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    A&E Television Networks
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  • A&E; TELEVISION NETWORKS

    A&E Television Networks (AETN) is an award-winning, global media content company offering consumers a diverse communications environment ranging from television networks to websites, to home videos/DVDs to gaming and educational software.

    AETN is comprised of Lifetime Television, Lifetime Movie Network, Lifetime Real Women, A&E Network®, Bio™, History™, History International™, History en Español™, Military History Channel™, Crime & Investigation Network™, AETN International, A&E IndieFilms™ and AETN Consumer Products.

    AETN is a joint venture of Hearst Corporation, Disney-ABC Television Group and NBC Universal.

    • Abbe Raven
      President & CEO
      AETN
    • Nancy Dubuc
      President & General Manager
      Lifetime Networks
      History & History International
    • Robert DeBitetto
      President
      General Manager
      A&E; Network & Bio


    LIFETIME TELEVISION
    Lifetime Television is a leader in women’s television and one of the top-rated basic cable television networks. Launched in 1984, Lifetime now serves more than 96 million households nationwide.

    Far and away the most popular women’s network, Lifetime has significantly increased its commitment to original programming, which has been rewarded by audiences and critics alike, highlighted by the smash hit Army Wives, the most watched series in the network’s 24-year history and the #1 cable drama for women 18-49.

    Lifetime and The Weinstein Company entered into a groundbreaking partnership to move cable’s top reality series, the Peabody Award-winning and Emmy Award-nominated Project Runway, to the top network for women, Lifetime Television. Other projects with The Weinstein Company include Models of the Runway and Project Pygmalion.

    Lifetime has produced more than 190 Lifetime Original Movies since 1990. Most recently, The Memory Keeper’s Daughter, starring Dermot Mulroney, Emily Watson and Gretchen Mol, became the network’s most-watched original movie since 1995, averaging nearly six million viewers. Almost Golden (which starred Sela Ward as Jessica Savitch) and The Fantasia Barrino Story: Life is Not a Fairy Tale (which starred American Idol winner Fantasia in her own story), are the two most-watched Lifetime Original Movies ever.

    The network’s daytime and late night schedules feature encores of popular broadcast series such as Grey’s Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, Medium, Reba, Will & Grace, Frasier, Still Standing and Wife Swap.

    Lifetime also includes a thriving digital business, myLifetime.com; new channels such as Lifetime HD and Lifetime On Demand; and numerous award-winning public advocacy campaigns.


    LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK
    Far and away the No. 2 network for women behind only Lifetime, Lifetime Movie Network celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2008. Its first-ever original miniseries The Capture of the Green River Killer, starring Tom Cavanagh, Sharon Lawrence and Amy Davidson, became the most-watched program in the network’s history. The network will produce 18 original movies in the 2008-09 season, a record, including Little Girl Lost: The Delimar Vera Story, starring Judy Reyes, Ana Ortiz and A Martinez.

    Lifetime Movie Network is available today in nearly 60 million homes across the United States and has posted 10 straight months of double-digit ratings gains. Its popularity has spawned brand extensions such as Lifetime Movie Network HD, Lifetime Movie Network Español On Demand and LMN.tv.

    Lifetime Movie Network, launched in June 1998, features a monthly showcase of Original Movies as well as contemporary films for and about women, including made-for-television movies, mini-series, select theatrical films and independent film acquisitions. Genres include drama, suspense, family, romance, issue-oriented, comedy and mystery. Lifetime Movie Network offers viewers nearly 200 different titles each month including exclusive film and cable premieres, and is the women’s portal to Hollywood.


    LIFETIME REAL WOMEN
    Launched in 2001, Lifetime Real Women is a network where every series and every story is about what’s real to women. Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, Lifetime Real Women offers programming from scripted series to specials that inspire, entertain and show true to life choices and experiences, to which all women can relate.

    Lifetime Real Women’s compelling lineup includes the biography series Intimate Portrait, featuring the amazing personal stories of women from the diverse worlds of art, politics, business, entertainment and sports, reality series such as Gay, Straight or Taken?, Cheerleader Nation and Lisa Williams: Life Among the Dead, as well as Lifetime classic hit dramas Strong Medicine, Missing and The Division.


    A&E NETWORK®
    Now reaching more than 96 million homes, A&E Network offers a diverse mix of high quality entertainment; ranging from the network’s signature Real-Life Series franchise, including the hit series Intervention and The First 48, to critically acclaimed original movies, dramatic series and the most successful justice shows on cable. A&E is the official basic cable home to the high-profile series The Sopranos and CSI: Miami. The A&E Network website is
    aetv.com. A&E Insider is located at aetv.com/insider. For more information and photography, please visit aetvpress.com.


    A&E HD™
    A&E HD offers a diverse mix of high quality entertainment; ranging from the network’s signature Real-Life Series franchise, including High Definition presentations of the hit series to critically acclaimed original movies, dramatic series and the most successful justice shows on cable. A&E HD is the official home to the high-profile off-network series presented in High Definition CSI: Miami and The Sopranos.


