AMC Networks
Headquarters: 11 Penn Plaza
New York, NY 10001
Employees: 400+
CEO: Josh Sapan
Website: http://www.amcnetworks.com
Stock Symbol: AMCX
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AMC Networks owns and operates several popular and award-winning brands in cable television. AMC, IFC, Sundance Channel, WE tv and IFC Films produce and deliver distinctive, compelling and culturally relevant content that engages audiences across multiple platforms.
AMC is best known for its hit drama series Mad Men, which debuted in 2007. The show has won the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series for four consecutive years.
The company also operates a global programming business, AMC/Sundance Channel Global, and AMC Networks Broadcasting & Technology, a full-service network programming origination and distribution company.
AMC Networks was spun off as a separate company on July 1, 2011 from its parent company Cablevision Systems with its own stock listing.
History
The AMC channel, which stood for American Movie Classics, was first launched on October 1, 1984. The channel originally aired classic movies in unedited form at. Today, AMC offers movies and original programs and is available in 97 million homes.
IFC was launched in 1994 as a spinoff of Bravo Network, then owned by Cablevision. It was known as the Independent Film Channel. Today, IFC can be seen in more than 62 million households.
Sundance Channel was launched in February 1996 to showcase independent films. It was acquired by Rainbow Media, a subsidiary of Cablevision, in 2007 for $496 million.
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