A+E NETWORKS™ CONTINUES MOMENTUM HEADING INTO THE ASIA TV FORUM – OVER 700+ HOURS SOLD TO ASIA PACIFIC BROADCASTERS
NEW YORK (November 22nd , 2011) – Heading into the Asia Television Forum, A+E Networks™ has finalized program license agreements with broadcasters in the Asia Pacific region for over 700 hours of programming.
HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:
South Korea
- CJ Media has acquired Seriously Funny Kids.
- Science TV has picked up Crime 360, Mega Disasters, Jaws: The Inside Story, Silence of the Lambs: The Inside Story, and Halloween: The Inside Story.
- Korean Forces Network has licensed Basic Training, Mail Call, History Raiders, IRT: Deadliest Roads, The Presidents Book of Secrets, B-25 Bomber, Battlefield, and Weather Warfare.
- Skylife has picked up The Universe in 3D.
- KBS has licensed America: The Story of US.
Thailand
- Thai PBS has picked up Seven Wonders of the Solar System, Hidden Cities, and Underwater Universe, along with Biography® episodes of Madame Mao, Mahathir, Ho Chi Minh and Junichiro Koizumi.
- True Vision has picked up Seriously Funny Kids, Jersey Cheer, Fairy Jobmother, Coming Home, and a volume package of the Biography series, which includes George Clooney, Patrick Swayze, Katherine Hepburn, Leonardo DiCaprio, Julia Roberts, Tom Cruise, and Bette Davis, among others.
Philippines
- GMA has picked up several Biography episodes, including Cory Aquino: Housewife Who Led a Revolution, The Maguindanao Massacre, Manny Pacquiao, and Marcos: Fall Of A Dictator.
- ABS – CBN has licensed Glamour Belles, Seriously Funny Kids, and a volume package from the Biography series which includes Jude Law, Robert Downey Jr., Drew Barrymore, Amy Winehouse and Matt Damon, among others.
Japan
- Nippon TV has licensed Seriously Funny Kids and Most Extreme Airports.
CHINA
- CCTV 15 has acquired Ancient Discoveries and Four Heavenly Kings.
Australia
- Nine Network has picked up Picker Sisters.
- 13th Street has acquired a package of Lifetime Original Movies including And Baby Will Fall and Gone.
- Lifestyle and Lifestyle You has picked up Glamour Belles, Dance Moms, and Russian Dolls.
- Sci-Fi/TV1 General Entertainment has taken The Captains of the Final Frontier.
- Universal Channel has picked up a package of Lifetime Original Movies including Bringing Ashley Home.
New Zealand
- Sky’s Box Channel has licensed Ice Road Truckers, Pawn Stars and Hoarders.
- Sky – The Arts Channel has picked up The Chris Isaak Hour.
- TV3 has acquired IRT: Deadliest Roads.
- TVOne and TV2 have picked up Seriously Funny Kids.
“A+E Networks is known across the globe for the quality series and specials we offer from the A&E® Network, History™, and Lifetime® program catalogues,” said Sean Cohan, Senior Vice President, International for A+E Networks. “The global demand for our content continues to grow exponentially throughout the Asia-Pacific region and we are looking forward to maximizing this momentum at Asia TV Forum.”
About A+E Networks™
A+E Networks™ is an award-winning, global media content company offering consumers a diverse communications environment ranging from television networks to websites, to DVDs to gaming and educational software. Led by three iconic brands A&E Network®, HISTORY®, and Lifetime®, A+E Networks also includes Lifetime Movie Network, BIO™, History International™, Lifetime Real Women®, Military History™, History en Español™, Crime & Investigation Network™, and A&E IndieFilms®. A+E Networks channels and branded entertainment reach more than 300 million households in over 150 countries around the world. A+E Networks is a joint venture of Disney-ABC Television Group, Hearst Corporation and NBC Universal. The International website is located at www.aetninternational.com.
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