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A+E Networks is to remain in the high-end scripted market and is looking for its next Hatfields & McCoys. This comes after it emerged that two of History's big-ticket dramas, Project Blue Book, and Knightfall, which marked Mark Hamill's entry into live-action series television, would not return, coming as its flagship…

A+E Networks has signed a first-look production agreement with OZY Media, a onetime magazine brand that has tech backing and has evolved into a producer of original series, podcasts and live events. While no projects were announced along with the news of the partnership, the companies said the multi-platform deal is…

Karen Gray has been named EVP of Human Resources for A+E Networks. Reporting to Paul Buccieri, President of A+E Networks Group, Gray will oversee HR globally, “providing support to ensure a focus on culture and people as the company's highest priority,” according to the official announcement. Key elements of Gray’s…

UPDATED with AT&T’s response. Another cable network group is facing a potential blackout on AT&T platforms, including DirecTV. A month after Viacom was able to hammer out a new carriage agreement with AT&T after very tough negotiations, averting a blackout, A+E Networks find itself in a similar position. In an…

After a four-month search, Hearst and Disney have named a successor to A+E Networks president and CEO Nancy Dubuc, going with one of her top lieutenants. Paul Buccieri, most recently president, A+E Studios and A+E Networks Portfolio Group, has been named president of A+E Networks Group, co-owned by Disney and Hearst…

A&E and History president Paul Buccieri has been promoted to President of A+E Studios & A+E Networks Portfolio Group. In his new role, Buccieri will add oversight of A+E Studios and be in charge of all business aspects for the A+E Networks’ brand portfolio, including A&E, History, Lifetime, FYI and LMN. He will…

FX CEO John Landgraf rang a chime of doom at TCA earlier this month when he proclaimed that "There is simply too much television" and predicted a peak and decline in the next two years. He carried the conversation across the Atlantic this week to the Edinburgh TV Festival — and took it a step further. Of the amount of…

After a seven-year stint at ITV Studios’ U.S. operation, Paul Buccieri, Chairman of the ITV Studios U.S. Group and ITV Studios Global Entertainment, is leaving the company to join A+E Networks where he will oversee A&E and History as president, reporting to Nancy Dubuc, President & CEO, A+E Networks. Effective next…

As ITV increases its footprint in the U.S., the company has named longtime exec Paul Buccieri to the post of Chairman of the ITV Studios U.S. Group and ITV Studios Global Entertainment. The move follows ITV’s recent acquisition of Leftfield Entertainment, and a host of other purchases over the last 18 months which…