AMC Networks
AMC Inks Expanded Deal With Netflix, Bringing 13 Series to Streaming Giant
AMC Networks is betting that the “Netflix Effect” can bring its magic to a sizable portion of its lineup. A whole batch of shows from AMC are heading to Netflix in a new deal between the companies. AMC said Tuesday that it has inked a deal with the streaming giant that will bring the prior […]
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Many Hollywood Stocks Are Now “Show Me” Bets for Wall Street Investors
TikTok and artificial intelligence are on the rise. Cord-cutting is slashing linear TV profits. The advertising market has major question marks. Management teams across Hollywood, put on notice by Wall Street for streaming profitability, are hunting for more cost cuts and possible mergers and asset sales to optimize asset portfolios. Hard times for media and […]
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Watch ‘Off Script With The Hollywood Reporter’ Featuring Top Drama Actresses on IFC and AMC+
Seven of the top actresses starring in some of TV’s hottest drama series take center stage in Friday’s episode of Off Script With The Hollywood Reporter. Jennifer Aniston, Jodie Foster, Nicole Kidman, Brie Larson, Anna Sawai, Sofía Vergara and Naomi Watts weigh in on everything from method acting to menopause to snorting coke (onscreen) during […]
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AMC Networks U.S. Ad Revenue Drops 13 Percent, Streaming Subs Rise to 11.5M
AMC Networks — the company behind such cable channel brands as AMC, IFC and Sundance TV, as well as such streaming services as AMC+, Acorn TV and Shudder — reported a 13 percent drop in first-quarter U.S. advertising revenue Friday, following a 23 percent decline in the fourth quarter of 2023. After returning to streaming subscriber growth in the […]
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AMC Networks CEO Kristin Dolan’s Pay Hits $14.6M in First Year
AMC Networks on Friday unveiled the 2023 compensation packages paid out to its leadership team after surprise executive suite turmoil a year ago at the company that operates such cable networks as AMC, IFC and Sundance TV. Kristin Dolan, who was named CEO of the company in Feb. 2023, earned $14.6 million last year, the firm […]
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Emmy-Nominated Series ‘Off Script With The Hollywood Reporter’ Gets Second Season at AMC Networks
The Hollywood Reporter on Monday announced the return of its Emmy-nominated series Off Script With The Hollywood Reporter. In a partnership with AMC Networks, the second season of the show will premiere May 24, at a new time of 10 p.m. PT/1 a.m. ET, exclusively on IFC and streaming on AMC+. New episodes will continue […]
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AMC Networks Preaching “Flexibility” As It Expands Digital Offerings for 2024 Upfront
In an upfront season impacted by the fallout from the Hollywood strikes and larger discontent in the advertising market, AMC Networks is approaching this year with “flexibility” in mind, the company’s chief commercial officer Kim Kelleher says. “I think we’re entering into a continuum where flexibility has been the the kind of marching orders of […]
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BBC and AMC Networks Bringing BBC News Channel to Free Streaming Platforms
BBC News is going streaming. The cable news channel extension of the storied British public broadcaster will begin streaming — for free — on a handful of connected TV and FAST (free ad-supported streaming) platforms, beginning today. BBC News will be available on Samsung TV Plus, Xumo, Sling TV, Plex, Vizio and Pluto TV, with […]
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How AMC Networks Thinks About Licensing and Developing Content for Other Buyers
The television industry is at the beginning of an era that can be termed “the great rebundling,” said AMC Networks CFO Patrick O’Connell. Speaking at a J.P. Morgan conference on Tuesday, O’Connell pointed to the Disney-Charter deal as a model for streaming services moving forward. He argued with more bundling, and more ad-supported linear networks […]
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AMC Networks U.S. Ad Revenue Drops 23 Percent, Streaming Subs Rise to 11.4M
AMC Networks — the company behind such cable channel brands as AMC, IFC and Sundance TV, as well as such streaming services as AMC+, Acorn TV and Shudder — reported a 23 percent drop in fourth-quarter U.S. advertising revenue Friday, following an 18 percent decline in the third quarter, a second-quarter drop of 17 percent and a first-quarter decrease […]
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AMC Networks Lean on History in Pitch for the Future
Once and future basic cable golden duo Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira toplined AMC Networks’ meeting with the Television Critics Association on Tuesday, as The Walking Dead actors capped off a presentation of new and returning series that, in many respects, would have made as much sense in 2014 as it does in 2024. Lincoln […]
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Netflix, Spotify, Lionsgate Stocks Jump in 2023, While Disney Ekes Out a Gain
In 2022, the stocks of streaming giant Netflix and most Hollywood giants fell to Earth. In 2023, major media and tech players had another grim year with investors as faith in streaming took another hit, even if their share prices ended the year on a roll, helped by renewed M&A talk. Netflix soared back to […]
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