A&E Scores Carriage on FOXTEL

NEW YORK/SYDNEY: A&E Network is to launch in Australia on FOXTEL on February 16.

The factual entertainment channel is the latest from A+E Networks to be offered by the FOXTEL Channels Group, which also operates HISTORY, Crime & Investigation Network and BIO in Australia. A&E in the region will feature original, unscripted entertainment series such as Storage Wars, Storage Wars Texas, Dog the Bounty Hunter, Billy the Exterminator, Pawn Stars and American Pickers. The channel will offer uniquely Australian content as well. A&E, also available in Canada and Latin America, launched in 1984 in the U.S. and is a flagship channel of A+E Networks.

“We are thrilled to be teaming up with our long time partners, FOXTEL, to bring the A&E brand to Australia,” said Sean Cohan, the senior VP of International at A+E Networks. “A&E is a leading television brand in the U.S., Canada and Latin America, with proven content that performs well worldwide. I am confident the channel will meet with great success in Australia.”

Brian Walsh, the executive director of television at FOXTEL, commented, “A&E will be the one stop destination for heart stopping unscripted, authentic and real entertainment series’ combined to create an intense, immediate and inspiring environment that is relevant to its audience. This channel further strengthens our relationship with global media company, A+E Networks, producer and distributor of some of the world’s leading television channels and content. We are delighted to welcome A&E to the FOXTEL platform.”