A&E TELEVISION NETWORKS
(A joint venture of The Hearst Corporation, ABC, Inc. and NBC)
An award-winning, international media company offering consumers a diverse communications environment ranging from television programming, magazine publishing, Web sites, books, and music CDs to home videos, as well as supporting nationwide educational initiatives. A&E Television Networks comprises the following: A&E NETWORK
Winner of six Emmy Awards in 2002, A&E offers viewers a unique blend of original programming, including the highly acclaimed BIOGRAPHY© series, original movies, drama series, intriguing mysteries, and engaging documentaries. The A&E web site is located at www.AandE.com.
THE HISTORY CHANNEL
Now reaching over 64 million Nielsen subscribers, The History Channel reveals the power and passion of history as an inviting place where people experience history personally and connect their own lives to the great lives and events of the past. The History Channel is the only place "Where the Past Comes Alive." The History Channel received the prestigious Governor's Award from the Television Academy of Arts & Sciences for the network's "Save Our History" campaign dedicated to historic preservation. The HISTORY CHANNEL web site is located at www.historychannel.com
THE BIOGRAPHY CHANNEL
Featuring the programming of the Emmy Award-winning BIOGRAPHY series, The Biography Channel takes viewers into the world of exceptional people, 24 hours a day. Here viewers will find a "total entertainment experience," where BIOGRAPHYs, documentaries and original short features are woven together into rich themes and tapestries, creating a unique, multi-dimensional view of the people who fascinate us. The Biography Channel is a brand extension of A&E Network. The BIOGRAPHY web site is located at www.Biography.com
HISTORY CHANNEL INTERNATIONAL
History Channel International is where the world tells its stories, providing viewers with a window into non-U.S. perspectives that is unique on television. Here viewers can broaden their horizons with a mix of historical documentaries, original short features, interviews with historians, and historyinternational.com, a companion Web site that provides real-time programming, more information on demand, and linkage to chat boards. History Channel International is a brand extension of The History Channel.
AETN ENTERPRISES
AETN Enterprises comprises Home Video, Consumer Products, Catalog and Biography Magazine.
--A&E and The History Channel Home Video bring the best in critically acclaimed entertainment presented in award-winning packaging, with more than 1000 titles;
--Consumer Products has extended the BIOGRAPHY brand into a line of children's and adult books, and a line of Anthology music CDs. The History Channel brand has been extended into a series of books and a line of CD-Roms;
--Biography Magazine, which tells the life stories from the worlds of entertainment, sports, politics, business, science and the arts, now has a readership of 2.5 million; and
--Catalog, which features The World of A&E catalog, brings consumers exceptional home video programming and products to enhance the viewing experience
AETN INTERNATIONAL
Launched in November 1995, AETN International markets the quality programming and proven success of A&E Network and The History Channel overseas. The History Channel is now available in 58 countries worldwide through partners and affiliates in Latin America (including Brazil), the UK, France and French-speaking territories, the Scandinavian region, Japan, Spain, Portugal, Australia, the Middle East and Israel.
AETN INTERACTIVE
Marking an expansion of the company's presence in the interactive marketplace, AETN Interactive was launched in early 2000, building upon the network's six wholly-owned Web sites: www.AandE.com, www.Biography.com, www.HistoryChannel.com, www.veterans.com, www.HistoryInternational.com, www.HistoryTravel.com and www.mysteries.com.
