Tag: AMC Networks
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Philo Customers Will Get Ad-Supported AMC+ For Free
Philo subscribers on Friday got some surprising good news courtesy of AMC Networks. While reporting its fourth-quarter results, AMC Networks also announced that it had struck a deal to include the ad-based version of AMC+ for free for all Philo subscribers. The surprise announcement means Philo customers will get a service that normally costs $4.99…
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Can The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live Revive AMC Networks’ Fortunes?
AMC Networks was hit hard by the advertising crunch hitting the media industry, especially as fewer cable TV viewers are around to command those pricier commercials. Can the return of The Walking Dead fan favorites Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira bring back some of the network’s swagger? It was nearly 14 years since the original…
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AMC is Open to More Deals to Get Shows Like The Walking Dead On More Services Including Max & Netflix
AMC Networks is considering signing more “pop-up” deals similar to the one it struck to get on Warner Bros. Discovery’s Max, AMC CEO Kristin Dolan said at the Content London event on Thursday. The network signed an experimental deal with Max in August to stream more than 200 episodes from seven AMC programs from September…
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The Cost of Cable TV Could Be Going Up Because Of Streaming Services Thanks to Spectrum, Paramount, and Disney
When Disney and Charter struck a new agreement to bring Disney+ to Spectrum cable customers, it set a new precedent for how traditional pay-TV and streaming services could be bundled together. But it could also open the door to higher costs for cable TV customers. This is clearly a new structure that Charter wants to…
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How the Cable TV Bundle Could Return in Streaming Form
The rise of cord cutting and streaming services meant consumers finally breaking away from the once-hated cable bundle. But if Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav is right, that bundle might return in a new, but familiar, way. Zaslav, who spoke during the Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology conference on Wednesday, didn’t directly address the…
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AMC Considering Bundling Its Streaming Services
During the Gabelli Funds 15th Annual Media and Entertainment Symposium, AMC Networks’ Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Patrick O’Connell discussed a potential “self bundle” service. This would be an expansion of its recent bundling maneuvers. AMC+ recently began offering AMC content alongside IFC, BBC America, Sundance TV, Sundance Now, Shudder, and Acorn TV. …
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AMC Networks Announces Ad-Supported AMC+ Coming This October
AMC Networks will release a new ad-supported tier to the AMC+ streaming service as the company strives to drive up membership numbers
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AMC Networks’ Linear Channels Projected to Reach Combined 5M Subscribers by Year-End
It’s been a rocky Q3 for U.S. linear networks. Total revenue fell 9%, partly due to COVID creating lower distribution and ad revenue. But AMC Networks is still managing to finish out the year strong with an anticipated 5.5 million streaming subscribers across all its linear offerings, including the new AMC+. AMC’s SVOD services, Acorn…