New York/Sydney – A&E Television Networks (AETN) and FOXTEL have reached an agreement to renew and extend their existing partnership. Under the agreement FOXTEL will assume expanded rights for multi-platform representation of AETN brands and programs across Australia and New Zealand. FOXTEL currently programs, operates and distributes localized versions of HISTORY, Crime & Investigation Network (CI) and BIO across the region. In Australia, all three brands are carried by FOXTEL, Optus and Austar; while HISTORY and CI are available on Sky New Zealand in New Zealand. The new agreement grants FOXTEL the right to distribute AETN’s brands and programs via new platforms. AETN content is currently available through FOXTEL Push VOD service and Telstra Mobile. FOXTEL will represent program sales of the factual programs from AETN’s library in Australia and New Zealand. Fraser Stark, FOXTEL’s programme executive, has been appointed to oversee distribution in the region. The AETN international program catalog features series and specials from HISTORY, A&E Network, BIO and Crime & Investigation Network.