diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py
index 2c56797a5..0ba0d226f 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from .adobetv import (
     AdobeTVVideoIE,
 )
 from .adultswim import AdultSwimIE
-from .ae import AEIE
+from .aenetworks import AENetworksIE
 from .aftonbladet import AftonbladetIE
 from .airmozilla import AirMozillaIE
 from .aljazeera import AlJazeeraIE
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/ae.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/aenetworks.py
similarity index 94%
rename from youtube_dl/extractor/ae.py
rename to youtube_dl/extractor/aenetworks.py
index 01c189d78..43d7b0523 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/ae.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/aenetworks.py
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ from .common import InfoExtractor
 from ..utils import smuggle_url
 
 
-class AEIE(InfoExtractor):
+class AENetworksIE(InfoExtractor):
+    IE_NAME = 'aenetworks'
+    IE_DESC = 'A+E Networks: A&E, Lifetime, History.com, FYI Network'
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?(?:(?:history|aetv|mylifetime)\.com|fyi\.tv)/(?:[^/]+/)+(?P<id>[^/]+?)(?:$|[?#])'
 
     _TESTS = [{