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MUMBAI: AMC Networks has announced that
its premiere movie channel MGM will now be
renamed as AMC, starting today. This will give
way to the first distribution of AMC Networks
outside of North America, showing the
company’s intent to extend itself beyond the
US.
Later this year, AMC will be launching locally-
versioned channel feeds across Europe, Latin
America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. This
will be accompanied by AMC VOD, HD and TV
Everywhere services.
AMC Networks’ original series Halt & Catch Fire
and The Divide, produced by AMC Studios, will
be one of the first original series to premiere
on the channel internationally this year. This
apart, the channel will also feature films from
big libraries including MGM, Paramount and
Sony.
AMC Networks COO Ed Carroll said through a
statement: “In recent years, AMC has re-
defined dramatic storytelling on Pay-TV via its
cinematic approach to original series, including
‘The Walking Dead,’ ‘Mad Men,’ and ‘Breaking
Bad.’ It is our intention to replicate our
successful US strategy, extending the AMC
brand worldwide and creating a broad pipeline
for our original content.”
AMC Global and Sundance Channel Global
president Bruce Tuchman said, “There is a
huge appetite for AMC original programming
abroad. That interest, coupled with our
successful history of curating films from all
the major studios to complement our original
programming, gives us a great opportunity to
make AMC Global a top-tier entertainment
destination worldwide. We are confident AMC
Global will be a valuable addition to our
distribution partners’ platforms as we continue
to work together to grow their business.”
Tuchman is responsible for the programming,
marketing, business and strategic development
of its global networks.
Liberty Global managing director programming
Jeroen Bergman added: “AMC Networks has an
excellent creative and business track record
and we are pleased to offer this premier
entertainment destination to our subscribers.”
Telefónica Director Global Content Ignacio
Fernandez Vega stated: "We are delighted to
add the new AMC channel to Movistar TV.
With this new addition, we continue to
consolidate our content offering and
positioning the channel as a leading pay TV
platform in Spain and Latin America.”
Indovision VP director Handhi Kentjono said:
“AMC has established itself as a high quality
popular network with outstanding
entertainment and we are confident that our
subscribers will respond strongly to this new
offering. We are thrilled to continue our long
and successful partnership with AMC Networks
and its channels."
Last month, the company announced the re-
brand of its recently-acquired Chellomedia
business (which included the MGM Channel) to
AMC Networks International. AMC Networks
International consists of six operating units
namely Asia-Pacific, Central Europe, Iberia,
Latin America, Zone (EMEA) and DMC, a global
media technology and distribution company.
Halt and Catch Fire hails from the executive
producers of AMC’s celebrated series ‘Breaking
Bad.’ The series captures the rise of the
personal computing era in the early 1980s,
during which an unlikely trio – a visionary, an
engineer and a prodigy – take personal and
professional risks in the race to build a
computer that will change the world as they
know it. The 10-episode series is created by
Chris Cantwell and Chris Rogers and executive
produced by showrunner Jonathan Lisco
(‘Southland’) and Gran Via Production’s Mark
Johnson (‘Breaking Bad,’ ‘Rectify,’ ‘Diner,’ ‘Rain
Man’) and Melissa Bernstein (‘Breaking Bad,’
‘Rectify’). Filmed on location in Atlanta, the
series stars Lee Pace (‘Lincoln,’ ‘Pushing
Daisies’) as Joe MacMillan, Scoot McNairy
(‘Argo’) as Gordon Clark, Mackenzie Davis
(‘Smashed’) as Cameron Howe, Kerry Bishé
(‘Argo,’ ‘Red State’) as Donna Clark and Toby
Huss (‘Cowboys & Aliens’) as John Bosworth.
‘The Divide’ is an eight-episode series written
by and co-created by the Academy Award and
Emmy nominated Richard LaGravenese (‘Behind
the Candelabra,’ ‘The Fisher King,’ ‘Water for
Elephants,’ ‘The Ref,’ ‘The Bridges of Madison
County’) with Tony Goldwyn (‘Scandal,’
‘Conviction,’ ‘Justified,’ ‘Damages,’ ‘Dexter’) co-
creating the series and directing the premiere
episode. ‘The Divide’ is a thought-provoking
and suspenseful drama that explores the
personal cost of morality, ambition, ethics,
politics, and race in today's justice system
through the eyes of Christine Rosa played by
Marin Ireland (‘Homeland,’ ‘Boss , ’ ‘Side
Effects’), an impassioned caseworker with The
Innocence Initiative, and Adam Page played by
Damon Gupton (‘The Newsroom,’ ‘Prime
Suspect’), an equally passionate district
attorney and political rising star. http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/english-entertainment/mgm-channel-is-now-amc-140804
its premiere movie channel MGM will now be
renamed as AMC, starting today. This will give
way to the first distribution of AMC Networks
outside of North America, showing the
company’s intent to extend itself beyond the
US.
