 A+E spun out its two digital cable channels in November 1998 with The Biography Channel and History Channel International from A&E and the History Channel.A&E was spending $10 million per year to convert to the digital format and for digital distribution.With the need to revive a battered channel, improve the brand and create strong content for the A&E channel, A&E executive started the A&E IndieFilms division in 2005.