A+E Networks has set a broad content production and business development venture with Range Media Partners, the talent management startup that launched 16 months ago by CAA and Entertainment One alum Peter Micelli.As part of the deal, A+E Networks has taken a minority stake in Range, which has grown quickly with a roster of talent managers and executives, from across film, TV, music, talent representation, production, activism, branded content and venture strategy. A+E Networks is home to cable stalwarts A&E...
A+E Networks
Paul
Buccieri
President / Chairman
Buccieri has earned kudos for taking A+E Networks’ core cable brands — A&E, History and Lifetime — to profitability and improving ratings since taking the helm in 2018. He has doubled down on his strategy of investing in telefilms produced in partnership with high-profile onscreen talent (Angie Harmon, Robin Roberts, Reba McEntire) for Lifetime and multipart docuseries and events for A&E and History (Garth Brooks, Janet Jackson). Lifetime landed an Emmy nomination for best movie for biopic “Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia,” making it the rare basic cabler to contend in a top category in the 2021 Emmy race. Buccieri has invested in A+E Networks’ live linear business in part because its parent companies, Walt Disney Co. and Hearst, have a fairly muted streaming strategy for the cable stalwarts.