This article is about the entertainment company. For the American movie theater chain that also uses "AMC", see AMC Theatres.
AMC Networks Inc.
Formerly
Rainbow Media Holdings, LLC (1980–2011)
Company type
Public
Traded as
Nasdaq: AMCX (Class A)
S&P 600 component
ISIN
US00164V1035
Industry
Media
Entertainment
Founded
February 29, 1980; 44 years ago (1980-02-29) (as Rainbow Media Holdings, LLC.)
July 1, 2011; 12 years ago (2011-07-01) (as AMC Networks Inc.)
Headquarters
New York City, New York, U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
James L. Dolan (non-executive chairman)
Kristin Dolan (CEO)[1]
Products
Streaming services
Cable channels
Production studio
Independent film distribution
Brands
AMC+
Sentai Filmworks
AMC
BBC America (49.9%)
BritBox (minority)
IFC
Sundance TV
WE tv
Philo (JV)
Acorn TV
Allblk
Shudder
Sundance Now
WE tv+
HIDIVE
IFC Films
RLJE Films
Revenue
US$2.71 billion (2023)
Operating income
US$388 million (2023)
Net income
US$215 million (2023)
Total assets
US$4.97 billion (2023)
Total equity
US$1.07 billion (2023)
Owner
Dolan family (67% voting power)[2]
Number of employees
1,900 (2023)
Divisions
AMC Networks International
Subsidiaries
IFC Films
RLJE Films
Sentai Filmworks
Website
amcnetworks.com
Footnotes / references [3]
AMC Networks Inc. is an American entertainment company headquartered in 11 Penn Plaza, New York.[4]
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 the 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. That relationship makes AMC Networks additionally maintain 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.[2]
^Rizzo, Lillian (February 15, 2023). "AMC Networks names a new CEO: Kristin Dolan, spouse of chairman James Dolan". CNBC.
^ abLieberman, David (August 15, 2012). "AMC Networks Reports Big Stock Sale By Charles Dolan". Deadline. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
^"2023 Annual Report (Form 10-K)". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. February 9, 2024.
^"Here's What Tenants Are Paying at Vornado's 11 Penn Plaza". The Real Deal New York. August 26, 2020. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
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