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History
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Lifetime recruits History exec to co-head unscripted content
History exec Amy Savitsky is moving to fellow A&E Networks brand Lifetime to co-head unscripted…
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Amazon takes first run rights on ‘Vikings’ finale away from History
Amazon Prime Video has bagged first window rights for the final 10 episodes of historical…
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A+E’s History orders Morgan Freeman-fronted prison break doc series
A+E Networks-owned History channel has commissioned a new 6 x 60-minute factual series exploring some…
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Samuel L Jackson’s docuseries ‘Enslaved’ to air in 130 territories
France’s Histoire TV, History in Germany and RTVE in Spain have picked up Samuel L…
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Netflix preps sequel series to History’s ‘Vikings’
Netflix has signed up for a Vikings spin-off from MGM Television and the show’s original…
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Damian Lewis-fronted ‘Spy Wars’ secures global sales
Broadcasters including History and Blaze in the UK and Spain’s Atresmedia are among numerous buyers…
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NATPE: History gives Jesus docudrama the premium treatment
The high-end drama boom is having a knock-on effect on docudramas, according to Nutopia boss…
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Top US cable entertainment channel rankings unveiled
USA Network, home of The Sinner and Banijay’s forthcoming Temptation Island reboot, was the most…
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History exec returns to Discovery fold for development role
History exec Sean Boyle is to return to Discovery as senior VP of development. The…
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MIPCOM Hot Picks: Project Blue Book
Distributor: A+E Networks Int’l Producer: A+E Studios Production in association with Compari Entertainment Broadcaster: History…
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A+E to launch scripted title Project Blue Book globally
A+E Networks is set to launch its latest scripted series Project Blue Book at MIPCOM…
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History to premiere Watergate doc this autumn
History is set to premiere its original documentary Watergate, from Academy Award-winning director Charles Ferguson,…
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A+E launches first int’l digital studio in Singapore
A+E Networks has begun rolling out digital studios outside of the US, under the A+E…
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A+E strikes wide-ranging programming deal with Verizon
A+E Networks has scored a programming output deal with US telco and digital business Verizon….
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History to investigate Grenfell Tower tragedy
History in the UK will investigate tragic events that changed Britain such as the Grenfell…
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Leading US nets join SVOD streamer
A+E Networks, Discovery, AMC Networks and Viacom are among the major US broadcast groups confirming…
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Silverlining hires ex-History UK exec as acquisitions head
UK factual company Silverlining has appointed Rachel Job, former director of programming for A+E Networks’…
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History greenlights Bill Clinton scripted drama
A+E’s History has ordered a six-episode scripted drama series titled The Breach: Inside the Impeachment…
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Ex-MTV exec joins A+E as Sharenow rises
Former MTV development chief Eli Lehrer has joined A+E Networks, as A&E channel chief Rob…
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CEE broadcaster bags A+E’s Knightfall
Central and Eastern European broadcaster SPI / Filmbox has acquired A+E Networks’ period action drama…
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A+E buys NBCU out of German JV
A+E Networks is to acquire full control of its German joint venture, as it continues…
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History to open Blue Book with Robert Zemeckis
US cable channel History has ordered a straight-to-series drama from Forrest Gump director Robert Zemeckis….
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Charles Ferguson explores Watergate for A+E’s History
A+E Network’s History channel has made a concerted drive into scripted series recently. But this…
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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…
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TVF secures swathe of deals in Australia and New Zealand
London-based factual distributor TVF International has sold a slate of shows to broadcasters in Australia…
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History staffs up for Dutch launch
A+E Networks UK has hired new programming and marketing staff ahead of the launch of…
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Bennett exiting History to create prodco
History chief Jana Bennett is to leave A+E Networks to create a London- and New…
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Lifetime to tell Berlanti’s ‘twisted love story’
US cable channel Lifetime is going straight-to-series on “the most twisted love story ever”, which…
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Viaplay orders first Icelandic original
Scandinavian SVOD player Viaplay’s latest original is an Icelandic drama. The commission of Stella Blómkvist…
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History lines up annual presidents anthology
US cable channel History is preparing an annual anthology drama event focused on American presidents….