A&E Television Networks

A&E Television Networks is an American media company. It is a joint venture between Disney-ABC Television Group, The Hearst Corporation, and General Electric's NBC Universal division.The "A&E" stands for Arts & Entertainment Network. Disney and Hearst own 42.5% each, while NBC Universal owns 15%.

A&E also had a timeshare with Nickelodeon in 1984–1985. It began a year after Disney Channel was launched.

In 2009 AETN acquired Lifetime Entertainment Services and folded it into the A&E media company.

Networks
A&E owns several television networks:
 * A&amp;E
 * The Biography Channel
 * Crime &amp; Investigation Network
 * History (formerly the History Channel)
 * History en Español
 * History International
 * Military History
 * Lifetime Television
 * Lifetime Movie Network
 * Lifetime Real Women