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by Caley Wildermuth<\/pre>\n
\"A+E<\/a>
A+E Network Logo – photo courtesy of C21Media (1<\/a>)<\/p><\/div>\n
HEADQUARTERS
\n<\/strong>235 E. 45th Street
\n<\/strong>New York, NY 1001
\nwww.aenetworks.com<\/a><\/h4>\n
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 KEY EXECUTIVES<\/strong><\/p>\n
\"Chairman<\/a>
Abbe Raven – Chairman and Past President\/CEO, A+E Networks – photo courtesy of A+E Networks (2<\/a>)<\/p><\/div>\n
\"Nancy<\/a>
Nancy Dubuc – President and CEO, A+E Networks – photo courtesy of A+E Networks (3<\/a>)<\/p><\/div>\n
\"Robert<\/a>
Robert DeBitetto –
 President, Brand Strategy, Business Development and A+E Studios, A+E Networks – A+E Courtesy of A+E Networks (4<\/a>)<\/p><\/div>\n
ABOUT<\/strong><\/p>\n
Beginning in 1984 as a joint venture between The Hearst Corporation and The Walt Disney Company, A+E Television Networks<\/a> is now an international media company with over ten channels, six original brands, and owner and operator of the informative historical website Bio<\/a> (5<\/a>). Standing for “Arts and Entertainment” Television, the company reaches over 330 million homes of 160 markets in over 60 different languages and a variety of genres, including both reality and scripted shows. Their ten channels include A&E<\/a>, Lifetime<\/a>, Lifetime Movie Network<\/a>, History<\/a>, H2<\/a>, Military History<\/a>, FYI<\/a>, Crime and Investigation<\/a>, History en Espa\u00f1ol<\/a>, and Lifetime Real Women<\/a> (6<\/a>). Top shows across all channels include History’s\u00a0Vikings <\/em><\/a>and Pawn Stars<\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>Lifetime’s\u00a0Devious Maids <\/em><\/a>and Dance Moms<\/a>, <\/em>and A+E’s Duck Dynasty <\/em><\/a>and Bate’s Motel<\/a> (3<\/a>).<\/em><\/p>\n
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Logos of all A+E Network Channels – photo courtesy of A+E Networks \u00a0(5<\/a>)<\/p><\/div>\n
HISTORY<\/strong><\/p>\n
Created in 1984, the company\u00a0only consisted of one channel: The Arts and Entertainment Channel. Although small in the beginning, the channel’s first-ever original programming propelled the company to new heights. Beginning with only 9 million subscribers, the company began to stray away from their original theme of fine art content into content more accustomed for a younger audience. This included historical documentaries and sitcoms that helped boost subscriptions. One of their most\u00a0popular series was the show\u00a0Biography<\/a>,<\/em>\u00a0a docuseries that chronicled\u00a0the lives and stories of famous celebrities and societal figures and brought the channel its first Emmy nomination in 1990. (7<\/a>)<\/p>\n
As subscriptions skyrocketed, the channel officially changed its name to A & E on its 10th anniversary and began to refocus its image into three themes: “biographies, mysteries, and specials” (7<\/a>). With this rebranding, the company launched three new channels including the History Channel, the History International Channel (now known as H2), and the Biography Channel, which was recently rebranded as the new channel, FYI. By 2001, the History Channel hit 70 million subscribers, making it the fastest cable network to hit those numbers since launch. Continuing their expansion, in 2009 A+E Networks combined with Lifetime Entertainment Services to add the various Lifetime channels (6<\/a>). The company is now just celebrating their 30th year anniversary and is considered to be worth $26 billion (8<\/a>).<\/p>\n
FINANCIALS<\/strong><\/p>\n
A+E Television Networks is not a publicly traded company, therefore no information regarding financials could be found.<\/p>\n
CHANNEL NEWS AND HIGHLIGHTS OF FALL SEASON<\/strong><\/p>\n
A+E Networks saw many high points with the close of the fall and 2014. Twelve of its shows broke the list of top 50 most watched shows for age group 25-54 (3<\/a>). Listed below are some of those highlights.<\/p>\n
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History Channel Logo – photo courtesy of A+E Networks (9<\/a>)<\/p><\/div>\n
History Channel<\/span>
\nHoudini <\/a><\/em>Sparks Big
\nStarring Academy Award winner, Adrien Brody<\/a>, the miniseries chronicled the life of the ever-mysterious and famous magician, Houdini. The show reached over 3.7 million viewers on its first night, “making it cable\u2019s number one miniseries premiere of 2014” (10<\/a>).<\/p>\n