Programming: Syndication & Licensing
A+E Networks is a global content company comprised of some of the most popular and culturally relevant brands in media, including A&E, Lifetime, The HISTORY Channel, LMN, FYI, and VICE TV, Blaze and Crime+Investigation. A+E Networks’ portfolio extends across platforms and genres with a scripted production division, A+E Studios; unscripted production studios, Six West Media; and Category 6; and film unit, A&E IndieFilms. A+E Digital includes apps, games, FAST channels, AVOD, SVOD, and podcasts. A+E International Includes global branded channels, content distribution and co-productions. A+E Networks’ content reaches more than 335 million households in over 200 territories in 41 languages. A+E Networks is a joint venture of Disney-ABC Television Group and Hearst.
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Who’s Who...
Steve MacDonald President, Global Content Sales & International Patrick Vien Group Managing Director, International Saugato Banerjee Managing Director, Asia-Pacific John Flanagan General Manager, Japan and Regional Head of Programming & Marketing YoungSun Soh General Manager, Korea & Regional Head of Digital Business Development Glen Hansen Senior Vice President, Head of International Content Distribution, Asia Pacific Amreet Chahal Director, Content Sales, Asia Pacific
Asia focus in 2022 In addition to A+E Networks’ best-in-class global catalog, we boast a fantastic pipeline of content coming out from our Asia business with local Korean productions, Japanese documentaries, original unscripted shows in India, and additional brand new programming in SEA all in various stages of production. We are able to leverage on this to meet demands across various genre requirements in Asia, where there is a huge appetite for great storytelling across international and local programming.” Amreet Chahal, Director, Content Sales, Asia Pacific, A+E Network
Red Election
Genres Scripted, Factual Entertainment, Documentaries, Docu-Dramas, Crime, Lifestyle, Movies and Formats
Top shows are… Red Election Watch Trailer Democracy is dead. Red Election is a race-against time thriller that keeps serving up plot twists from left field. Against a backdrop of international tensions, we follow our two female agents, one British, one Danish, who must join forces to avert a Russian terrorist attack on British soil. Whilst the newly elected British Prime Minister announces a referendum to decide the future of Scotland, behind the scenes, a shady foreign power seeks to influence the election, unleash its agents of chaos and upset the world order. Genre: Scripted. Episodes/length: 10x60 mins Secrets of Playboy Watch Trailer Secrets of Playboy will explore the hidden truths behind the fable and philosophy of the Playboy empire through a modern-day lens. The series delves into the complex world Hugh Hefner created and examines its far-reaching consequences on our culture’s view of power and sexuality. Unraveling the Glamours mythology created by the brand over several decades, the series features archival footage and excluSecrets of Playboy sive interviews with insiders from all facets of the Playboy world, many sharing their stories for the first time. Genre: Factual. Episodes/length: 10x60 mins Great Escapes with Morgan Freeman
Watch Trailer Famous jailbreaks are the stuff of legends as their true stories are often untold. Now, with dramatic recreations, dynamic storytelling and cutting-edge visual effects, escapes from prisons like Alcatraz will come to life in graphic detail in the new nonfiction series Great Escapes with Morgan Freeman. Hosted by Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman, each episode will unearth every step of an inmate’s meticulous plan, the escape route and the intense manhunt that immediately followed. Genre: Factual. Episodes/length: 8x60 mins
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