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Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live sets AMC+ records

The premiere of The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live set all-time records for both viewership and customer acquisition on AMC+ and is the #1 US cable drama premiere of the 2023/24 television season in key demos. The debut episode delivered nearly 3 million premiere night viewers in Nielsen live+3 ratings, the biggest premiere night […]

March 4, 2024

ElectricNOW collaborates with Comet Network to air 51st Saturn Awards

ElectricNOW, Electric Entertainment’s premium OTT app and FAST channel, and Comet, Sinclair Broadcast Group’s free television network for fans of sci-fi, fantasy and horror, have collaborated to televise the 51st Annual Saturn Awards which took place on February 4th. The collaboration comes after the extremely successful live stream of the awards show on ElectricNOW. The […]

February 29, 2024

Study: Bridgerton ‘most dangerous’ series to pirate

According to a study by data destruction and information security experts Secureteam, Bridgerton is the most dangerous series to stream illegally, as fans eagerly await its return. The study curated a list of 2023 and 2024’s most popular series and returning shows and ran torrenting and streaming URLs through a malware detection program. Some 70 […]

December 4, 2023

AMC Networks Q3: Streaming returns to growth

AMC Networks has reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30th 2023. Net revenues were at $637 million (€592.5m) down 7 per cent from the prior year, largely driven by lower domestic advertising revenues and affiliate revenues. Streaming revenues hit $142 million, an increase of 9 per cent from the prior year, primarily […]

November 6, 2023

Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon most-viewed AMC+ premiere

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon has moved ahead of The Walking Dead: Dead City as the #1 most-viewed premiere of all time on AMC+ after three weeks of streaming data – and looks set to become the most-viewed season of any show on AMC+. The fourth episode of season one on October 1st delivered season high ratings […]

October 9, 2023

AMC drops 0.5m subs

AMC Networks has reported its Q2 earnings and revealed that its streaming services lost 500,000 subscribers since March 31st, with subscriber count now at 11 million. Net revenues decreased 8 per cent from the prior year to $679 million (€618.1m), largely driven by lower advertising revenues, domestic affiliate revenues and 25/7 Media production services revenues, […]

August 4, 2023

Spain: AMC+ pop-up linear channel on Vodafone TV

Streaming service AMC+ is turning into a linear channel in Spain on Vodafone TV during the month of March – to promote its exclusive content among the operator’s television subscriber base, at no extra charge. From the March 1st to 30th, Vodafone TV is broadcasting on channel 23 the first episodes of an extensive selection […]

March 1, 2023

AMC Networks axing 20% of staff

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 […]

November 30, 2022

AMC+ expands in Spain, Korea, India, NZ, Australia

AMC Networks has announced that its SVoD service, AMC+, has gained momentum in recent months with new launches in Spain, Korea, India, New Zealand and Australia. AMC+ has recently launched across key markets in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region with additional countries to be announced in the coming months. In Spain, the service is now […]

October 12, 2022

Dan Fogler, Robert Sheehan and more join MCM Comic Con line-up

MCM Comic Con is just a few days away and even more names from the world of entertainment have joined the stellar line-up. Dan Fogler, star of The Walking Dead and The Goldbergs, but perhaps best known as everyone’s favourite muggle, Jacob Kowalski, in the Fantastic Beasts franchise, will be meeting and greeting fans on […]

May 19, 2022By Nik Roseveare