Kelli Peter has been appointed as A+E Networks UK’s new Vice President of Marketing & Communications in a new role with an expanded remit, which will see Peter focus on digital transformation and product development alongside working on the company’s existing linear and on-demand services. Peter previously held senior positions at Discovery where she was […]
Beyond Rights has revealed its new content slate for MIPTV, introducing a wide range of unscripted content from a variety of different genres, and numerous returning seasons of popular and well-established programme brands. In total, the business is launching more than 180 new unscripted hours into the international market at this time. Leading the new […]
Autentic Distribution is heading to MIPTV with 90 hours of new factual content added to its spring slate, including a long-running true crime series and brand-new science series. In Crime Time prosecutors, forensic scientists, police officers and profilers describe the cases they will not forget any time soon. They go on the hunt for serial […]
Director Tony Kaye (American History X, Lake of Fire, Detachment) and his production company, Above the Sea, have partnered with Law&Crime Productions and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to create a multi-part docudrama for television based on his iconic music video ‘Runaway Train.’ The video for ‘Runaway Train’ was written, directed and […]
VIZIO SmartCast viewers in the US now have access to A+E Networks subscription streaming apps HISTORY Vault, A&E Crime Central and Lifetime Movie Club – all commercial free. SmartCast users can dive into A+E Networks apps, including: HISTORY Vault – Over 3,500 hours of content offering from The HISTORY Channel’s extensive catalogue. A&E Crime Central […]
A+E Networks EMEA has launched streaming service HISTORY Play in Hungary. The SVoD brand will offer exclusive documentaries and premium factual entertainment and will be available via RTL Most+ in the Hungarian market. The launch of HISTORY Play in Hungary marks the premiere of the brand in the Central-Eastern European region. HISTORY Play is already […]
Sky has unveiled four new titles for Sky Documentaries and a series each for Sky Crime, Sky Nature and Sky History. The seven new commissions, which will also air on streaming service NOW, build on a slate that has already attracted record-breaking audiences to the channels. The newly commissioned titles for Sky Documentaries include The […]
The Foxtel Group has announced an expanded multi-year partnership with A+E Networks that will see content from Crime & Investigation, The History Channel, A&E and Lifetime Movie Network (LMN) available on Foxtel and streaming service BINGE. The expanded deal brings a number of premiering LMN movie titles and popular A+E Networks series such as Pawn […]
Arrested Industries (fka Fugitive) is delighted to announce the addition of two new SVPs to its expanding business. Judy Levenson joins as SVP sales, overseeing unscripted and scripted content sales in North America, while Mette Kanne-Behrendsen becomes Arrested’s SVP of acquisitions, focusing on unscripted content. Based in the US, Levenson is a highly regarded international […]
A+E Networks UK has commissioned the treasure-hunting sequel to Lost Relics of the Knights Templar (TX April 2020) from Fired Up Films and Krempelwood. Lost Relics of the Knights Templar rated more than 300 per cent above primetime average, making it the best performing UK commission on Sky HISTORY since Al Murray: Why Does Everyone […]