A+E Adds International Broadcasters for ‘Spy Wars’

By Jon Lafayette
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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A+E Networks said it has signed up international broadcasters to air its new series Damian Lewis: Spy Wars.

History & Blaze in the U.K., Blue Ant in Canada, POP TV, Slovenia; Bilibil.com China; TVNZ, New Zealand, and Historia & Atres Media in Spain will air the series, which recounts real-life modern-day covert activities.

The show will appear on the Smithsonian Channel in the U.S.

A+E said it is in negotiations with additional outlets.

Damian Lewis: Spy Wars is produced by Alaska TV in association with Lewis’ own Rookery Productions.

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.