A+E Networks Letting Peacock Stream Series

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Deal includes ‘First 48,’ “Storage Wars’ ‘Pawn Stars’

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 A+E Networks, a joint venture between The Walt Disney Co. and Hearst, has made a deal to have some of its series stream on Comcast’s Peacock--a competitor to Disney’s Hulu.

Some of the shows included in the agreement include First 48, Storage Wars and Cold Case Files from A&E and Pawn Stars, American Pickers and Project Blue Book from History.

Financial terms were not disclosed.

Peacock is set to launch on April 15.

Jon Lafayette
Jon Lafayette

Jon has been business editor of Broadcasting+Cable since 2010. He focuses on revenue-generating activities, including advertising and distribution, as well as executive intrigue and merger and acquisition activity. Just about any story is fair game, if a dollar sign can make its way into the article. Before B+C, Jon covered the industry for TVWeek, Cable World, Electronic Media, Advertising Age and The New York Post. A native New Yorker, Jon is hiding in plain sight in the suburbs of Chicago.