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A+E Networks’ History Captures ‘Black Sails’ in U.K., Africa
LONDON — A+E Networks UK has acquired the exclusive linear TV rights in the U.K. and Africa for Starz’s adventure series “Black Sails,” which will play on History. The acquisition marks the first A+E...
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Producer Howard T. Owens Launches Banner with A+E Networks’ Investment
Former National Geographic TV president Howard T. Owens has launched a content production venture with financial backing from A+E Networks. Owens (pictured left) has tapped former A&E Network g.m....
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A+E Launches Asterisk Internet-Media Brand with New Spins on History (Exclusive)
A+E Networks wants to make history seem less like homework — with something that feels more like BuzzFeed. The media company, whose properties include the History cable channel, this week is launching...
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Upfronts: A+E Networks Goes Big, Niche and Embraces Vice
A+E Networks channels have hit the gas on content development in all its forms. That was the message delivered Thursday night by the top brass of the cable group from the stage at Manhattan’s Park...
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NewFronts 2015: Vice Deal with HBO Is Biggest in Cabler’s History for...
Vice Media CEO Shane Smith boasted that his company’s multiyear deal with Time Warner’s HBO — which covers a weekday new show for the next four years — is the biggest ever in the premium cabler’s...
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Cabler FYI Marks 1-Year Anniversary with Ratings Growth, Provocative Shows
Shotgun weddings and small houses have been good for A+E Networks during the past year. While the cable group has struggled with ratings declines at its flagship channels, fledgling FYI been a growing...
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A+E Networks Sets Development Initiative with New York Television Festival
A+E Networks is launching an extensive development and talent scouting program with the New York Television Festival designed to open doors for promising writers and producers. Dubbed “Create 360,” the...
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A+E Networks Named TV Acad’s 2015 Governors Award Winner
Thanks in part to its corporate social responsibility programs, A+E Networks is this year’s recipient of the TV Academy’s Governors Award, the Academy announced Thursday. Nancy Dubuc, president and CEO...
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Emmy Q&A: A+E Networks Chief Nancy Dubuc on Television’s Power to Change Lives
Harnessing the power of television to advocate for and raise awareness of social issues is a tricky business. A+E Networks cablers have embraced a range of causes for more than 30 years, from...
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History Exec Shakeup: Jana Bennett Takes Reins as Dirk Hoogstra Departs
History is being rewritten at A+E Networks. FYI and LMN president Jana Bennett is taking over the channel from longtime History exec Dirk Hoogstra, who is leaving the company. The shuffle comes as...
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A+E, iHeartMedia Partner on Race Relations Concert With Bruce Springsteen,...
Hoping to bring more attention to the country’s severe race relations problems, A+E Networks and iHeartMedia announced Thursday that they are partnering on a live event tentatively titled “Shining a...
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A+E’s ‘Shining a Light’ Concert Special to Air Internationally
A+E Networks’ upcoming special, “Shining a Light: A Concert for Progress on Race in America,” will air across more than 135 territories internationally, the company announced Monday. Airing on Nov. 20...
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Liberty Global Extends European Carriage Deal with A+E Networks
LONDON — John Malone’s international cable company Liberty Global has extended its pan-European carriage deal with A+E Networks. The deal covers A+E Networks’ U.K. channels on Liberty Global platforms...
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Vice Media to Unveil its TV Channel With A+E Networks
It’s been a long time coming: Vice Media is finally getting ready to announce its long-planned TV channel, Variety has learned. The online media upstart has teamed up with A+E Networks to turn A+E’s H2...
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Viceland Channel Marks Big Linear TV Bet For Vice Media, A+E Networks
Vice Media and A+E Networks have raised the curtain on the long-gestating plan for Viceland, the makeover of A+E’s H2 cabler that amounts to a big bet on a linear TV launch aimed at a demo that is...
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A+E Networks, AOL Strike Digital-Ad Pact
A+E Networks has agreed to pay AOL to reserve inventory for advertising that drives audience tune-in to programs on the cable programmer’s group of networks, which include History, Lifetime and FYI, as...
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Lifetime Sets Hiring Program For AFI Directing Workshop For Women Graduates
Lifetime has set a program with AFI to place graduates of the institute’s Directing Workshop for Women in production roles across A+E Networks’ various TV and digital outlets. The goal is to give...
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A+E Networks Shows To Be Hosted on Hulu Japan
A large slate of programming from A+E Networks will be made available on Hulu Japan.
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A+E Networks Aligns Divisions, Promotes Two
Daniel Suratt and Sean Cohan are being promoted following A+E’s alignment of divisions. Suratt, the former head of digital media & business development, has been promoted to president, corporate...
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A+E Taps Ad-Sales Veteran Jim Hoffman In Paid-Content Push
Jim Hoffman for years helped advertisers like Staples and Toyota find their way into NBC programs like “The Office” and “Today.” Now he wants to do the same for the many properties owned by A+E...
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