AMC begins its international expansion

The channel will extend to payment and satellite platforms of Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East at the end of the year.

AMC Networks will replace MGM Channel with the AMC channel. This change involves the beginning of the distribution outside North America for AMC, one of the most popular and award -winning brands of television. Throughout this year different channels of the seal on cable and satellite platforms in European, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East will be launched. In addition, these channels will be accompanied by authenticated video services on demand for AMC, HD and "TV EveryWhere".

The original AMC Networks series Halt & Catch Fire and The Divide, produced by AMC Studios, will be the first series of own production to premiere on the channel. In addition to premiere programming produced by AMC Networks, AMC will also include high -success films of the world's main film studies such as MGM, Paramount and Sony.

Ed Carroll, director of Operations of AMC Networks, stressed that “in recent years AMC has redefined the way of telling stories on payment television providing a film approach to its own production series such as The Walking Dead, Mad Men and Breaking Bad. Some of the series that we have broadcast have become a worldwide phenomenon. We intend to reproduce our strategy in the US The AMC brand worldwide and creating a wide route of transmission of our original content. ”

Bruce Tuchman, president of AMC Global and Sunday Channel Global, has affirmed “outside the United States there is an enormous interest in AMC productions. This interest, combined with the success harvested with the broadcast of films of the main studies to complement our programming, is a magnificent opportunity to turn AMC into an essential entertainment channel worldwide. We are sure that AMC will be a valuable Platforms of our distribution partners since we will continue to collaborate to grow their business. ”

Jeroen Bergman, executive programming director of Liberty Global, acknowledges that "AMC Networks has an excellent business and creative career and we are delighted to offer this meeting point for entertainment to our subscribers."