{"id":8379,"date":"2016-03-09T10:44:21","date_gmt":"2016-03-09T15:44:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/ae-networks-fuels-factual-drive-with-pawn-treasure-crime\/"},"modified":"2016-03-11T09:23:35","modified_gmt":"2016-03-11T14:23:35","slug":"ae-networks-fuels-factual-drive-with-pawn-treasure-crime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/ae-networks-fuels-factual-drive-with-pawn-treasure-crime\/","title":{"rendered":"A+E Networks Fuels Factual Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"

Joel Denton, the company’s managing director of international content sales and partnerships, talks about trending factual genres, the power of\u00a0<\/em>Pawn Stars\u00a0and what\u2019s on deck for the company in the coming months.<\/em><\/p>\n

A+E Networks\u2019s catalogue features, among other genres, a slate of recognizable factual titles such as reality series like\u00a0Intervention<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Storage Wars<\/em>, crime series like\u00a0The First 48<\/em>\u00a0and the treasure-hunting show\u00a0The Curse of Oak Island<\/em>, to name a few. One title that has become a staple for the New York-based company is\u00a0Pawn Stars<\/em>. Joel Denton, the managing director of international content sales and partnerships at A+E Networks, explains that\u00a0Pawn Stars<\/em>\u00a0is \u201ca program, more than any other show, that for us broke factual internationally and proved that factual [content] could rate in prime time and on large free-to-air networks.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"***Image***\"\u201cPawn Stars<\/em>\u00a0is a crucial show for us,\u201d he adds. \u201cIt\u2019s a show we often use as a leader to open the door [internationally] for factual content and it invariably works. A lot of markets don\u2019t even have pawnshops, but they understand the joy of [learning about] the history of an object, and [the anticipation of wondering], Is it real? Is it fake? Is this item worth a fortune? Is it worth nothing at all?\u201d<\/p>\n

Denton explains that the desire to discover the history of objects and whether they\u2019re valuable, which is at the core of\u00a0Pawn Stars<\/em>, also carries through to the treasure-hunting show\u00a0The Curse of Oak Island<\/em>, about two brothers on a mission to discover whether a cache is buried on an isle off the coast of Nova Scotia. The show is taking off internationally, as Denton notes, \u201cPeople have always had a fascination with anything related to buried treasure.\u201d<\/p>\n

He adds that the draw of a show like\u00a0Pawn Stars<\/em>\u00a0is not limited to the story behind the objects that are brought into Rick Harrison\u2019s Las Vegas shop; it also has to do with the characters themselves. \u201cRick is an extraordinary character with an extraordinary brain, but in a lot of ways he feels very everyman-ish,\u201d Denton explains. \u201cHe could be an uncle or a friend or somebody you meet at a bar. It\u2019s that relationship between the audience and the characters\u201d that leads viewers to return to a show.<\/p>\n

The connection to characters extends across generations and borders. \u201cI love the multiage reach,\u201d Denton says.\u00a0Pawn Stars<\/em>\u00a0is a \u201cfamily show in a lot of ways. Kids can sit down and watch with their grandparents, and both generations can enjoy equally. They might be enjoying different bits of the show sometimes, but they can all enjoy it. It\u2019s very broad.\u201d The fact that\u00a0Pawn Stars<\/em>\u00a0has become successful internationally is, for Denton, \u201ca sign of a shrinking world and of people opening up to different cultures and different ways of doing things.\u201d<\/p>\n

Denton has also noticed a \u201crenewed interest in and mood for crime,\u201d likely fueled by the popularity of Netflix\u2019s\u00a0Making a Murderer<\/em>\u00a0and HBO\u2019s\u00a0The Jinx<\/em>. Though there is an appetite for crime, this type of programming can pose a challenge for distributors, especially in Europe, where Denton says \u201cthere\u2019s quite considerable censorship on what can and can\u2019t be shown at a time when a child might be watching, so a lot of the crime shows go [on] much later than they would in the U.S. and similar markets.\u201d He notes that the restrictions are being relaxed, and shows like\u00a0The First 48<\/em>, which Denton calls a \u201cstaple of A&E in the States,\u201d and other titles in the crime category, are gaining traction internationally.<\/p>\n

In addition to crime shows that have been on the radar for some time, such as\u00a0The First 48<\/em>, A+E Networks has launched the docuseries\u00a060 Days In<\/em>, which sees seven innocent people enter the Clark County Jail in Jeffersonville, Indiana, to expose what life is like behind bars, examining significant issues surrounding incarceration. \u201cIt\u2019s a great piece of television, a very brave piece of television, actually, both for the sheriff who authorized them to go into a facility that has recently had a very corrupt history, and also the people who are going in there,\u201d says Denton. \u201cIt\u2019s pretty extraordinary.\u201d<\/p>\n

Denton notes that the show not only fits the bill as far as buyers\u2019 increased appetite for crime shows, but it also addresses another trend. \u201cThere has been a bit more seriousness in terms of topics, and a show like\u00a060 Days In<\/em>\u00a0is somewhat indicative of the [demand for] shows that address real issues through different lenses.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re always looking for what\u2019s new, what\u2019s next, taking some risks, taking some swings,\u201d Denton says of A+E Networks\u2019s goals. \u201cThere are a couple of areas, such as treasure-hunting and crime, where we\u2019ll be taking some swings in the next few months. Crime in particular will be a real emphasis for us, and there will be a fair amount of new shows coming through in that area, so it will be interesting to see how they work internationally.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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