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EXCLUSIVE: Trailblazing rapper MC Lyte is collaborating with Bentley Kyle Evans, executive producer of such popular comedies as Martin and The Jamie Foxx Show, for a new UMC scripted series titled Partners in Rhyme. The new half-hour sitcom is the latest original production from AMC Networks’ streaming service. Partner…

EXCLUSIVE: AMC Networks streamer Acorn TV has acquired The Nest, BBC One’s relationship thriller from Studio Lambert. The drama, starring Line Of Duty‘s Martin Compston and Peaky Blinders‘ Sophie Rundle, will be made available to Acorn’s 1M subscribers in the U.S. and Canada on July 13. All3Media International has…

AMC Networks has reached a deal to acquire Anne Rice's major literary works, The Vampire Chronicles and The Lives of the Mayfair Witches, for series development. The Vampire Chronicles series encompasses 18 titles, including Interview With The Vampire, The Vampire Lestat and The Queen of the Damned and The Tale of the…

Shares in AMC Networks rose 12% to a two-month high Tuesday after a report redirected an earlier account of potential acquisition interest by Amazon to AMC Networks and away from AMC Entertainment. The stock movement came suddenly and late in the session on a day when most stocks ended in the red, with the Dow and…

AMC Studios is doubling down on overall deals – striking agreements with Perry Mason exec producer Rolin Jones, Killing Eve exec producer Gina Mingacci and Rectify creator Ray McKinnon. This builds on previous overall deals including Fear The Walking Dead star Colman Domingo and comes as the company looks to grow its…

AMC Networks is managing to finish post-production on its third The Walking Dead series and still intends to air it in the fourth quarter of the year despite complications imposed by COVID-19. The Walking Dead: World Beyond had already been delayed to the fourth quarter, but COO Ed Carroll confirmed during the company…

AMC Networks anticipates ad revenue will drop by a massive 30% in the current second quarter but that many advertisers pummeled by COVID-19 have opted to shift money to later in the year. Given the trauma and lack of visibility, however, It's pretty clear the traditional launch of the May upfront sseason looks nothing…

AMC Networks fell short of Wall Street expectations in the COVID-19-impaired first quarter, with advertising revenue down 11% from the same period in 2019. Earnings per share came in at $1.22, or $1.47 when adjusted for the impact of foreign currency conversions, but either figure was well short of analysts’ consensus…

Pluto TV, the ad-supported streaming service owned by ViacomCBS, has added four new channels derived from AMC Networks programming, including The Walking Dead en Español. Effective Friday, the 22-million-plus active viewers of Pluto will get access to the Spanish-language TWD offering, which features early seasons of…

AMC Networks, the company behind The Walking Dead and Killng Eve said CEO Josh Sapan’s compensation totaled $20.2 million in 2019. The figure was down a hair (2%) from the year before. It included a $2 million base salary, a $13.8 million stock award and $4.37 million in non-equity incentive plan compensation. Chief…

The BBC and ITV have agreed to fund a Dancing Ledge mentoring scheme for new writers and directors. With the funding, 16 “A-list” writers will select and guide a group of people looking to break into the television industry. The writers will receive a bursary to write a pilot episode for a series, while directors will…

Former Viacom executive Robyn DeMarco has joined AMC Networks’ leadership team. She has been named SVP programming strategy, acquisitions and scheduling for the company’s Entertainment Group, which includes AMC, BBC America, IFC and SundanceTV, and for the reality network, WE tv. DeMarco will report to David Beck…