Optimum and A+E Global Media™ Announce Expanded Multi-Year Agreement Bringing Customers More Entertainment

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Optimum Communications, Inc. and A+E Global Media™ today announced an expanded, multi-year distribution agreement that enables Optimum TV customers across the company’s 21-state footprint to continue enjoying A+E’s entertainment programming. The new deal spans A+E’s full linear portfolio, including A&E®, The History Channel®, Lifetime®, Lifetime Movie Network®, FYI®, VICE®, MHC® (Military History Channel), CI® (Crime +Investigation), Lifetime Real Women®, and The History Channel en Espanol®.

The agreement builds on Optimum’s and A+E’s longstanding relationship, creating new opportunities for collaboration across advertising and distribution that benefit both companies and Optimum customers.

A+E Global Media continues to bring fresh, original content to viewers across Optimum’s ecosystem. Recent highlights include WWII with Tom Hanks, which ranked as cable’s No. 1 nonfiction series among A25+ and total viewers, reaching more than 24 million viewers to date. Lifetime’s Angel in the Rubble, executive produced by Sherri Shepherd, Robin Roberts, Linda Berman and Anne Carlucci, also ranked No. 1 on Optimum among W25+.

“Optimum is committed to delivering a best-in-class entertainment experience that gives customers the content they love with the flexibility, accessibility, and value they expect,” said Keith Bowen, President of News, Programming and Business Services, Optimum. “This new agreement helps us build on that commitment by preserving access to A+E’s entertainment programming that our customers want to watch.”

"Optimum has been a valued partner for many years, and we are pleased to continue our longstanding relationship and bring its customers the distinctive storytelling, trusted brands, and premium entertainment that define A+E Global Media,” said Jane Rice, Co-President, Distribution, A+E Global Media. “Together, we are committed to delivering high-quality programming wherever and whenever audiences choose to engage.”

About Optimum Communications
Optimum Communications, Inc. (NYSE: OPTU) is one of the largest broadband communications and video services providers in the United States, delivering broadband, video, mobile, proprietary content and advertising services to approximately 4.2 million residential and business customers across 21 states through its Optimum brand. We operate Optimum Media, an advanced advertising and data business, which provides audience-based, multiscreen advertising solutions to local, regional and national businesses and advertising clients. We also operate News 12, which is focused on delivering best-in-class hyperlocal news content.

About A+E Global Media™
A+E Global Media™ is an innovative, multiplatform content powerhouse that reaches audiences everywhere and is comprised of among the most widely recognized brands including A&E®, Lifetime®, The HISTORY Channel®, LMN®, FYI® and VICE TV®. Our programming extends to over 200 territories and more than 40 languages around the world. The company produces best-in-class content across the media landscape and boasts full-scale production capabilities with A+E Studios® (scripted) and A+E Factual Studios™ (unscripted); and a Digital Division encompassing Websites, Apps, social media, and more. A+E Global Media is headquartered in the United States, with owned & operated entities in Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, and a joint venture in LATAM.