AMC (European TV channel)
AMC is a European TV channel launched by AMC Networks International. AMC replaced the MGM Channel on 5 November 2014, but in Poland on 6 May 2016.[1] AMC-produced dramas Halt & Catch Fire and The Divide are among the first original series that premiered on the channel. The channel also airs films from MGM, Universal Studios, Paramount Pictures, 20th Century Studios and Sony Pictures Entertainment.[2] The channel launched in the United Kingdom on 28 August 2015, in partnership with BT TV and branded AMC from BT.[3] Until 2019, Sky customers in the UK had access to the channel if they subscribed to BT Sport, but was subsequently removed from the platform on 2 October 2019, making the channel exclusive to BT TV subscribers.
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Broadcast area | Balkans Central and Eastern Europe Iberia Ireland Israel United Kingdom |
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Network | AMC Networks International UK AMC Networks International Central Europe AMC Networks International Iberia |
Programming | |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
Ownership | |
Owner | AMC Networks International |
Sister channels | CBS Europa CBS Reality Extreme Sports Channel JimJam Legend Outdoor Channel RealityXtra RealityXtra2 Sundance TV |
History | |
Launched | 5 November 2014 |
Replaced | MGM Channel |
Closed | December 31, 2018 (Netherlands and Flanders only) January 1, 2019 (Russia only) |
Replaced by | Hollywood (Russia only) |
Links | |
Website | AMC Poland AMC Portugal AMC Spain AMC UK |
The channel launched in the Republic of Ireland in February 2023 on Virgin Media Ireland.
AMC closed in the Netherlands and Flanders on 31 December 2018 and in Russia on 1 January 2019, where it was replaced by Hollywood channel.[4][5]
Programming
- 4th and Loud
- Better Call Saul
- Breaking Bad
- Fear the Walking Dead
- Halt and Catch Fire
- Hollywood's Best Film Directors
- Mad Men
- Hap and Leonard (TV series)
- Rectify
- Sons of Anarchy (Hungary only)
References
- "6.05 kanał MGM zmieni nazwę na AMC". SATKurier.pl. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- Robert Briel (20 September 2014). "AMC set for November launch in Europe". Broadband TV News.
- "AMC to launch for the first time in the UK exclusively to BT customers on 28th August". AMC to launch for the first time in the UK exclusively to BT customers on 28th August. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- "AMC" (in Dutch). ZiggoForum.nl. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- Jarco Kriek (16 November 2018). "Weer tv-zender minder: AMC stopt in Nederland en België" (in Dutch). TotaalTV.nl.