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A+E Networks
Company typeJoint Venture
IndustryBroadcasting & Cable TV
Founded1984
Headquarters235 E 45th St
New York City, New York,
United States 10017
Key people
Abbe Raven, President & CEO
Whitney Goit II, SEVP
Gerard Gruosso, EVP
ProductsMass media, Home video
OwnerHearst Corporation (50%)
Disney-ABC Television Group (The Walt Disney Company; 50%)
Number of employees
650 (2009)
DivisionsA+E Networks International
A+E Networks Consumer Products
A+E Networks Home Entertainment
Websitehttp://www.aenetworks.com

A&E Television Networks (Doing business as A+E Networks and formerly also known as AETN) is a U.S. media company that owns a group of television channels available via cable & satellite in the US and abroad. 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]

Channels

Channels from A+E Networks include:

On August 27, 2009, A+E Networks acquired Lifetime Entertainment Services.[2][3]


A+E Networks International

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

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

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

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

British television

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ A&E Acquires Lifetime, Variety.com, August 27, 2009
  3. ^ A&E Networks, Lifetime Merger Completed, Broadcasting & Cable, August 27, 2009
  4. ^ Members of the Caribbean Cable & Telecommunications Association
  5. ^ Member channels of the Caribbean Cable Cooperative
  6. ^ "The History Channel UK Changes Name to AETN UK". AETN International. July 2, 2009.
  7. ^ "AETN UK rebrands as A+E Networks UK". Broadband TV News. September 22, 2011.
  8. ^ Aetninternational.com
  9. ^ Brandrepublic.asia
  10. ^ Flornida South East Asian Network
  11. ^ Inspire Me Today.

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