The annual Golden Globe Awards, held on January 12, 2014, in Beverley Hills, California, showcased a string of celebrities, with numerous awards presented on the night. The awards were handed out by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. This year’s winners include: AMC’s Breaking Bad wins Best Television Series Drama; Robin Wright wins Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series– Drama for House of Cards; Brooklyn Nine-Nine wins … [Read more...] about 71st Golden Globe winners announced
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AMC Networks to acquire Liberty Global’s Chellomedia
New York, New York – AMC Networks Inc has announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of Chellomedia, the international content division of Liberty Global for €750 million (approximately US$1.035 billion). The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2014. The acquisition provides AMC Networks with an array of television channels that are distributed to more than 390 million households in 138 countries. The … [Read more...] about AMC Networks to acquire Liberty Global’s Chellomedia
AMC/ Sundance acquires “Low Winter Sun”
Barcelona, Spain / New York – AMC/Sundance Channel Global, the international division of AMC Networks, has announced that it will debut the acclaimed scripted drama Low Winter Sun for Sundance Channel in Europe and Asia. The announcement was made ahead of CTAM EuroSummit ’13 by Bruce Tuchman, President of AMC/Sundance Channel Global, who will present the series in a session on independent content at the conference. Low Winter Sun, which is a co-production between … [Read more...] about AMC/ Sundance acquires “Low Winter Sun”
Nominees for Primetime Emmys announced
HBO led the nominations, earning 108 nods, the most of any network for the 13th year in a row. Cult favourite Game of Thrones scored 16 nominations including for "Outstanding Drama Series" and "Outstanding Writing for A Drama Series" while Behind The Candelabra, Phil Spector and Boardwalk Empire picked up 15, 11 and 10 nominations each. CBS and NBC raked in 53 nominations each with NBC’s 30 Rock and CBS’ The Big Bang … [Read more...] about Nominees for Primetime Emmys announced
AMC/ Sundance Channel Global expands in Asia
New York, U.S. – AMC/ Sundance Channel Global, the international division of AMC Networks, has announced new distribution deals in Asia for Sundance Channel and WE tv. Sundance Channel is launching on the DTH platform Indovision as a 24/7 linear network subtitled into Bahasa Indonesia. Also announced previously, WE tv had recently launched as a HD channel via Astro B.yond IPTV with Maxis. This expanded agreement complements the 2011 launch of Sundance Channel on Astro B.yond HD. … [Read more...] about AMC/ Sundance Channel Global expands in Asia
AMC/Sundance Channel Global announces new appointments and acquisitions
New York – AMC/Sundance Channel Global, the international division of AMC Networks, has announced numerous personnel appointments and the acquisition of a wide array of award winning films and acclaimed series ahead of the company’s participation at Asia Pacific Pay-TV Operators Summit (APOS) in Bali. Courtney Williams has been appointed to the newly created position of Managing Director of Business Development and Strategy, Asia Pacific, AMC/Sundance Channel Global. In addition, … [Read more...] about AMC/Sundance Channel Global announces new appointments and acquisitions