Tag: HISTORY

NEW YORK: A+E Networks Brand Licensing and Lyons Press are developing a line of illustrated books inspired by HISTORY’s Breaking History programming block.

NEW YORK: North American nonfiction producers have ranked HISTORY and A&E as their top cable networks to pitch to and work with, according to a new survey.

NEW YORK: On January 15, HISTORY will air the two-hour special The 44th President: In His Own Words, which features an in-depth one-on-one interview with Barack Obama.

NEW YORK: Ahead of its season three premiere tonight, HISTORY has renewed the survival series Alone for a fourth run.

NEW YORK: HISTORY is commemorating the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor with a weekend of original programming dedicated to the events that brought the U.S. into World War II.

NEW YORK: HISTORY has given the green light to the documentary series Frontiersmen from executive producers Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Davisson and Stephen David.

NEW YORK: HISTORY has ordered 20 additional episodes of the competition series Forged in Fire, which recently hit ratings records across a number of key demos.

Jana Bennett joined A+E Networks in 2013 to lead FYI and LMN, and moved over to take the reins at HISTORY last year; she talks about how she’s building on the platform’s success.

NEW YORK: Dolores Gavin is rejoining HISTORY in the newly created post of senior executive of development and production.

COPENHAGEN: A+E Networks UK has extended the distribution of its portfolio of factual-entertainment channels in Norway through a renewed agreement with Get that sees H2 launch on the cable and IPTV platform and expands the reach of HISTORY.