Paul Buccieri

Paul Buccieri is an American business executive and President (corporate title) and Chairman of A&E Networks. He became the organization's president in 2018.
== Career ==
Buccieri began his career at Endemol, a Dutch-based media company. He later worked as President of programming at 20th Television.
In 2007, Buccieri became the head of ITV Studios' US Group. At ITV, he managed the company's US-based productions, and oversaw its acquisition of several production companies, including Gurney Productions and High Noon Entertainment. Prior to joining ITV, Buccieri was President of Programming, Production and Development at Fox Twentieth Television.
=== A+E Networks ===
Buccieri joined A+E Networks, which is owned by Hearst Communications and Disney-ABC Television group, in 2015 as president of the company's A&E (TV network) and History (American TV network). In 2016, oversight of Lifetime (TV network) was added to his role. In October of that same year, Buccieri was promoted to president of both the A+E Networks Portfolio and A+E Studios, which made him responsible for all business aspects of the company's networks. including A&E, The HISTORY Channel, Lifetime, LMN (TV channel) and FYI (American TV channel).
In 2018, Buccieri was promoted to president of A+E Networks Group, replacing former president and Chief executive officer Nancy Dubuc, who left the network for a position at Vice Media. That same year, HISTORY's Vikings series jumped 25% compared to its ratings in 2017. Likewise, under Buccieri's presidency, the Lifetime documentary series Surviving R. Kelly received more than 26 million views in 2018. In December 2019, then network announced that a sequel to the series was in development and Surviving R. Kelly received a Peabody award in 2020. Buccieri has also overseen documentaries such as "Learning to Skateboard in a War Zone (if you're a girl)," which received an Oscar for best short subject documentary at the 92nd Academy Awards.
Buccieri has also overseen A&E series such as Intervention, 60 Days In, Live PD, and "Biography," The HISTORY Channel's miniseries Grant (miniseries)|Grant and Washington (miniseries)|Washington, as well as unscripted series "Alone" and scripted series "Vikings (2013 TV series)|Vikings." While under Buccieri's leadership, several A&E programs have been nominated for Emmy Awards, including Lifetime's Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia; A&E's Born This Way and Black Patriots; along with The HISTORY Channel's Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre.
Buccieri has also helped spearhead diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives within the company, including creating an internal diversity advisory council, and increasing the network's commitment to partnering with minority-owned and female-owned production companies. In February 2021, Buccieri accepted the MIP SDG Award from MIPTV and Reed MIDEM, given in recognition of A&E Networks' efforts to reduce inequities and promote diversity through its Broader Focus initiative. In December 2021, Realscreen announced that Buccieri would be inducted into the Realscreen Hall of Fame, recognizing his experience and leadership in the television industry.
== Personal life ==
In October 2017, Buccieri competed in the Ironman World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. His participation in the event raised money for the American Cancer Society.
He is married with two children.
Category:American business executives