AMCNI extends channels pact with M7 in CEE

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Luxembourg-based M7 Group has struck a multi-year extension to its distribution deal with AMC Networks International (AMCNI).

The deal will see M7, which is owned by Canal+, continue to carry AMCNI’s entire pay TV portfolio and VOD library across the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania.

The channels covered by the deal include Sport1, Sport2, AMC, Film+, Minimax, JimJam, Spektrum, Spektrum Home, TV Paprika and CBS Reality.

In addition, the deal brings wider distribution of Sport1 on Skylink’s platforms across the region.

Stefano Colombo, VP of content at M7, described the agreement as a “further strengthening of our long-standing partnership in the Central European markets.”

Levente Málnay, EVP & MD of AMCNI Central and Northern Europe, added: “Our new multi-territory agreement will give M7 customers across Central Europe a diverse and acclaimed selection of linear and on demand entertainment in the coming years.”