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AMC Networks
BBC America plans trip to ‘Eden’ with BBC Studios
BBC Studios and AMC Networks-backed US cablenet BBC America has handed out its first commission…
Acorn TV appoints FilmStruck exec for International
AMC Networks-owned US streamer Acorn TV has appointed a former Turner and FilmStruck International exec…
WE tv re-ups distribution deal with Off The Fence
AMC Networks-owned cable channel WE tv has re-upped an exclusive distribution deal with global unscripted…
AMC Networks Summit: BBC America’s new nature block, a third ‘Walking Dead’ spin-off
BBC America is launching a ‘micro-net’ within its channel that focuses on nature programming to…
AMC’s Shudder takes Globo’s Night Shifter
AMC Networks-owned streaming service Shudder has acquired feature film The Night Shifter (pictured) from Brazilian broadcaster Globo. …
AMC Networks shakes up entertainment division
AMC has shaken up its entertainment division with a new management structure that sees BBC…
MIPCOM: AMC streamers Shudder & Sundance Now to launch in Oz
AMC Networks is set to launch its streaming services Shudder and Sundance Now in Australia…
AMC agrees $274m deal to buy RLJ Entertainment
AMC Networks has entered a definitive agreement to acquire RLJ Entertainment for an aggregate value…
Britbox hits 250,000 US subs & eyes int’l expansion
Britbox, the SVOD service from BBC Worldwide, ITV and AMC Networks, claims to have gained…
AMC set to buy $60m-valued RLJ
AMC Networks is set to acquire outstanding shares of RLJ Entertainment not currently owned by…
AMC horror SVOD net reaches Germany
AMC Networks’ horror-themed SVOD service Shudder will launch in Germany and Austria. Original series Missions…
‘US giants to offer channels through new SVOD net’
Channels from US cable TV giants like Discovery, AMC Networks and Viacom are set to…
UK ad ‘hiccup’ impacts on AMC’s international business
AMC has blamed a “hiccup” in UK ad revenues for a lacklustre performance by its…
AMC Networks amps up RLJ funding by $10m
AMC Networks will invest a further US$10 million into streaming service RLJ Entertainment following an…
More on creation of global anti-piracy coalition ACE
Execs from the 30 global entertainment companies that have come together to form anti-piracy body…
Major content firms pact for anti-piracy coalition
The Hollywood studios, leading SVOD services and key networks around the world have formed a…
AMC’s Stillerman headed for Hulu
AMC Networks’ Joel Stillerman is joining streaming service Hulu as chief content officer. The new…
Sundance orders first SVOD scripted series
New US streaming service Sundance Now has become the latest SVOD platform to order an…
Off the Fence exec joins AMC Studios’ sales team
Off the Fence’s Mark Dee-Shapland has joined AMC Studios’ worldwide sales arm. Dee-Shapland has taken…
Fear the Walking Dead’s Erickson exits for AMC deal
Dave Erickson has exited his post as Fear the Walking Dead showrunner to sign an…
BritBox names BBCWW exec as president
BritBox, the forthcoming US subscription VOD service from BBC Worldwide, ITV and AMC Networks has…
Portlandia to end after eighth season
IFC’s US hipster comedy Portlandia will return for its eight and final season in 2018….
The Terror to spread on AMC
AMC Networks COO Ed Carroll tells TBI about his plans to grow global channels AMC…
AMC buys into Funny or Die
AMC Networks has bought a minority stake in comedy online VOD site Funny or Die….
AMC in league with BBC’s McMafia
US cable channel AMC has joined BBC One on an organised crime drama series. The…
AMC shares spike on Walking Dead ratings
AMC Networks’ share price has spiked this week following the season seven debut of The…
AMC Networks pumps $65m into SVOD net
AMC Networks has invested US$65 million in streaming service RLJ Entertainment. RLJ owns the SVOD…
Ex-Pivot exec joins AMC in int’l rejig
Former Pivot exec Chris Loveall has joined AMC Networks as part of a new group…
AMC takes American Gothic for Iberia
AMC has bought drama series American Gothic for its Iberia service. The show will bow…
Netflix boards BBC America drama
Streaming service Netflix has boarded BBC America comedy thriller series Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency….