I pēhea a A&E i whiwhi ai i tētahi kaiwhakawhiwhi irirangi ātaahua? I runga i te pātai o mua, tuhia he horopaki kei roto te whakautu. Ka taea te 1 - 20 rerenga kōrero. Te horopaki:
I te 1983, i hokona e ABC a KXYZ ki te Infinity Broadcasting Corporation. I te 4 o Hanuere 1984, i kii te New York Times ko ABC, na roto i tana kamupene ABC Video Enterprises, i whakamahi i tana whiringa ki te hoko tae atu ki te 15% (kei waenga i te $ 25 miriona me te $ 30 miriona) o nga hea a Getty Oil i ESPN, ka taea ai e ia te whakarahi i ana hea i muri mai. I te Pipiri 1984, i whakaaetia e te komiti whakahaere a ABC te hoko o te kamupene ki te ESPN, a ka whakarite a ABC me Getty Oil ki te whiwhi i te 80% o nga hea i roto i te hongere, i te wa e hokona ana e ia te 20% ki a Nabisco. I taua tau, ka tae a ABC me Hearst ki tetahi kirimana me RCA ki te whakakotahi i nga ARTS me te ratonga toi whakataetae, The Entertainment Channel, ki roto i te hongere taura kotahi e kiia ana ko Arts & Entertainment Television (A&E); i muri mai ka riihi te hongere hou i tetahi transponder amiorangi motuhake, ka mutu tana kirimana tohatoha me Nickelodeon hei ratonga 24 haora. I taua wa, ka wehe a ABC i te pakihi papa kaupapa mo te pai i te wa i hokona ai e ia te Silver Springs Nature Theme Park.