The Foxtel Group entered an expanded multi-year partnership with A+E Networks that continues to bring reality content and documentaries to Australia.
The new agreement will deliver a high volume of content from A&E Networks, Crime & Investigation, The History Channel, and Lifetime Movie Network to Foxtel, Foxtel Now, and Foxtel’s streaming service BINGE. Titles include A+E Networks series like Pawn Stars and Forged in Fire.
Key titles from A&E Network include Storage Wars, American Pickers, Alone, and Mountain Men (pictured). The History Channel will continue to feature UnXplained with William Shatner and The Titans That Built America. Crime & Investigation will highlight programs such as Live PD, Court Cam, and The First 48.
Amanda Laing, chief content and commercial officer at Foxtel Group, said, “We are delighted to be extending our partnership with A+E Networks, a union that has been strengthened over more than twenty years and allows us to continue to deliver high-quality, thought provoking and original programming to our millions of entertainment subscribers.”
Laing continued, “This year we have seen audiences of Crime & Investigation, History and A&E content grow by more than 17% on Foxtel highlighting quality factual content is more popular than ever Australian audiences. In fact, last month we saw more than 1.3 million hours viewed of Pawn Stars and The First 48 by our loyal subscribers. We’re excited to be able to continue to unearth stories that evoke curiosity and a deep knowledge for the world around us.”
Glen Hansen, SVP Content Sales, Asia-Pacific at A+E Networks, added, “A+E Networks is delighted to continue our long-standing partnership with Foxtel Group and proud to contribute to their growing scale across multiple platforms. Our content will continue to deliver audiences some of the very best in factual entertainment and documentaries on A&E, Crime & Investigation and History, as well as highly-engaging, award-winning TV movies on LMN.”
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