premise: A&E was previously the Entertainment and Artifacts Network.
hypothesis: A&E ( previously Arts & Entertainment Network ) is an American cable and satellite television channel that serves as the flagship television property of A&E Networks , a joint venture between the Hearst Corporation and Disney -- ABC Television Group subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company ( both of which maintain a 50 % ownership interest ) . The channel originally focused programming on biographies , documentaries , and drama series ( especially crime dramas and mysteries ) but has later expanded to include reality television programming .