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EXCLUSIVE: Germany’s RTL is preparing to premiere a local version of canine competition series America’s Top Dog. The six-part Top Dog Germany (Der Beste Hund Deutschlands) will premiere on July 23 after RTL secured the format from A+E Networks Global Content Sales. America's Top Dog airs on A&E in the U.S. and has…

EXCLUSIVE: Stephen Dillane (Game Of Thrones), Lydia Leonard (Gentleman Jack), and James D'Arcy (Homeland) will headline Nordic noir spy thriller Red Election, which is set at Scandi streamer Viaplay and is co-produced by A+E Networks International. Housed at Swedish production outfit Mopar Studios, Deadline first moote…

A+E Networks officially kicked off its retooled upfront ad sales efforts with a virtual pitch to ad buyers. The parent company of cable networks like A&E, History Channel and Lifetime, a privately held joint venture between Hearst Corp. and Disney, announced a raft of more than 2,500 hours of new programming. The…

In a move its head of sales calls a “radical” departure from the long-held orthodoxy of catering to youth, A+E Networks has decided to embrace TV viewers 55 and older. The owner of networks like A&E, History and Lifetime says it will transact with advertisers on a total-audience basis, departing from the industry’s…

A+E Networks paid tribute to Jennifer Bulvanoski, who died on January 11 after an illness. She served as Vice President of Distribution and made significant contributions to Distribution and Digital Content Licensing. A statement released by A+E said: “A+E Networks grieves the deep loss of one of their family. A…

Liz Soriano has been upped at A+E Networks. The Vice President of International Programming has been promoted to SVP, International Programming. She will report to Steve MacDonald, President, Global Licensing & International and will oversee all of the cable group's global programming services to linear and digital…

A+E Networks has promoted Susan Tanamli to chief technology officer. Since joining the company in 2005, she has held several positions, serving since 2019 as SVP and head of technology. The promotion was announced by COO and CFO David "Digger" Granville-Smith, to whom she will report. A+E, a joint venture of the…

A&E Network will kick off the new year with a deep look into mother nature’s most viral moments. The network announced Thursday Nature Gone Wild, a new non-fiction series that follows backcountry guide and explorer Greg Aiello (Outside with Greg Aiello) as he brings attention and analysis to viral videos documenting…

UPDATE: A+E Networks UK has decided to take Sky History reality competition series The Chop off-air amid claims that contestant, Darren Lumsden, has white supremacist tattoos on his face. Here’s the latest statement: “While we investigate the nature, and meaning, of Darren's tattoos, we have removed the video…

A+E Networks has appointed former longtime Fox exec Matthew Glotzer as EVP, Strategy and Business Development, a newly created post in New York. Glotzer will develop distribution and sales strategies for A+E library content, support programming, acquisitions and productions for A+E channels outside the U.S., and help…

EXCLUSIVE: Lifetime has announced the star-studded lineup for its annual “Stop Breast Cancer For Life” campaign to kick off National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Joining the network’s annual PSA this year are Kelly Rowland, Vanessa Lachey, Melissa Joan Hart and Ali Stoker. Stop Breast Cancer For Life, which is now…

EXCLUSIVE: OZY Media has set a border immigration television movie at Lifetime as part of its Ripped From The Headlines strand. The drama is the first scripted project to emerge from the company's first-look deal at A+E Networks signed earlier this year. OZY Media was set up in 2013 by former CNN and MSNBC anchor…