AMC Networks has announced that long-serving marketing executive and its EVP of Integrated Marketing and AMCN Content Room Kim Granito has been appointed Head of Marketing. In this new role, Granito will continue to oversee integrated marketing, creative, production and events, and the digital and franchise studio for the Content Room, AMCN’s branded entertainment division. […]

VIZIO has announced an expanded partnership with AMC Networks, bringing more of the company’s range of programming to VIZIO Smart TVs. The expanded partnership includes the recent addition of the AMC+ app, nine free streaming channels and over 150 on-demand feature films available on VIZIO’s free streaming service, WatchFree+. New AMC Networks’ channels featured thanks […]

AMC Networks has announced an anime partnership and distribution agreement between its subsidiary Sentai Filmworks and Japan’s Mainichi Broadcasting System (MBS) that provides exclusive rights for AMC Networks’ anime-focused HIDIVE streaming service to distribute part of MBS’s future programming line-up in all global markets outside of Asia. The output deal represents Sentai’s largest ever agreement […]

The chair of AMC Networks, James Dolan, helped by a couple of family generations involved in the pay-TV business, has bluntly said that the streaming business model is broken. He added that while some M&A could help, such deals are not the answer. Analysts at MoffettNathanson (MN) agree with Dolan and say that change in […]

It takes someone with the self-confidence born of being born into one of the founding families of second-generation television to call out that the third-generation simply isn’t working. James Dolan is the chair of AMC Networks, the content spin-off of Cablevision, one of the founding father companies of the US, then global, cable and pay-TV […]

AMC Networks, the US entertainment company behind The Walking Dead franchise, has reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31st 2022, and announced a 20 per cent cut on content spend for 2023. AMC Networks Interim Executive Chairman, James L. Dolan, said: “AMC Networks is focused on maximising the value […]

AMC Networks has announced that Kristin Dolan, a seasoned executive with more than 30 years of media and entertainment experience and a longtime AMC Networks board member, has been named chief executive officer, effective February 27th. Throughout her career, Dolan has served in a number of leadership roles including most recently as CEO of 605, […]

AMC Networks International Southern Europe is launching a new pay-TV channel, Enfamilia, which aims to provide entertainment for the whole family. The channel, which gies live on December 15th, will broadcast movies and TV series, and a wide selection of documentaries and children-dedicated content. The channel will be available on the following platforms: Movistar Plus+ […]

AMC Networks has announced that its Chief Executive Officer, Christina Spade, has stepped down after just three months on the job. The company also revealed plans to lay off around one-fifth of its US workforce as it faces pressure from streaming competitors and a slowing economy. The network, home to hit shows including The Walking […]