A little more than a year after offering a loan that stabilized RLJ Entertainment, AMC Networks is making a $16 million offer for full control of the company behind streaming service Acorn TV and the Urban Movie Channel. The cable programmer, which owns AMC as well as channels including SundanceTV and IFC and SVOD…

Shares of cable programming pioneer Robert Johnson’s RLJ Entertainment opened up more than 26% this morning after it disclosed that AMC Networks has loaned it $65 million — and picked up stock warrants that could give it control. RLJ owns subscription streaming services UMC (the Urban Movie Channel) and Acorn TV…

BETHESDA, Md., April 2, 2012 — Robert L. Johnson, Chairman of The RLJ Companies and founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET), announced today that RLJ Acquisition, Inc. (OTCQB: RLJAU; RLJA; RLJAW) (the “Company”) has entered into agreements to acquire each of Image Entertainment, Inc. (OTCQB:DISK) and Acorn…