Nick Davatzes, Cable Pioneer Who Launched A&E Network and History Channel, Dies at 79

Nick Davatzes, Cable Pioneer Who Launched A&E Network and History Channel, Dies at 79

Nickolas Davatzes, longtime CEO of A+E Networks who steered the launch of A&E Network and History Channel, died Saturday at his home in Wilton, Conn. He was 79. Davatzes joined the company as CEO in 1983 just as A&E Networks was formed through the merger of fledgling cable channels Entertainment Network, owned by RCA and […]