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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 is undergoing a significant changing of the guard, as CEO Josh Sapan has announced he will step down after a 26-year run in the corner office. Former Showtime chief Matt Blank will take over on an interim basis, in a one-year appointment designed to maintain stability during a search for a permanent CEO…

AMC Networks CEO Josh Sapan offered a tribute and get-well wish to Bob Odenkirk during the company’s second-quarter earnings call with Wall Street analysts. Odenkirk is recovering from a heart attack suffered last month on the set of AMC’s Better Call Saul. Speaking during AMC Networks’ second-quarter earnings call…

Josh Sapan, CEO of AMC Networks, saw his total compensation last year dip to $11.8 million from $20.2 million the year before. The pay included a base salary of $2 million, unchanged, a stock grant of $5.5 million — down from $13.3 million the year before — and $4.2 million in non-equity incentive pay (like a cash…

Josh Sapan, who has guided AMC Networks since it was a Cablevision subsidiary known as Rainbow Media a quarter-century ago, has signed a contract renewal to remain its president and CEO for two more years. The new deal lasts through January 1, 2023, and was disclosed in an SEC filing late Friday afternoon. Sapan will…

AMC Networks anticipates 5.5 million streaming subscribers by year-end including its new AMC+ premium offering — way ahead of internal projections and likely to generate $200 million in streaming revenue for 2020, the company behind The Walling Dead Universe said Monday. Lower distribution and ad revenue, the latter…

The coronavirus pandemic may have delayed a new season of The Walking Dead, but the $300 million legal deathmatch over the zombie apocalypse series shows no signs of giving up the ghost. Finally heading towards a jury trial in April 2021, CAA and ex-TWD showrunner Frank Darabont's long-simmering profits participation…

AMC Networks said it plans to restart production on the second half of Season 6 of Fear the Walking Dead in Texas in late August, on new series Kevin Can F*** Himself in Boston at the end of September, and on Season 11 of The Walking Dead in Georgia in October. "Our ability to resume in the safest possible way is…

AMC Networks' net income plunged to $15 million, or $0.28 a share for the second quarter, versus $129 million or $2.25 the year before, hit by hefty write downs for $130 million. Revenue dipped 16.3% to $646 million on softer advertising – down 18% in the U.S. and 10% abroad. But the numbers beat Wall Street’s…

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…

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…