Who Owns A&E (Duck Dynasty)

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[mountn man]

Just thought I'd let people know who owns A&E, the channel that fired Phil Robertson.

A&E is owned by Hearst Corporation and DISNEY-ABC Television.

A+E's sister stations are:

History
H2
The Biography Channel
Lifetime
Lifetime Movie Network
Lifetime Real Women.

Separate from A&E, but owned (80%) by Disney and (20%)Hearst is ESPN inc.:

ESPN
ESPN International
ESPN2
ESPN Australia
ESPN Brasil
ESPNews
ESPN Classic
ESPN PPV
CTV Specialty Television (2001–present, owns 20% of this subsidiary of Bell Media)
TSN TSN2
RDS
RDS2
RDS Info
ESPN Classic Canada
Through CTV Specialty Television, ESPN also has an indirect interest in several channels operated in partnership with Discovery Communications, and Canadian pay-per-view service Viewers Choice. ESPN is not believed to be directly involved with these operations.

ESPN Films
ESPNU
ESPN Goal Line
ESPN 3D
ESPN Plus, also called ESPN Regional Television
Longhorn Network (2011–present, joint venture with The University of Texas at Austin and IMG College)
SEC Network (starting August 2014)

Radio

ESPN Radio
ESPN Deportes Radio
ESPN Xtra
Rádio Eldorado ESPN
Rádio Estadão ESPN
KESN (FM 103.3, Dallas-Fort Worth)
KSPN (AM 710, Los Angeles)
WEPN-FM (FM 98.7, New York City)
WEPN-AM (AM 1050, New York City)
WMVP (AM 1000, Chicago)
ESPN TalkSPORT

Internet

ESPN Motion
ESPN3 was known as ESPN360.com from 2005–2010
ESPN.com
WatchESPN was known as ESPN Networks from 2010–2011
espnW.com, sports coverage from a woman's perspective
ESPN.mobi
ESPNdeportes.com
ESPN.com in Portuguese for Brazil
ESPN FC (formerly ESPN Soccernet)
Cricinfo
ESPNScrum.com (rugby union)
EXPN.com
SportsCenter.com
ESPNChicago.com
ESPNBoston.com
ESPNDallas.com
ESPNLosAngeles.com
ESPNNewYork.com
ESPNF1.com

Hearst Corporation owns over 300 magazines worldwide. Hearst owns 15 daily and 36 weekly newspapers.

Magazines

Harper's Bazaar
ELLE
Marie Claire
Cosmopolitan
Esquire
Car and Driver
Country Living
Elle Decor
Good Housekeeping
House Beautiful
O, The Oprah Magazine
Popular Mechanics
Redbook
Road & Track
Seventeen
Town & Country
Veranda
Woman's Day
Food Network Magazine
Nat Mags

Newspapers

San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, California)
The News-Times (Danbury, Connecticut)
Greenwich Time (Greenwich, Connecticut)
The Advocate (Stamford, Connecticut)
Connecticut Post (Bridgeport, Connecticut)
Edwardsville Intelligencer (Edwardsville, Illinois)
Huron Daily Tribune (Bad Axe, Michigan)
Midland Daily News (Midland, Michigan)
Times Union (Albany, New York)
Beaumont Enterprise (Beaumont, Texas)
Houston Chronicle (Houston, Texas)
Laredo Morning Times (Laredo, Texas)
Midland Reporter-Telegram (Midland, Texas)
Plainview Daily Herald (Plainview, Texas)
San Antonio Express-News (San Antonio, Texas)
seattlepi.com, formerly the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, Washington)

Weekly Newspapers

Darien News (Connecticut)
Fairfield Citizen (Connecticut)
Greenwich Citizen (Connecticut)
New Canaan News (Connecticut)
New Milford Spectrum (Connecticut)
Norwalk Citizen (Connecticut)
Westport News (Connecticut)
Marlette Leader (Michigan)
Vassar Pioneer Times (Michigan)
Advertiser North (New York)
Advertiser South (New York)
Ballston Spa Pennysaver (New York)
Clifton Park North Pennysaver (New York)
Clifton Park South Pennysaver (New York)
Latham Pennysaver (New York)
Pennysaver News (New York)
Spa City Moneysaver (New York)
The Weekly (New York)
Bulverde Community News (Texas)
Business Express (Texas)
Canyon News (Texas)
Conexión (Texas)
Hardin County News (Texas)
Jasper Newsboy (Texas)
Kelly USA Observer (Texas)
La Voz (Texas)
Lackland Talespinner (Texas)
Fort Sam Houston News Leader (Texas)
Medical Patriot (Texas)
Muleshoe Journal (Texas)
Neighborhood News (Texas)
North Central News (Texas)
Northwest Weekly (Texas)
Our People (Texas)
Randolph Wingspread (Texas)
Northeast Herald (Texas)
Southside Reporter (Texas)
The Zapata Times (Texas)

There's no need to mention how anti-Christian Disney has been.

Here is a list of Disney's business ventures.

