upfront
A+E Networks execs have told advertisers that choosing to spend their dollars on US broadcast…
History UK to unveil Polish war heroes
The UK’s History Channel has commissioned Sky Vision to produce a 5x60mins doc series about…
A+E names UK digital director
A+E Networks UK has appointed its first director of digital to bring its content to…
H2 set for UK launch
A+E Networks is due to launch its H2 network, a complimentary brand to its History…
A+E preps Lifetime and H2 launch in Asia and ups trio of execs
AETN All Asia Networks is about to launch the Lifetime and H2 channels in Asia….
A+E ups Dirk Hoogstra
A+E Networks has promoted Dirk Hoogstra to executive VP, development and programming, for its History…
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…