Head of programming and original productions @ A+E NETWORKS ITALY
Company profile: Based in Rome, A+E Networks Italy is a media company that manages three high definition channels on the Sky satellite platform: History, the HD themed channel dedicated to history; Crime + Investigation, the first Italian channel entirely dedicated to real crime; Blaze, the new factual entertainment channel.
A+E Networks Italy is part of A+E Networks, a global media company based in New York offering a huge range of platforms and communication contents, from tv broadcasters to websites, from home video/DVD, to games and educational softwares. A+E Networks is constituted by the networks of A&E®, HISTORY®, Lifetime®, Crime + Investigation™, LMN®, FYI, H2™, HISTORY en Español®, Military HISTORY®, e LRW®, other than A&E IndieFilms®, A+E Films™, A+E Studios™, A+E Networks International®, A+E Networks Digital® ans A+E Networks Consumer Products®. Networks and programs of the brand reach more than 350 million homes in 180+ countries. A+E Networks is a Disney-ABC Television Group and Hearst Corporation joint venture.
Job Description: Head of programming and original productions.
Strand Profile: Genres: history, real crime and factual entertainment. Short and long format. Series and one-offs. Our channels offer contents falling within the definition of investigative journalism and current affairs.
Themes: History, real crime and factual entertainment
Main activities: Acquisitions, pre-acquisitions, co-productions, full commissions.
Latest produced or coproduced titles:
Camorriste
Online: connessioni pericolose
Delitti: il caso Garlasco
Profondo nero by Carlo Lucarelli
1993: l’anno del giudizio
What I’m mainly looking for at MIA DOC:
At MIA I will be looking for:
Products telling the history of Italian people and events
Innovating ways to talk about Italy to an ever-changing public
Convincing and enterprising talents for History
Talents and formats for Blaze
Projects that could work on different media platforms
Progetti that could involve, inside of specific genres, even a younger public