Walt Disney Studios
Disney Music Group
Disney Theatrical Group
Disney-ABC Television Group
Radio Disney
ESPN Inc.
Disney Interactive Media Group
Disney Consumer Products
Disney India Ltd.
The Muppets Studio
Pixar Animation Studios
Marvel Entertainment
UTV Software Communications
and Lucasfilm.

Its resorts and diversified holdings include
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts
Disneyland Resort
Walt Disney World Resort
Tokyo Disney Resort
Disneyland Paris
Euro Disney S.C.A.
Hong Kong Disneyland Resort
Disney Vacation Club and Disney Cruise Line

ABC Television

ABC Owned

New York City WABC-TV
Los Angeles KABC-TV

Chicago WLS-TV
Philadelphia WPVI-TV

San Francisco - Oakland - San Jose KGO-TV Houston KTRK-TV
Durham - Raleigh - Fayetteville WTVD
Fresno, California KFSN-TV

[malamute]

Now the next thing we need to do, if they don’t reinstate Mr. Robertson, is boycott their advertisers as well.

$$$ Talks

Nice work !

[C. Edmund Wright]

The ownership of rights to TV shows can be complicated business. I’ve no idea what the sitaution is here, but I do know these things can be a bit convoluted. I would think that if A and E cancels, then they would lose rights based on that…and yet they probably retain rights to re runs and syndication.

At this point, the Robertsons are so big they’ll be fine either way….

[mountn man]

Thanks.

[papertyger]

Imagine a boycott of Monday Night Football.

I'd love to, but such a thing is about as likely as America electing a write-in candidate for President.

I know many people who can quote sports stats going back for years, but they couldn't name the Justices of the Supreme Court to save their lives. Hell, most of them don't even know their own Congressmen.

[C. Edmund Wright]

In the cable universe, advertising is a rounding error. A and E, and MSNBC and others make tons of money just off their cable subsciptions, which all cable subscribers pay whether they ever watch or not.

[ExCTCitizen]

Really, should we boycott Motor Trend just because of Hearst owns 20% of A&E? MotorTrend is a great auto magazine.

I'm boycotting ESPN not because of politics, but because of a bias towards UConn.

[hulagirl]

I was thinking the same thing when I saw the ESPN numbers, sports is a religion with guys, it’s over.

[hulagirl]

What if people boycott their duck whistles??

[halo66]

They own Duck Commander but not Duck Dynasty...

[Patriot Babe]

Remember the Dog, The Bounty Hunter which aired on A & E, yep the same one. Remember the scandal about Duayne saying a racial word. Well guess what, A & E canceled their show and CMT picked them up. So who knows what will happen. If CMT picks them up, mark my words they will wind up with a block buster show and a very large viewing audience. =)

[halo66]

http://duckcommander.com/

[Sheapdog]

There used to be laws that one company couldn’t own newspaper, TV and or Radio but I believe it was under Clinton’s overseeing that impediments like that were gotten rid of.
I could be mistaken but I’ve heard it rumored that 40 to 50 percent of employees at Disney are homosexual. Maybe just certain departments? I’m really glad this is occurring; long past time there is some either push back or discussion about this stuff and PC. Unfortunately it has been too long coming and now the left can’t help themselves as they are actually loving the idea of stomping out all dissenters and haters. Only more conflict lies ahead - I say bring it. Better than this shut up and know your place if you like your job and your life.

[halo66]

Willie Robertson is also one of the Buck Commanders:

http://www.buckcommander.com/buckmen/profile/8/willie_robertson.aspx

[Mastador1]

the irony is Walt Disney the man was a staunch Barry Goldwater loving conservative...

Well just like Knott’s Berry Farm, when the founder is gone so go their principles.

[C. Edmund Wright]

yeah, I heard someone else mention the Bounty Hunter example earlier today….

[Uncle Chip]

Time to hit them where it Hearsts.

[Oshkalaboomboom]

Imagine a boycott of Monday Night Football.

Disney Corp is making record profits in just about every area of their business. Movies, tv, theme parks, even their cruise line is making money. Losing DD wouldn't even put a nick in their bottom line. They also have a history of being LGBT friendly and it wouldn't surprise me a bit if they let DD go just to keep them happy. A&E may need DD but Disney doesn't.

[X-spurt]

Duck whistles.........Mmmmm

The Robertsons make the Duck Whistles, A&E is the bad actor here, not Robertson’s Duck Commander “Duck Whistle” business.

[ASouthernGrl]

Correct. According to the first book written by Willie and his wife, Korie they were discovered on the Duck Commander show on the Outdoor Channel. They still have duck hunting shows on that channel. And Buck Commander is also their brand. It’s on the side of the building where their headquarters is and shown prominently on the show.

According to an article I read on another website tonight, A&E owns the intellectual rights to Duck Dynasty until the contract expires.

[Amagi]

Good research.
Thanks.
Walt must be spinning in his grave with the absolute culture rot trash now marketed under the Disney brand.