AMC Networks
AMC Networks Inc. is an American entertainment company headquartered in 11 Penn Plaza, New York.
| Formerly | Rainbow Media Holdings, LLC (1980–2011) |
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| Company type | Public |
| ISIN | US00164V1035 |
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| Headquarters | New York City, New York, U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
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| Revenue | US$2.71 billion (2023) |
| US$388 million (2023) | |
| US$215 million (2023) | |
| Total assets | US$4.97 billion (2023) |
| Total equity | US$1.07 billion (2023) |
| Owner | Dolan family (67% voting power) |
Number of employees | 1,900 (2023) |
| Divisions | AMC Networks International |
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| Website | amcnetworks |
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AMC Networks owns and operates the eponymous cable channel and its siblings, IFC, We TV, and Sundance TV; the art house movie theater IFC Center in New York City; the independent film companies IFC Films and RLJE Films; the anime licensor Sentai Filmworks; the premium subscription streaming services AMC+, IFC Films Unlimited, Acorn TV, Allblk, Shudder, Sundance Now, Philo and Hidive; and a minority interest in leading Canadian production studio Shaftesbury Films.
The company operates in Europe and Latin America through its international division, AMC Networks International. Through joint ventures with BBC Studios, the company manages BBC America and BBC World News cable channels in the US. Due to this relationship, AMC Networks additionally maintains a minority share in the US operations of the British-TV streaming service BritBox, a joint venture between the BBC and ITV plc.
Formerly known as Rainbow Media Holdings, LLC (or alternately Rainbow Programming Holdings), the company was founded in 1980 as a subsidiary of Cablevision. It became a publicly traded company in July 2011. The company is majority-owned and controlled by the Dolan family.