Later this year, AMC will be launching locally-
versioned channel feeds across Europe, Latin
America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. This
will be accompanied by AMC VOD, HD and TV
Everywhere services.
AMC Networks’ original series Halt & Catch Fire
and The Divide, produced by AMC Studios, will
be one of the first original series to premiere
on the channel internationally this year. This
apart, the channel will also feature films from
big libraries including MGM, Paramount and
Sony.
AMC Networks COO Ed Carroll said through a
statement: “In recent years, AMC has re-
defined dramatic storytelling on Pay-TV via its
cinematic approach to original series, including
‘The Walking Dead,’ ‘Mad Men,’ and ‘Breaking
Bad.’ It is our intention to replicate our
successful US strategy, extending the AMC
brand worldwide and creating a broad pipeline
for our original content.”
AMC Global and Sundance Channel Global
president Bruce Tuchman said, “There is a
huge appetite for AMC original programming
abroad. That interest, coupled with our
successful history of curating films from all
the major studios to complement our original
programming, gives us a great opportunity to
make AMC Global a top-tier entertainment
destination worldwide. We are confident AMC
Global will be a valuable addition to our
distribution partners’ platforms as we continue
to work together to grow their business.”
Tuchman is responsible for the programming,
marketing, business and strategic development
of its global networks.
Liberty Global managing director programming
Jeroen Bergman added: “AMC Networks has an
excellent creative and business track record
and we are pleased to offer this premier
entertainment destination to our subscribers.”
Telefónica Director Global Content Ignacio
Fernandez Vega stated: "We are delighted to
add the new AMC channel to Movistar TV.
With this new addition, we continue to
consolidate our content offering and
positioning the channel as a leading pay TV
platform in Spain and Latin America.”
Indovision VP director Handhi Kentjono said:
“AMC has established itself as a high quality
popular network with outstanding
entertainment and we are confident that our
subscribers will respond strongly to this new
offering. We are thrilled to continue our long
and successful partnership with AMC Networks
and its channels."
Last month, the company announced the re-
brand of its recently-acquired Chellomedia
business (which included the MGM Channel) to
AMC Networks International. AMC Networks
International consists of six operating units
namely Asia-Pacific, Central Europe, Iberia,
Latin America, Zone (EMEA) and DMC, a global
media technology and distribution company.
Halt and Catch Fire hails from the executive
producers of AMC’s celebrated series ‘Breaking
Bad.’ The series captures the rise of the
personal computing era in the early 1980s,
during which an unlikely trio – a visionary, an
engineer and a prodigy – take personal and
professional risks in the race to build a
computer that will change the world as they
know it. The 10-episode series is created by
Chris Cantwell and Chris Rogers and executive
produced by showrunner Jonathan Lisco
(‘Southland’) and Gran Via Production’s Mark
Johnson (‘Breaking Bad,’ ‘Rectify,’ ‘Diner,’ ‘Rain
Man’) and Melissa Bernstein (‘Breaking Bad,’
‘Rectify’). Filmed on location in Atlanta, the
series stars Lee Pace (‘Lincoln,’ ‘Pushing
Daisies’) as Joe MacMillan, Scoot McNairy
(‘Argo’) as Gordon Clark, Mackenzie Davis
(‘Smashed’) as Cameron Howe, Kerry Bishé
(‘Argo,’ ‘Red State’) as Donna Clark and Toby
Huss (‘Cowboys & Aliens’) as John Bosworth.
‘The Divide’ is an eight-episode series written
by and co-created by the Academy Award and
Emmy nominated Richard LaGravenese (‘Behind
the Candelabra,’ ‘The Fisher King,’ ‘Water for
Elephants,’ ‘The Ref,’ ‘The Bridges of Madison
County’) with Tony Goldwyn (‘Scandal,’
‘Conviction,’ ‘Justified,’ ‘Damages,’ ‘Dexter’) co-
creating the series and directing the premiere
episode. ‘The Divide’ is a thought-provoking
and suspenseful drama that explores the
personal cost of morality, ambition, ethics,
politics, and race in today's justice system
through the eyes of Christine Rosa played by
Marin Ireland (‘Homeland,’ ‘Boss , ’ ‘Side
Effects’), an impassioned caseworker with The
Innocence Initiative, and Adam Page played by
Damon Gupton (‘The Newsroom,’ ‘Prime
Suspect’), an equally passionate district
attorney and political rising star. http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/english-entertainment/mgm-channel-is-now-amc-140804