    A&E IndieFilms™
    A&E IndieFilms is the feature documentary production arm of A&E Networks. A&E IndieFilms acquires, commissions and provides finishing funds for feature documentaries. The strand has been aggressively forming innovative partnerships with theatrical distributors including ThinkFilm on Murderball, Magnolia Pictures on Jesus Camp and Newmarket Films on RockSchool, Key to the A&E IndieFilms strategy is supporting the theatrical run before airing on A&E.


    BIO™
    At Bio, we prove that the truth about people is always more entertaining than fiction. Bio is about real people and their real lives: up close and personal, gritty and provocative, always unfiltered. Bio original series uncover the real drama in people stories: everyday situations with a twist; celebrities going off-script; people-centric crime stories and paranormal events. In addition to being the exclusive home to the Emmy-Award winning Biography® series, Bio's dynamic blend of original and acquired series includes The Final 24, Psychic Investigators and the William Shatner-hosted talk show, Shatner's Raw Nerve. One of the fastest growing cable networks in 2006, the 24-hour network is now available in more than 47 million households. The Bio website is
    Biography.com.


    HISTORY™
    History™ is the leading destination for revealing, award-winning, original non-fiction series and event-driven specials that connects history with viewers in an informative, immersive and entertaining manner across multiple platforms. Programming covers a diverse variety of historical genres ranging from military history to contemporary history, technology to natural history, as well as science, archaeology and pop culture. Among the networks program offerings are hit series such as Ax Men, Battle 360, The Universe, Cities of The Underworld and Ice Road Truckers, as well as acclaimed specials including King, Life After People, 1968 With Tom Brokaw, Lost Book of Nostradamus, Emmy Award-nominated Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed and Sherman’s March. History has earned four Peabody Awards, three Primetime Emmy® Awards, 10 News & Documentary Emmy® Awards and received the prestigious Governor's Award from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for the network's Save Our History® campaign dedicated to historic preservation and history education. Take A Veteran to School Day is the network’s latest initiative connecting America’s schools and communities with veterans from all wars. History’s website,
    History.com, is the definitive historical online source that delivers entertaining and informative content featuring broadband video, interactive timelines, maps, games, podcasts and more.
     

    HISTORY HD™
    History HD™ is a leading destination for revealing, award-winning, original non-fiction series and event-driven specials that connects history with viewers in an informative, immersive and entertaining manner across multiple platforms. Programming covers a variety of historical genres ranging from military history to contemporary history, technology to natural history, as well as archaeology and pop culture. History HD offers a diverse range of the network’s award-winning programming including series presented in High Definition.
     

    HISTORY INTERNATIONAL™
    History International™ gives viewers a global perspective with original programming that makes a world of difference. Because “what happens over there matters over here,” it takes viewers to countries around the globe to experience history and culture through their eyes. History International™ is currently in more than 47 million Nielsen households. Agreements are in place with all major cable and satellite distributors, and the channel is available nationally through all major cable MSOs, DISH Network and DirecTV. History International continues to generate strong support from subscribers and in 2007 it was one of the fastest growing cable networks. Also in 2007 the network ranked #1 digital network (tied) in viewer satisfaction among all viewers and all men in the 2007 Beta “Digital Cable Subscriber Study – Evaluation of Digital Basic Cable Networks.”
     

    HISTORY EN ESPAÑOL™
    History en Español™ is a 24-hour television network dedicated to the Spanish-speaking audience in the United States. It presents a wide range of Spanish-language programming that focuses on the great dramatic moments and events as well as the pivotal figures in history. History en Español is one of four domestic television networks of the History brand and has emerged as the new "must have" for distributors. The network is now available nationally on DishLATINO and on the nation's top cable systems including Comcast, Charter, Insight, Cox, Cablevision, and NCTC, representing more than 29 million subs in key Hispanic markets across the United States. The channel’s website is history.com/espanol
     

    MILITARY HISTORY™
    After successfully introducing a military programming block under the banner of Military History Channel™ in March 2005 on History International™, History™ has expanded that franchise with a full-scale network, Military History™, dedicated exclusively to the vast array of military history, to air 24-hours/seven-days-a-week. The new network launched in Spring 2005.
     

    CRIME AND INVESTIGATION™
    Real crime, real people, real drama – Crime & Investigation Network™ is the ultimate destination for crime, investigation and mystery programming. The channel opens the door to crime labs, police archives and the justice system, providing viewers a behind-the-scenes look at criminal investigations, probing unexplained mysteries and examining the lives of infamous murderers and outlaws. While police work to crack some of the world’s most fascinating crimes, viewers witness first-hand how law enforcement agencies utilize old fashioned detective work and the latest forensic investigation tools to solve cases.