Friday, September 4, 2009

A Lifetime of A&E

Staff Writer: Samuntha Mackenzie

A&E is buying the home of Project Runway and Drop Dead Diva. That's right Lifetime is now apart of the family:

A&E Television Networks is a joint venture between The Walt Disney Co., Hearst Corp. and General Electric Co.'s NBC Universal. Lifetime is already owned 50-50 by Disney and Hearst.

With the addition of Lifetime channels, the group will now include: A&E Network, History, Lifetime Television, Lifetime Movie Network, Bio, History International, Lifetime Real Women, History en Espanol, Military History and Crime&Investigation Network.

The acquisition gives the conglomerate a larger stake in the global market place. However, how big is too big? Should we worry that more and more channels fall under the perception of one person's world view?

It's something to think about.

Source: KOVA

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