A+E Networks Extends Content Deal With Seven.One Entertainment

By Jon Lafayette
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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German media platform gets first free-to-air access to new History Channel IP

'Pawn Stars' on History
The deal gives Seven.One Entertainment access to such shows as ‘Pawn Stars.’ (Image credit: A+E Networks)

A+E Networks said it expanded and extended its relationship with Germany’s Seven.One Entertainment Group.

Under the multiyear agreement, Seven.One, a subsidiary of ProSiebenSat.1 Media, will get access to additional programming from A+E’s networks, including A+E, Lifetime, FYI and History Channel, and broadcast the shows on its portfolio of platforms.

Titles included in the deal include Pawn Stars, Storage Wars, Forged in Fire and Curse of Oak Island.

Seven. One Entertainment will also have first free-to-air access to all new History Channel IP.

“The combined leadership of A+E’s Kerstin Gühne and her team in collaboration with our friends at Seven.One Entertainment Group has secured a long-term and promising partnership in Germany for both companies, said Patrick Vien, group managing director, international, A+E Networks. “Our unparalleled library with its rich pipeline of factual series, global formats, and co-productions is a remarkable match for Seven.One Entertainment Group, with its wide-ranging audiences across their many market-leading platforms.“

Jon Lafayette
Jon Lafayette

Jon has been business editor of Broadcasting+Cable since 2010. He focuses on revenue-generating activities, including advertising and distribution, as well as executive intrigue and merger and acquisition activity. Just about any story is fair game, if a dollar sign can make its way into the article. Before B+C, Jon covered the industry for TVWeek, Cable World, Electronic Media, Advertising Age and The New York Post. A native New Yorker, Jon is hiding in plain sight in the suburbs of Chicago.