AMC Networks (NASDAQ:AMCX) is an entertainment company that develops, produces, and distributes television and digital media content. The company’s portfolio includes the AMC, BBC America, IFC, SundanceTV, and WE tv networks, which offer scripted and unscripted programming, films, documentaries, and other entertainment content.
AMC Networks also operates a range of streaming and digital services, including AMC+, Acorn TV, Shudder, ALLBLK, and HIDIVE. These platforms provide on-demand access to original series, films, genre programming, international content, and offerings from the company’s television brands. AMC Networks additionally licenses and distributes content through third-party platforms and international partners.
The company traces its origins to Rainbow Media, a Cablevision subsidiary that operated several specialty television networks. It became an independent publicly traded company in 2011 under the AMC Networks name. Its programming and services reach audiences in the United States and, through international distribution and streaming offerings, customers in other markets.
AMC Networks is led by Chief Executive Officer Kristin Dolan, who assumed the role in 2023. The company is separate from AMC Entertainment Holdings, the operator of movie theaters.
