A+E Networks
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| Type | Joint Venture |
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| Industry | Broadcasting & Cable TV |
| Founded | 1984 |
| Headquarters | 235 E 45th St New York City, New York, United States 10017 |
| Key people | Ms. Abbe Raven, President & CEO Whitney Goit II, SEVP Gerard Gruosso, EVP |
| Products | Mass media, Home video |
| Owner(s) | Hearst Corporation (50%) Disney-ABC Television Group (The Walt Disney Company; 50%) |
| Employees | 650 (2009) |
| Divisions | A+E Networks International A+E Networks Consumer Products A+E Networks Home Entertainment |
| Website | http://www.aenetworks.com |
A&E Television Networks (DBA A+E Networks and formerly also known as AETN) is an American media company that owns a group of television channels available via cable & satellite in the US and abroad. A&E stands for Arts & Entertainment. The company is a joint venture between Hearst Corporation and Disney-ABC Television Group, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. NBCUniversal was also a part of the joint venture, with Hearst and Disney each owning a 42.5% stake and NBCUniversal owning a 15% stake, but in July 2012, NBCUniversal confirmed plans to sell its 15.8% stake in A+E Networks to Disney and Hearst, who will become 50-50 partners in the joint venture.[1]
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Channels [edit]
Channels from A+E Networks include:
- A&E
- Bio
- Crime & Investigation Network
- History
- H2
- History en Español
- Lifetime
- LMN
- Lifetime Real Women
- Military History
On August 27, 2009, A+E Networks acquired Lifetime Entertainment Services.[2][3]
A+E Networks International [edit]
A+E Networks International is the international division of A+E Networks, which handles international operations outside the U.S., mostly through joint ventures. A&E is an associate member of: the Caribbean Cable & Telecommunications Association[4] and the Caribbean Cable Cooperative.[5]
A+E Networks UK [edit]
A+E Networks UK is a joint venture of A&E Television Networks and the United Kingdom's largest subscription television provider British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) through the Sky Ventures division. Previously it operated under the names The History Channel UK and AETN UK.[6][7] A+E Networks UK operates channels throughout the European region, as well as the Middle East and Africa.
A+E Networks Asia [edit]
A+E Networks Asia was formed on April 2007 through a joint venture between A&E Television Networks and Malaysia's pay TV provider Astro. Headquartered in Singapore, A+E Networks Asia also have operations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[8] AAAN currently operates four channels in the Asian region.
In 2009, AETN Asia Networks struck a US$800,000 co-production deal with the National Film Development Corporation of Malaysia to co-produce programmes to be featured across its channels.[9] It has recently hired SPE Networks as a regional ad sales representative across the South East Asian region.[10]
A+E Networks Home Entertainment [edit]
A+E Networks Home Entertainment is the home entertainment division of A+E Networks. It creates and distributes content from A+E Networks' channels included A&E, Biography & History branded products. It also distributes content it has acquired the rights to including hit American TV series, British comedies, cult TV and sports programming.
For over seven years, TV personality Timberly Whitfield served as programming executive and producer for several series on A+E.[11]
A+E Networks Home Entertainment currently distributes the following titles:
TV series [edit]
- A Nero Wolfe Mystery
- Brooklyn South
- Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse
- Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
- Danger Mouse
- Ellen
- Farscape
- Highway to Heaven
- Homicide: Life on the Street
- Intervention
- Hoarders
- The Kids in the Hall
- Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
- Peter Gunn
- Profiler
- Weird Science
- Zorro
British television [edit]
- The Avengers
- The Benny Hill Show
- Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
- Fireball XL5
- Hammer House of Horror
- Jeeves and Wooster
- Joe 90
- Monty Python's Flying Circus
- Mr. Bean
- The Persuaders!
- The Prisoner
- The Protectors
- Rex the Runt
- Rumpole of the Bailey
- Sapphire & Steel
- Secret Agent
- The Saint
- The Secret Service
- Space: 1999
- Stingray
- Supercar
- Terrahawks
- Thomas and Sarah
- Thunderbirds
- The Tomorrow People
- Timeslip
- UFO
References [edit]
- ^ Goldsmith, Jill (July 10, 2012). "Comcast to sell A&E stake for $3 billion: A&E to redeem the 15.8% stake". Sacramento Bee. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
- ^ A&E Acquires Lifetime, Variety.com, August 27, 2009
- ^ A&E Networks, Lifetime Merger Completed, Broadcasting & Cable, August 27, 2009
- ^ Members of the Caribbean Cable & Telecommunications Association
- ^ Member channels of the Caribbean Cable Cooperative
- ^ "The History Channel UK Changes Name to AETN UK". AETN International. July 2, 2009.
- ^ "AETN UK rebrands as A+E Networks UK". Broadband TV News. September 22, 2011.
- ^ Aetninternational.com
- ^ Brandrepublic.asia
- ^ Flornida South East Asian Network
- ^ Inspire Me Today.
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