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Christina Spade, who joined AMC Networks last January as chief financial officer, is gaining the additional title of chief operating officer. In the dual role, she will oversee businesses like AMC Networks International while continuing to lead financial operations, investor relations and global technology. Spade had…

Ed Carroll, the longtime chief operating officer of AMC Networks, has decided to exit at the close of 2021 after 34 years at the company. The exec, who had a key role in ushering in signature hits like Mad Men and Breaking Bad, was named COO in 2009. He has a five-year contract due to expire on December 31. His…

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, 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…

A new spinoff of The Walking Dead is in the works, AMC Networks confirmed during its quarterly earnings call with Wall Street analysts. Asked to elaborate on CEO Josh Sapan’s mention of a third zombie outing, COO Ed Carroll said the spinoff is in “active development.” He declined to offer many more specifics…

AMC Networks has centralized its operations, promoting Sarah Barnett to president of entertainment networks and upping senior executives David Madden and Linda Schupack. The restructuring will result in about 40 layoffs, or about 2% of the workforce at the entertainment networks, sources tell Deadline. AMC Networks…

Multi-faceted production outfit Adaptive Studios, known for projects like the revived Project Greenlight on HBO and Netflix’s original movie Coin Heist, has raised $16.5 in Series B funding led by minority investors AMC Networks and Atwater Capital. The company, which was founded in 2013 by Perrin Chiles, TJ Barrack…

“The entertainment industry will be driven by the TV business, not the movie business,” Sony Pictures Television President Steve Mosko said at tonight’s Chapman University panel “The New Era of Television” at the Sony lot’s Backstage Theatre. Mosko was joined by Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos and AMC…