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Former AMC Networks exec Marco Frazier has joined Netherlands-based 4K UHD broadcaster Insight TV and is leading its new U.S. production and sales operation. As SVP, Insight TV Studios U.S., Frazier is helping shepherd Insight’s adventure, action-sports and lifestyle programming as well as leading its sales efforts…

Eliot Goldberg, EVP and head of nonfiction and alternative programming for AMC, Sundance TV and BBC America is stepping down after more than six years. Goldberg's No.2, Marco Bresaz, SVP of nonfiction and alternative programming, will step up and lead the nonfiction programming team going forward. The group also…

AMC Networks has promoted company veteran Joshua Reader to President of Distribution and Development, a new role on its senior management team. In his new post, Reader will oversee the company’s distribution partnerships and strategy in the U.S. including the distribution of its national cable networks. He also will…

AMC Networks delivered increases in revenue and profit across its third quarter financials, helped by the growth of its international business and niche streaming services. The company, which operates the eponymous network as well as BBC America, IFC, SundanceTV and WEtv, saw revenue increase by 3.1% to $719M and net…

EXCLUSIVE: The Creepshow TV series is setting records for AMC’s Shudder. Since its September 26 premiere, 54% of all members on Shudder’s direct-to-consumer platforms have viewed an episode of the anthology series based on the 1982 Stephen King and George Romero film, according to the premium streaming…

With its core exhibition business the subject of heated speculation about the future of release windows and the impact of Netflix on its business, AMC Theatres is responding by launching a streaming service of its own. AMC Theatres on Demand will offer about 2,000 movie titles from distributors large and small…

Acorn TV has unveiled its latest original commission — a thriller set against the magnificent backdrop of New Zealand's south island. The AMC Networks-owned streamer, which passed one million subscribers in the U.S. and Canada last week, has teamed up with Sky NZ and CBC in Canada to make The Sounds. Created and…

Acorn TV, the eight-year-old streaming service owned by AMC Networks, has surpassed one million subscribers in the U.S. and Canada. Known for its specialty in British and international TV series like Manhunt and Doc Martin, Acorn has branched out of late.   Business-wise, it has opened the aperture in terms of…

AMC Networks continues to consolidate its operations under Sarah Barnett. The latest move is integrating AMC Studios into the company’s Entertainment Networks Group. It is triggering the departure of David Madden, who will exit as President of Programming for the Entertainment Networks Group and AMC Studios later this…

Scott Collins, who joined AMC Networks in 2008 and has been president of ad sales since 2017, will step down at the end of the month. The company’s official announcement of the move said Collins is leaving to “pursue other opportunities.” It did not mention plans for his replacement. During Collins’ tenure, ad sales…

Victoria star Tom Hughes is joining the cast of Sky and AMC Networks drama A Discovery of Witches. Hughes will star as Kit Marlowe, an English playwright, poet and translator of the Elizabethan era, for the show's second season. Hughes, who also starred in BBC Cold War drama The Game, is the first name revealed to…

The Walking Dead franchise is “in the early stages of life” and “has many opportunities for growth,” AMC Networks CEO Josh Sapan asserted during a conference call with Wall Street analysts Wednesday morning. The company has made moves to back up Sapan’s assertion, such as revealing this month at Comic-Con the first tas…